My part of the medical profession was utterly revolutionised by some of this technology, I have no hesitation in saying, that people survive nowadays that died earlier in my career.
However there is always a cost and @steveTu has pointed out some of that. Towards the end of my career it was common for patients relatives to bring in stuff from the Web, demanding that we try it on their loved one, sadly having no idea that 90% of it, was not only wrong, but dangerous.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
My part of the medical profession was utterly revolutionised by some of this technology, I have no hesitation in saying, that people survive nowadays that died earlier in my career.
However there is always a cost and @steveTu has pointed out some of that. Towards the end of my career it was common for patients relatives to bring in stuff from the Web, demanding that we try it on their loved one, sadly having no idea that 90% of it, was not only wrong, but dangerous.
Technology is wonderful when used as a tool to enhance our lives , of those around us, but not when it becomes an all consuming addiction as it does for some. NOT ALL, !
We sat in a hospital waiting room recently and there was a young couple ( mid 20s ) who had a toddler, I'd say about 18 months old, the child was plonked on the floor and both parents sat playing with their phones. Never once engaged with each other , or the child . I'm sure they convinced themselves they were "keeping in touch".
I've seen couples in restaurants plonking iPads on the table , phone to one side and not say a word to each other.
Totally agree @Hostafan1. One of my biggest irritations is people using mobiles in restaurants, spoiling my enjoyment of a meal. Somehow, we have to manage it, so we get the benefits, but not the annoyances. Moira gets hacked off with me because I don't take my mobile out with me, but 25 years of being available 24 / 7, has given me a real hatred of them.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
But at least in the garden you don't have to worry...no iMug yet for me tea that knows just how I like it and how often, no iFork that digs for me, no iDea that thinks for me....just an iSaw where I haven't done enough work...
Get outside and dig...lose yourself in your garden
I try to remember to take my mobile out into the garden with me if OH isn’t at home ... it was no fun crawling across the garden to find the phone indoors when my ACL snapped and I broke my foot when moving the sprinkler ☹️
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I dunno. A smartmug of tea that could shout 'Oi! Wild Edges. I'm getting cold, drink me!' Wouldn't be such a bad thing in the garden. Since my thermal mug had a toddler related accident I've let more than one cup go cold while distracted elsewhere.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I don't understand that bright red dye that is so popular. Haven't seen anyone yet whose skin doesn't look washed out by it. Don't understand blue or green either or roots showing after any colour treatment. Why colour/bleach/streak you hair and then go about with a tide mark from new growth?
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We sat in a hospital waiting room recently and there was a young couple ( mid 20s ) who had a toddler, I'd say about 18 months old, the child was plonked on the floor and both parents sat playing with their phones. Never once engaged with each other , or the child . I'm sure they convinced themselves they were "keeping in touch".
I've seen couples in restaurants plonking iPads on the table , phone to one side and not say a word to each other.
Somehow, we have to manage it, so we get the benefits, but not the annoyances.
Moira gets hacked off with me because I don't take my mobile out with me, but 25 years of being available 24 / 7, has given me a real hatred of them.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.