[Upd-discuss] Offtopic: Adverse effects of using computers

[Michael Hart]

Of course they once said the same things about books, then radio,
then telephone and television, and now computers.

No one stops shortwave radio operator ["ham"] kids at one hour.

No one stops kids from more than one hour of telescope use.

Try keeping kids to a max of one hour on their phones.

Why not limit them to one hour painting, music practice, or school?

How about a limit of one hour of football, basketball, soccer, or a
limit of one hour total at the breakfask, lunch, or dinner tables.

How about a limit of one hour in a car per day, or on a bicycle.

How about a limit of one hour on apparel, hair, nails, general appearance.

How about a limit of one hour total on pets per day.

Need I go on???

Michael

Of course, there could be a mandatory one hour of "real life" out on
the streets, not shopping, not working, just seeing "real life."





On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, Mashilamani Sambasivam wrote:

> Hello,
>  My hypothesis on the use of computers is the following:
>
> Computer Use can have adverse effects on the mind
> and therefore its use should be kept to the minimum.
>
> Personally I am 100% sure of the hypothesis, but I
> dont have solid proof of it.
>
> Some evidence I have is the following:
> http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/destech/compute/staff/read/Publish/ChiCi/chi
> ldrentech.doc
>
> According to Janet Read of Child Computer Interaction Group of
> university
> of central lancashire:
> 1. The younger the child, the shorter the time(spent on computers)should
> be.
> 2. Even teenagers should only be at a computer for periods of around an
> hour.
>
> Other related articles:
> Possible link between numeracy and computer use/calculator use :
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/analysis/2587965.stm
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/2368013.stm
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/128849.stm
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/131961.stm
>
> Other articles:
> Crystal Oscillators of watches, ICs (of computers) etc
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_oscillator
> Clock rate of a computer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_rate
> CPU of a computer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cpu
>
> If you happen to come across (at some point in time)
> any evidence of 'the adverse
> effects of using computers on the mind',
> please group-reply to this mail.
>
> Thanks much,
> Mashi
>