http://technosailor.disqus.com/enMon, 04 Aug 2008 16:45:59 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704688<p>Your use of "everyday life" is where I am going to continue having a disconnect.Slumlords? What??Also, Mark Cuban didn't emerge from the womb as a billionaire. Cuban's ability to lead a nation would be at odds with his own personal wealth potential and I expect he can do more for broadband in the private sector hammering on "leaders" of the nation.</p>Jay CuthrellMon, 04 Aug 2008 16:45:59 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704713<p>Your use of "everyday life" is where I am going to continue having a disconnect.Slumlords? What??Also, Mark Cuban didn't emerge from the womb as a billionaire. Cuban's ability to lead a nation would be at odds with his own personal wealth potential and I expect he can do more for broadband in the private sector hammering on "leaders" of the nation.</p>Jay CuthrellMon, 04 Aug 2008 16:45:59 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704731<p>Your use of "everyday life" is where I am going to continue having a disconnect.Slumlords? What??Also, Mark Cuban didn't emerge from the womb as a billionaire. Cuban's ability to lead a nation would be at odds with his own personal wealth potential and I expect he can do more for broadband in the private sector hammering on "leaders" of the nation.</p>Jay CuthrellMon, 04 Aug 2008 16:45:59 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704722<p>Your use of "everyday life" is where I am going to continue having a disconnect.Slumlords? What??Also, Mark Cuban didn't emerge from the womb as a billionaire. Cuban's ability to lead a nation would be at odds with his own personal wealth potential and I expect he can do more for broadband in the private sector hammering on "leaders" of the nation.</p>Jay CuthrellMon, 04 Aug 2008 16:45:59 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704673<p>Your use of "everyday life" is where I am going to continue having a disconnect.Slumlords? What??Also, Mark Cuban didn't emerge from the womb as a billionaire. Cuban's ability to lead a nation would be at odds with his own personal wealth potential and I expect he can do more for broadband in the private sector hammering on "leaders" of the nation.</p>Jay CuthrellMon, 04 Aug 2008 16:45:59 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704741<p>Your use of "everyday life" is where I am going to continue having a disconnect.Slumlords? What??Also, Mark Cuban didn't emerge from the womb as a billionaire. Cuban's ability to lead a nation would be at odds with his own personal wealth potential and I expect he can do more for broadband in the private sector hammering on "leaders" of the nation.</p>Jay CuthrellMon, 04 Aug 2008 16:45:59 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704699<p>Your use of "everyday life" is where I am going to continue having a disconnect.Slumlords? What??Also, Mark Cuban didn't emerge from the womb as a billionaire. Cuban's ability to lead a nation would be at odds with his own personal wealth potential and I expect he can do more for broadband in the private sector hammering on "leaders" of the nation.</p>Jay CuthrellMon, 04 Aug 2008 16:45:59 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704665<p>Your use of "everyday life" is where I am going to continue having a disconnect.Slumlords? What??Also, Mark Cuban didn't emerge from the womb as a billionaire. Cuban's ability to lead a nation would be at odds with his own personal wealth potential and I expect he can do more for broadband in the private sector hammering on "leaders" of the nation.</p>Jay CuthrellMon, 04 Aug 2008 16:45:59 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-1092093<p>Your use of "everyday life" is where I am going to continue having a disconnect.</p><p>Slumlords? What??</p><p>Also, Mark Cuban didn't emerge from the womb as a billionaire. Cuban's ability to lead a nation would be at odds with his own personal wealth potential and I expect he can do more for broadband in the private sector hammering on "leaders" of the nation.</p>Jay CuthrellMon, 04 Aug 2008 11:45:59 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704739<p>I think if telegraphs were in every home it would have been helpful for him to know Morse Code. Understanding of the tools and resources used in everyday life is key to being able to lead. Think slumlords being sentenced to live in their own buildings, or Mark Cuban working at Dairy Queen.You need to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.</p>Andrew FeinbergThu, 31 Jul 2008 22:51:05 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704730<p>I think if telegraphs were in every home it would have been helpful for him to know Morse Code. Understanding of the tools and resources used in everyday life is key to being able to lead. Think slumlords being sentenced to live in their own buildings, or Mark Cuban working at Dairy Queen.You need to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.</p>Andrew FeinbergThu, 31 Jul 2008 22:51:05 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704721<p>I think if telegraphs were in every home it would have been helpful for him to know Morse Code. Understanding of the tools and resources used in everyday life is key to being able to lead. Think slumlords being sentenced to live in their own buildings, or Mark Cuban working at Dairy Queen.You need to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.</p>Andrew FeinbergThu, 31 Jul 2008 22:51:05 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704711<p>I think if telegraphs were in every home it would have been helpful for him to know Morse Code. Understanding of the tools and resources used in everyday life is key to being able to lead. Think slumlords being sentenced to live in their own buildings, or Mark Cuban working at Dairy Queen.You need to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.</p>Andrew FeinbergThu, 31 Jul 2008 22:51:05 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704698<p>I think if telegraphs were in every home it would have been helpful for him to know Morse Code. Understanding of the tools and resources used in everyday life is key to being able to lead. Think slumlords being sentenced to live in their own buildings, or Mark Cuban working at Dairy Queen.You need to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.</p>Andrew FeinbergThu, 31 Jul 2008 22:51:05 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704687<p>I think if telegraphs were in every home it would have been helpful for him to know Morse Code. Understanding of the tools and resources used in everyday life is key to being able to lead. Think slumlords being sentenced to live in their own buildings, or Mark Cuban working at Dairy Queen.You need to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.</p>Andrew FeinbergThu, 31 Jul 2008 22:51:05 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704672<p>I think if telegraphs were in every home it would have been helpful for him to know Morse Code. Understanding of the tools and resources used in everyday life is key to being able to lead. Think slumlords being sentenced to live in their own buildings, or Mark Cuban working at Dairy Queen.You need to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.</p>Andrew FeinbergThu, 31 Jul 2008 22:51:05 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704664<p>I think if telegraphs were in every home it would have been helpful for him to know Morse Code. Understanding of the tools and resources used in everyday life is key to being able to lead. Think slumlords being sentenced to live in their own buildings, or Mark Cuban working at Dairy Queen.You need to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.</p>Andrew FeinbergThu, 31 Jul 2008 22:51:05 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-1065460<p>I think if telegraphs were in every home it would have been helpful for him to know Morse Code. Understanding of the tools and resources used in everyday life is key to being able to lead. Think slumlords being sentenced to live in their own buildings, or Mark Cuban working at Dairy Queen.</p><p>You need to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes. </p>Andrew FeinbergThu, 31 Jul 2008 17:51:05 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704663<p>One answer: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp">http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan...</a>Perhaps I did not misread your post.I'm not sure where you are going with the "fitness" in any way shape or form. What does a computer have to do with anything? Where are you trying to take the argument exactly?Yes, I'm quite aware of the PRA and derivative works that flow along e-gov lines of reasoning and the coupling of "digital divide" programs in parallel. Again, I am struggling to understand where you are taking the argument. Are you saying that paper forms in triplicate requiring people to drive or otherwise be sequestered or queue for the privilege of dealing with a person as the -only- means of accessing government benefits and programs is the better path?The question you should be asking is why you didn't just put in -that- single question instead of attempting to sub-reference and thereby conflate dubious facts with flat opinion.We don't require leaders to be ex-military.We don't require leaders to pass an IQ test.We don't require leaders to be anything other than polarizing individuals that muster the support and minds of those that seek to be governed.What, pray tell, does knowing how to "get online" have do with anything?Or put another way, do you think James Buchanan should have been table to send out his own telegraphs by his own hand?</p>Jay CuthrellThu, 31 Jul 2008 17:09:50 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704671<p>One answer: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp">http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan...</a>Perhaps I did not misread your post.I'm not sure where you are going with the "fitness" in any way shape or form. What does a computer have to do with anything? Where are you trying to take the argument exactly?Yes, I'm quite aware of the PRA and derivative works that flow along e-gov lines of reasoning and the coupling of "digital divide" programs in parallel. Again, I am struggling to understand where you are taking the argument. Are you saying that paper forms in triplicate requiring people to drive or otherwise be sequestered or queue for the privilege of dealing with a person as the -only- means of accessing government benefits and programs is the better path?The question you should be asking is why you didn't just put in -that- single question instead of attempting to sub-reference and thereby conflate dubious facts with flat opinion.We don't require leaders to be ex-military.We don't require leaders to pass an IQ test.We don't require leaders to be anything other than polarizing individuals that muster the support and minds of those that seek to be governed.What, pray tell, does knowing how to "get online" have do with anything?Or put another way, do you think James Buchanan should have been table to send out his own telegraphs by his own hand?</p>Jay CuthrellThu, 31 Jul 2008 17:09:50 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704684<p>One answer: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp">http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan...</a>Perhaps I did not misread your post.I'm not sure where you are going with the "fitness" in any way shape or form. What does a computer have to do with anything? Where are you trying to take the argument exactly?Yes, I'm quite aware of the PRA and derivative works that flow along e-gov lines of reasoning and the coupling of "digital divide" programs in parallel. Again, I am struggling to understand where you are taking the argument. Are you saying that paper forms in triplicate requiring people to drive or otherwise be sequestered or queue for the privilege of dealing with a person as the -only- means of accessing government benefits and programs is the better path?The question you should be asking is why you didn't just put in -that- single question instead of attempting to sub-reference and thereby conflate dubious facts with flat opinion.We don't require leaders to be ex-military.We don't require leaders to pass an IQ test.We don't require leaders to be anything other than polarizing individuals that muster the support and minds of those that seek to be governed.What, pray tell, does knowing how to "get online" have do with anything?Or put another way, do you think James Buchanan should have been table to send out his own telegraphs by his own hand?</p>Jay CuthrellThu, 31 Jul 2008 17:09:50 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704697<p>One answer: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp">http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan...</a>Perhaps I did not misread your post.I'm not sure where you are going with the "fitness" in any way shape or form. What does a computer have to do with anything? Where are you trying to take the argument exactly?Yes, I'm quite aware of the PRA and derivative works that flow along e-gov lines of reasoning and the coupling of "digital divide" programs in parallel. Again, I am struggling to understand where you are taking the argument. Are you saying that paper forms in triplicate requiring people to drive or otherwise be sequestered or queue for the privilege of dealing with a person as the -only- means of accessing government benefits and programs is the better path?The question you should be asking is why you didn't just put in -that- single question instead of attempting to sub-reference and thereby conflate dubious facts with flat opinion.We don't require leaders to be ex-military.We don't require leaders to pass an IQ test.We don't require leaders to be anything other than polarizing individuals that muster the support and minds of those that seek to be governed.What, pray tell, does knowing how to "get online" have do with anything?Or put another way, do you think James Buchanan should have been table to send out his own telegraphs by his own hand?</p>Jay CuthrellThu, 31 Jul 2008 17:09:50 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704710<p>One answer: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp">http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan...</a>Perhaps I did not misread your post.I'm not sure where you are going with the "fitness" in any way shape or form. What does a computer have to do with anything? Where are you trying to take the argument exactly?Yes, I'm quite aware of the PRA and derivative works that flow along e-gov lines of reasoning and the coupling of "digital divide" programs in parallel. Again, I am struggling to understand where you are taking the argument. Are you saying that paper forms in triplicate requiring people to drive or otherwise be sequestered or queue for the privilege of dealing with a person as the -only- means of accessing government benefits and programs is the better path?The question you should be asking is why you didn't just put in -that- single question instead of attempting to sub-reference and thereby conflate dubious facts with flat opinion.We don't require leaders to be ex-military.We don't require leaders to pass an IQ test.We don't require leaders to be anything other than polarizing individuals that muster the support and minds of those that seek to be governed.What, pray tell, does knowing how to "get online" have do with anything?Or put another way, do you think James Buchanan should have been table to send out his own telegraphs by his own hand?</p>Jay CuthrellThu, 31 Jul 2008 17:09:50 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704720<p>One answer: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp">http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan...</a>Perhaps I did not misread your post.I'm not sure where you are going with the "fitness" in any way shape or form. What does a computer have to do with anything? Where are you trying to take the argument exactly?Yes, I'm quite aware of the PRA and derivative works that flow along e-gov lines of reasoning and the coupling of "digital divide" programs in parallel. Again, I am struggling to understand where you are taking the argument. Are you saying that paper forms in triplicate requiring people to drive or otherwise be sequestered or queue for the privilege of dealing with a person as the -only- means of accessing government benefits and programs is the better path?The question you should be asking is why you didn't just put in -that- single question instead of attempting to sub-reference and thereby conflate dubious facts with flat opinion.We don't require leaders to be ex-military.We don't require leaders to pass an IQ test.We don't require leaders to be anything other than polarizing individuals that muster the support and minds of those that seek to be governed.What, pray tell, does knowing how to "get online" have do with anything?Or put another way, do you think James Buchanan should have been table to send out his own telegraphs by his own hand?</p>Jay CuthrellThu, 31 Jul 2008 17:09:50 -0000http://technosailor.com/2008/07/30/what-does-a-grocery-store-scanner-have-to-do-with-a-pc/#comment-928704728<p>One answer: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.asp">http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan...</a>Perhaps I did not misread your post.I'm not sure where you are going with the "fitness" in any way shape or form. What does a computer have to do with anything? Where are you trying to take the argument exactly?Yes, I'm quite aware of the PRA and derivative works that flow along e-gov lines of reasoning and the coupling of "digital divide" programs in parallel. Again, I am struggling to understand where you are taking the argument. Are you saying that paper forms in triplicate requiring people to drive or otherwise be sequestered or queue for the privilege of dealing with a person as the -only- means of accessing government benefits and programs is the better path?The question you should be asking is why you didn't just put in -that- single question instead of attempting to sub-reference and thereby conflate dubious facts with flat opinion.We don't require leaders to be ex-military.We don't require leaders to pass an IQ test.We don't require leaders to be anything other than polarizing individuals that muster the support and minds of those that seek to be governed.What, pray tell, does knowing how to "get online" have do with anything?Or put another way, do you think James Buchanan should have been table to send out his own telegraphs by his own hand?</p>Jay CuthrellThu, 31 Jul 2008 17:09:50 -0000