http://warrenfx.vox.com/library/posts/tags/school/page/1/ blog.warrenfx.com en Vox Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:12:00 -0400 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss school http://warrenfx.vox.com/library/post/preface-tech-obession.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Warren) http://warrenfx.vox.com/library/post/preface-tech-obession.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://warrenfx.vox.com/library/post/preface-tech-obession.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:12:00 -0400 <p>&#160;</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00e3989cd8b5000100fa96a2862e0002" at:format="medium" at:align="left" class="enclosure enclosure-left enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: left;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://warrenfx.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989cd8b5000100fa96a2862e0002.html"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989cd8b5000100fa96a2862e0002-200pi" alt="Yo dawg, wut up! Ayes just chillin' in my crib." title="Yo dawg, wut up! Ayes just chillin' in my crib." /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://warrenfx.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989cd8b5000100fa96a2862e0002.html" title="Yo dawg, wut up! Ayes just chillin' in my crib.">Yo dawg, wut up! Ayes just chillin' in my crib.</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p>Okay so anybody who has ever shared more than fifteen minutes of conversation with me has probably come to the realization that I am a technology maniac. To an degree we all are, (&quot;we&quot; because you&#39;re obviously reading my blog). We can&#39;t escape the ever improching technical advances in our society. For the most part it has prolonged the lifespan of our species and made life generally more enjoyable. But when does convenience turn into obsession? This is probably where those under age fifty are tuning me out and the elders start to agree, but don&#39;t get me wrong. I was the first generation (the Nintendo generation) to be born with a joystick in my hand. I did more studying of Zelda maps and strategy guides as a child then my grade school geography books. This isn&#39;t my point either. Let&#39;s fast-forward twenty-two years later and examine the pro&#39;s and con&#39;s of technology in our lifes and ask ourselfs &quot;Are we obessed?&quot;</p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://warrenfx.vox.com/library/post/preface-tech-obession.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989cd8b5000100fae8e71841000b?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> nintendo school technology society tech rage