Doh, this was supposed to get posted in the thread on Terry Tao's talk. Another problem with the internet. Unintended consequences.
Bill. On 21 Sep, 17:14, Bill Hart <goodwillh...@googlemail.com> wrote: > An interesting talk by Terry (which I did not attend). > > It would be interesting to see Terry give a talk on the dangers of the > internet for mathematicians. Here are a few: > > * Poor eye health. Constant use of laptop and computer displays leads > to dry eyes which can cause shrivelling of the cornea and eventually > infection, even cutting the length of your life, especially for those > of us who wear contact lenses. > > * Poor posture. Slouching at a computer can cause issues such as > hunched shoulders, lower back pain. > > * Poor health. The lack of physical exercise associated with constant > computer use can lead to poor circulation, increased cholesterol and > increased risk of stroke and cardiac arrest, resulting in early death. > Also, lack of exposure to sunshine leads to chronic shortage of > vitamin D which results in significantly increased risk of cancers and > other serious diseases. > > * Culture of instant gratification. The increase in availability of > things *now* means people become impatient and do not want to wait for > any result which cannot be achieved *now*. > > * The impersonality of the textual medium. Communicating exact > intentions through text is difficult. This can result in people > disagreeing and becoming polarised over issues they would otherwise > find common ground on. Furthermore, some people find it much easier to > be rude in text, or on an online forum than in person. > > * Lower reproductive success. The complete failure of hackers to get > girlfriends is well documented. The associated risks to longevity > through lack of companionship are well documented. > > * Excessive use of email. Many researchers answer in excess of 300 > emails a week, something which accounts for a significant proportion > of their time. > > In short, if you want a long happy life. Don't use the internet. > > Be well, citizen. I wish you a happy happy joy joy day. > > Bill. > > On 21 Sep, 03:42, Minh Nguyen <nguyenmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi folks, > > > Here's a news item at iTWire that mentions Sage: > > >http://www.itwire.com/content/view/27887/1090/1/0/ > > > In particular, read on page 2 of that news article. > > > -- > > Regards > > Minh Van Nguyen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
