On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 at 07:13, Shenoy N <[email protected]> wrote: > I remember literally dozens of the old ones - my aunts' and uncles' phone > numbers, my dad's workplaces, my workplaces, friends' homes and so on but > just about 9 of the bunch of numbers I currently contact. > > Things I used to do but no longer need to- > 1. Running to reference libraries to check things. I remember going to > Bombay's British Council Library to find out what a certain heat treatment > specification for a part we were making actually entailed. We didn't have > anything to do with it. The heat treatment was to be done by the heat > treatment company. I just wanted to know what the devil it meant. This > required a whole day. It takes just seconds on a cell phone now > 2. Making engineering drawings on sheets of paper, on a drawing board, with > drafters and Tee squares. >
I think the key question is how many assholes do you remember. I find with passing time, the perceived wisdom of age and sheer lethargy, I'm simultaneously more tolerant and suffer fewer fools. And forget the fools fairly quickly after dealing with them. No distaste residue. Oh, and I remember 5 numbers. The wife, the court clerk, the father, the mother and maybe one friend. I actually don't think I even look at numbers anymore other than the time I key them in. More often than not I don't have to key them in as they are contacts that are imported over one of the gazillion social media apps. > > > On Mon 20 Aug, 2018, 11:29 AM gabin kattukaran, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 at 11:23, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Paging through a paper dictionary and reading definitions of words at > > > random.... > > > > > > Recording songs from the radio.... > > > > > > > Talking to random strangers to figure out a route. > > > > -gabin > > > > -- > > > > Don't confuse me with facts. My mind is made up. > > >
