Freepers and computers...

[DesEtoiles]

Comments freepers made in response to a story about Apple Computer leasing thousands of iBooks to Cobb County schools:

FREEPER #1: "Gigantic waste of money, IMO. And it has nothing to do with Apple versus Microsoft or whatever - the schools piss money away on laptops and all sorts of other whiz-bang gadgets. Meanwhile, they can't reliably teach kids to add, read, or understand that it takes the earth one year to orbit the sun."

FREEPER #2: I agee. No student should get his hands on a computer until he can read, write, and do basic arithmatic.

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HOO BOY! You CAN'T make this stuff up.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

1. Nice.

Freeper #2 got his computer in spite of his F in spelling.

Bet he's a whiz at arithmatic, though.

[jeff30997]

2. No he's only asthmatic.

[CottonBear]

3. The poor freepers can't spell or punctuate properly

much less utilize proper grammar. It gives them away every time.

[0rganism]

4. Don't his generalizations only apply to students?

Everyone else is off the hook, until they take classes at the local community college... ;)

[AlCzervik]

5. "whiz-bang gadgets" *snicker*

you kids and your new fangled flibbity floo get off mah lawn!!!

[Dora]

6. I never thought I'd find myself in this distasteful position but

There's a nugget of truth in Freeper 1's remark. Computers aren't the super learning aide they've been promoted as being. They certainly have their place in the classroom, however. I recall reading about a long-term study a few years ago, but I'm too tired and lazy to do any research on it tonight.

[Robert Murphy]

8. Quite True...

I too remember reading a pretty compelling article in the Economist on what I believe is the study you refer to. I believe the study cited also demonstrated (convincingly) that for very young children, (i.e. grades K-6,) PCs can actually prove to be a detrimental distraction...


Gee, way back when I last dared take a peek at the FreiKorp.com boards, they were gloating over the death of Rachel Corrie, (the 23-year old killed by an Israeli bulldozer,) or describing just how the bodily harm they would inflict should they encounter an actual anti-war protester. (Try it chickenhawk!!) These guys seem like a Princeton panel discussion in comparison...

Robert

[walldude]

9. A computer is just a tool

if used properly it can educate a child much faster and with more enjoyment than textbook learning. If not it could teach a kid to sit around all night posting opinions on a political website...
Seriously though, by the time these kids graduate and move into the job market, computer skills are going to be as essential as math and reading skills.

[Tux]

7. Freepers and computers

Do not mix. I did tech support for Dell for 7 months. If I could get a responce out of a red stater that made some sense, I was lucky. Examples include: monitor = TV, computer = hard drive, monitor = computer, mouse = unknown device that need repeated instructions to operate, "can't get on AOL" = "I need more porn", and "what does the screen say?" = "Dell!"

[walldude]

10. Lol.. good timing on the topic

Last night my ex-wifes mother calls me, she's having a computer problem. "I can't get my floppy drawer open, I press the little button and nothing happens"
"Uh.. there is no floppy drawer, you just put the disk in."

"Oh! I thought it worked like the CD player"

"Uh.. no, just put the disk in, the side with the metal circle faces down".

"OK, how do I get the disk out of the case".

-click-

[strategery blunder]

11. What happens when freepers actually figure out how to use computers...

http://www.ericblumrich.com/critics2.html

http://www.bushflash.com/redspeech.html

[kineneb]

12. I'm not sure they ever will...

most of the R's I have met are closet Luddites. Maybe that explains their general inability in spelling. I get to tease them by saying they should go back to 3x5 cards and a typewriter. Boss did not know what WIFI is..."I hate computers." Sheesh.

[Elwood P Dowd]

13. I thought there was an international treaty against freepers using 'puters

or did Bush back out of that one? Wasn't it called something like FART - Freepers Are Retards Treaty?

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. Ha ha

I recognized one of those email addresses! It is a guy I met on another discussion board. His bad spelling was what gave him away. Then I realized the message was the same one he sent me one time in an email.

[strategery blunder]

15. Wow, it's a small world after all

:scared:

(I'm guessing said freeper is too lazy to actually do anything about his threats.:evilgrin:)

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. Well I am not at all concerned

that he will actually carry out any of his threats. He's a blowhard. Actually, an illiterate blowhard. :eyes: