19 Frustrating Things Today’s Kids Will Never Experience

[Sweep_the_Leg]

@Black_Swan

@geo

@ohai

The fact that Google exists makes me 500 times mor knowledgeable than any human who existed before 1990. I can instantly verify or research any possible topic studied by humans. The Internet is basically an extension of human brains.

I think this is an important point. The existence of Google may actually be the single most important development in the history of civilisation (unless you get all derivative on this and claim the internet, or computer or semi conductor or plastics or whatever). And I really don’t think I’m overstating that.

Google was nowhere near the first search engine. People were searching the web on yahoo, alta vista and prior to that Archie long before Google was even formed. I don’t think the efficiency boost between msn or yahoo and google qualifies as even one of the great advancements in world history.

Lycos and Alta Vista were really good search engines. But yahoo? I’d say today’s yahoo search vs Google’s beta search engine is like the difference between discovering the wheel and using wheels to land a space shuttle.

[higgmond]

@Sweep_the_Leg

@higgmond

@emichan

How did you old folks communicate that you’d be late when meeting people? Telepathy?

We old folks are never late.

Even if you’re on-time, you’re late.

I’m always 20 minutes early, because 10 minutes early is 5 minutes late.

[bchad]

@higgmond

@emichan

How did you old folks communicate that you’d be late when meeting people? Telepathy?

We old folks are never late.

I can’t say I was never late, but we sure valued being on time a lot more.

[former_trader]

@geo

@ohai

The fact that Google exists makes me 500 times mor knowledgeable than any human who existed before 1990. I can instantly verify or research any possible topic studied by humans. The Internet is basically an extension of human brains.

I think this is an important point. The existence of Google may actually be the single most important development in the history of civilisation (unless you get all derivative on this and claim the internet, or computer or semi conductor or plastics or whatever). And I really don’t think I’m overstating that.

The greatest thing since sliced bread.