Comments on: The computer.

By: Alan Folsom

Alan Folsom — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:11:25 +0000

Technology comes and goes, sometimes in one (long) lifetime. I was thinking about when I first started working, and the Telex machine was ubiquitous in offices with international communications. My first company (in 1979) had offices in Europe, and the telexes were constantly flying back and forth.

Telex was developed in the 30’s and the first international telex links were in the 40’s. Telex’ would send appropriate analogue signals for landlines to dial and connect, and then translate data using the baudot code (developed long before ASCII) at about 45 baud.

I wonder how many of your readers have even heard of a Telex? I bet John McCain knows what they are.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:25:11 +0000

Thanks, Rob (#10). I laughed out loud.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:38:07 +0000

From what I understand, the GPA is younger than McCain — he cannot tell what his GPA would’ve been in college…

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:41:55 +0000

We can only hope that he will connect to read his email soon. With his level of net savvy, he’ll probably blow all of his campaign funds to some Nigerian…

By: les

les — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:10:02 +0000

John McCain is aware of the internet! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYs8X0DZNI4

By: YW

YW — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:04:43 +0000

The Department of Defense if younger than McCain! Please, please, please, use this one!!

By: PiedType

PiedType — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:09:04 +0000

Yep, I find his computer illiteracy scary in this day and age. Scarier still are all the possible reasons for why he is computer illiterate.

By: june

june — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:34:30 +0000

the STATE OF ISRAEL is younger than McCain

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:30:03 +0000

Pansypoo… a flyboy? Crashboy more like it…

By: Alan Folsom

Alan Folsom — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:58:46 +0000

Many years ago (40) we had a vice-presidential candidate get into major trouble by describing someone as a “Fat Jap.”

It is a commentary on the decline of civility in this country that now a presidential candidate can use the term “gook” and no one notices.

I want my country back.

By: pansypoo

pansypoo — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:55:07 +0000

but but but he was a flyboy. they don’t SEE war like infantry.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:58:13 +0000

thanks for your comment, nigel - and thanks for raising the subject of mccain’s service because it’s something that i’ve been meaning to post about. i have no issue with mccain and his military record. in fact, i kinda admire people who have that level of dedication to anything (whether the military, clergy, professional gambling, whatever).

the only reason that i included “(oh, and did i forget to mention war hero?)” in the title of the blog is because i find it irritating that he can’t put a sentence together without reminding people of his status. it’s insulting to peoples’ intelligence for him to assume that it’s the only thing that matters to them (or that it’s even high on their list) and, to his detriment, it reminds voters that perhaps he knows that this record is really the only thing he’s got going for him.

By: Nigel

Nigel — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:48:07 +0000

Maybe it’s just me….but does the big McC have a problem with things that are much younger than him? E.g. Viagra, computers, Czech Republic amongst others.

I guess someone who is basing his credentials to be President on being a war hero (and salute him for that!) 40 years ago has a hard time with the modern world.