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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 29, 2023 8:18:04 GMT -5
(...) I haven't written anything but my signature in cursive in over 35 years. Well, some of us still do. When I read, esp. non-fiction books, I usually have a notebook by my side and write down any thoughts or impressions I have about what I'm reading, and usually I also jot down page numbers for things I'll want to check/re-read later (I generally try to avoid underlining, highlighting or scribbling in books themselves). Knowing cursive makes that much easier. Which is fine. But it’s not a useful skill that everyone needs to know. I take notes in Court. They aren’t in cursive. My point is that there appear to be a whole passel of people over the age of 40 who feel like it’s an important life skill and have a huge superiority complex that they can write cursive and younger people can’t. And I can’t parse it because it’s simply not a thing anyone actually needs to know how to do now. But I also suspect the folks who feel that way still have a VCR that’s blinking 12:00.
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 29, 2023 9:02:10 GMT -5
Well, some of us still do. When I read, esp. non-fiction books, I usually have a notebook by my side and write down any thoughts or impressions I have about what I'm reading, and usually I also jot down page numbers for things I'll want to check/re-read later (I generally try to avoid underlining, highlighting or scribbling in books themselves). Knowing cursive makes that much easier. But I also suspect the folks who feel that way still have a VCR that’s blinking 12:00. I prefer laserdiscs. No damn clock.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2023 9:34:24 GMT -5
You young'uns with your hi-tech video players.
Good old reel to reel gets it done, don't need no clock to set either. My radium coated wristwatch even tells time in the dark.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2023 9:45:29 GMT -5
Oh, and thanks guys. I think I'm chilled out now. Ready to just move on, but all posts meant a ton.
Back on cursive, we did not make our kids learn it and we homeschooled so it was a decision-point for sure. We did use a fairly classical curriculum in general because we wanted to emphasize thinking in the more intellectual sense, even though we knew there were more modern practical skills they would also acquire along the way.
But honestly, we didn't see a "purist" benefit to going down that path. They gravited towards using electronic devices to type things out, and of course did learn to print by hand so still have that in their toolkits, and we were totally fine with that. I myself don't like to write anything by hand these days if I can avoid it.
My wife does a lot of writing (like novel and screenplay length) and still prefers to write everything by hand, and uses a lot of cursive still. It's not because she isn't tech savvy (one of her degrees is in multimedia actually), but literally just finds it works better for her to get her ideas out. As a writer for so many years filling volumes of journals that way since she was a kid, it's just how her brain is wired. And if I were like her, I'd probably use cursive too, it's so much faster to write than printing. It also looks "prettier" on an old school hand-written note or greeting card for those still inclined.
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Post by impulse on Oct 29, 2023 14:36:22 GMT -5
I can beat that. Joined CBR in 2006. Felt like an imposter until I registered a new site and folks actually signed up. And I am REALLY glad you did, and that I saw the invitation while I was reeling and flailing after the old nerd home got nuked. I peeked back at the oldest posts from when this place started, and yeah, it was day 2 for me, but more importantly, I had forgotten that you started this as a temporary holding station while the other place hopefully came to their senses and let folks move back in. Isn't it funny how things work out?
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Post by driver1980 on Nov 1, 2023 8:18:14 GMT -5
I liked this article (may end up behind a paywall, as some articles do after 24 hours or so):
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 1, 2023 8:34:46 GMT -5
The word of the year is Ai as in "artificial intelligence?" Bradypus tridactylus will be so disappoined!
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 1, 2023 12:33:37 GMT -5
I can't believe this; after working 6 straight shifts, I finally have 2 days off; but, I have to go in because a 40+ year-old man child can't sort out his personal life and show up and do his job. I stopped having empathy after the third time something like this happened.
@#$% me!
Days like this actually make me miss the military and that was hardly my favorite time of life.
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Post by driver1980 on Nov 1, 2023 13:33:18 GMT -5
Sucks when that happens. Will your employer be able to compensate you later on?
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Post by Rob Allen on Nov 1, 2023 16:06:09 GMT -5
My wife has an appointment this afternoon to check out a moderately scary medical issue. I just found out that her appointment is with Dr. Carmen Doom.
I'm going with her, so after today I'll be able to say that I was face-to-face with Dr. Doom and lived. Assuming that I do live.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 1, 2023 16:10:32 GMT -5
My wife has an appointment this afternoon to check out a moderately scary medical issue. I just found out that her appointment is with Dr. Carmen Doom. I'm going with her, so after today I'll be able to say that I was face-to-face with Dr. Doom and lived. Assuming that I do live. It's probably a Doombot. Here's hoping all is well.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 1, 2023 17:26:02 GMT -5
My wife has an appointment this afternoon to check out a moderately scary medical issue. I just found out that her appointment is with Dr. Carmen Doom. I'm going with her, so after today I'll be able to say that I was face-to-face with Dr. Doom and lived. Assuming that I do live. Good luck. Just don't mention Reed Richards at the appointment.
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 1, 2023 19:59:21 GMT -5
Sucks when that happens. Will your employer be able to compensate you later on? Yeah; probably. Assuming the person shows up for his shift Saturday, my boss plans to cover my shift, at least until Noon, and let the other two handle things. It's a big assumption though.
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 1, 2023 20:03:09 GMT -5
My wife has an appointment this afternoon to check out a moderately scary medical issue. I just found out that her appointment is with Dr. Carmen Doom. I'm going with her, so after today I'll be able to say that I was face-to-face with Dr. Doom and lived. Assuming that I do live. As long as it isn't this guy......
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2023 21:47:04 GMT -5
Speak for yourself, young grasshopper. Hammurabi and I were drinking buddies in a former life. We hammered out some great cuneiform jokes into stone over many a bottle of fermented barley beverages.
I got my first real six-string Bought it at the five and dime Played it 'til my fingers bled Was the Sumer of '69 Are you sure that apostrophe belongs in that final line?
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