Problem? Tech is the Answer! Until ...

quark.top in ThoughtfulDailyPost • 6 days ago (edited)

Technology has transformed our world. The impact is beyond words and seemingly accelerating. Few would argue there are positive impacts. Like keeping in touch with those near and dear to us.

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The world now seems smaller. We are connected. Constantly, if so desired.

^{Are we too connected? Is there such a thing as being too connected? With our younger generations, in particular, this is not a trivial question. Studies now coming out indicate the impact on them is not all positive.}

In the background, there has been a continuous and relentless advance in the technologies associated with all these transformational shifts in societies around the world. How dependent have we become upon them working. And working without fail?

What happens when they

stop working?

Call tech support! Yes, we have likely all have lots of stories about our experiences with that process. At least, it normally ends well and on with our lives we go.

What if tech support fails? Dealing with that is the basis for my post.

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Earlier today, it began with technical problems which have plagued my workstation now for weeks. Very simply, a typical day starts with turning it on and skimming through various channels of information, to see what is happening.

What if you cannot connect to the Internet?

What? 😒 We have to have 24 / 7 / 365 connectivity! Without fail!! Yeah, well, we can't always have what we want. 🤔😉

I will not go into a lot of detail about the particulars I am facing, other than a few bullet points:

I have years of experience working with computers.

All of the built-in, self-help options have been tried. For example, the underlying operating system's troubleshooting, the associated apps troubleshooting, resetting and rebooting any associated hardware and software ...

Every "pro tip" I know has been tried. Every tech support option I have has been contacted. All have failed.

The problem is intermittent. That is, sometimes I can start up in the morning and everything works just fine. Other times, it does not.

This last point is the biggest one. I know from hard experience, when we cannot consistently recreate the problem we are facing, it is going to be tough to fix. Connectivity issues are particularly tough, given the layers of both hardware and software details linked to having it all work together without fail.

A few of my increasingly more costly options, in trying to get past this:

Pay for expertise which I do not have, if I can find it, to successfully troubleshoot and permanently fix the problem.

Rebuild my hard drive.

Buy a new workstation.

The only solace I have is by applying my "bag of tricks," I have come up with two different processes by which I can restore my connection to the Internet. At least temporarily. Which I have done yet again, as is obvious since I just clicked the publish button on this post. 🫡

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Can living life simply be an acquired skill? Maybe a rediscovered skill? This may seem like a funny way to end this post, but I find it has relevance to me to at least think about it.

Why?

It is remarkably uplifting, in the right state of mind, to simply get up from my workstation and go outside! In the sunlight, ideally, but even just getting outside under most conditions is still refreshing. May be even invigorating!

At least it puts us in touch with what has always been. Where the unprecedented rate of change in our lifetimes is at least somewhat hidden away. That has some value which is increasing with the more I think about what is important. And what is not.

What is your experience with the technological advances of our time in this big, wide world? Whatever they may be? Wherever you may live? What are your experiences when they stop working?

Best wishes, until we meet again,
QT

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wesphilbin 3 days ago

@quark.top...

I am (as always) behind on curation. In the beginning... I was unsure if your content was a fit in our community. But as I read on, I realized there was indeed a message... hidden "between the lines", if you will. This little bit, right here...:

Can living life simply be an acquired skill? Maybe a rediscovered skill? This may seem like a funny way to end this post, but I find it has relevance to me to at least think about it.

You started your journey, with technical issues regarding your workstation. But you took a turn, and incorporated "tech" with the "human condition"... bravo! In the end... ylu asked of your readers; "What are your experiences when they stop working?".. Having been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, back in 2016. I slowly learned ways to make things easier for myself (not always... but sometimes). Grammarly to catch my spelling errors when the hands don;t work right... Bigger screens, because of MS eyes... I admit, I DO love all things tech. So long as we remember who made them! Appreciate your posting in our community. I look forward to seeing what energy you provide us next.

Wes...

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luvshares 3 days ago

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quark.top 3 days ago

Thank you kindly, @wesphilbin, for your thoughtful response to my post. Yes, I agree it might have initially been a little unclear why I would think it had a place in your community. It is encouraging to me to learn you do believe it did have a place after all.

Specifically, as you rightly say, focused on the "human condition." As you will see, when I am inspired to write more, this will be a relatively common theme.

I admire your efforts to make the most of the challenges in life, with which you are faced. I hope all is well with you, all things considered. And please be at peace about any concern you might have about response timing.

If ever or whenever they might arrive, the timing is just right. 🤝

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minismallholding 5 days ago

The Australian government rolled out NBN (National Broadband Network) across the country with fibre optic cable for faster broadband. So naturally our internet goes out even more often than it used to and is no faster than before. It's not usually too much of a problem for us, but for those with school children who are supposed to use it for their homework and the school isn't being understanding, it can get quite stressful. These days there is phone data available as well if you have something important that needs doing right away.

When the internet goes out and I find myself stressing I try to also remind myself how we did things before it even existed. Like going out in the sunlight as you said. We don't get enough of it these days.

The world now seems smaller. We are connected. Constantly, if so desired.

Yet ironically we are also more disconnected by it, especially when we gravitate to doing all our socialising virtually instead of in person. (This could be added to that post about loss of community one of us might write. 😉)

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quark.top 5 days ago

Yes, @minismallholding, a great example. Can we imagine what the future holds on this topic? That is, how much more challenging it will be, if suddenly our connection is lost?

I don't personally see this trend going in the right direction, but unclear what, if anything, I can do about it.

"We don't get enough of it these days."

Agreed. I certainly don't and am making a conscious effort to change that. It is sadly surprising how challenging that is to make such a simple correction to my behavior. 😒🥲 But it is unmistakable the effect it has, as I touched on briefly. What enormous power something as simple as while walking around our neighborhoods can have, with sunlight on our faces.

It clears my mind and is an excellent time for reflection. It needs to happen more consistently and frequently. No matter what.

Thank you kindly for stopping by and adding your insights to my post!

"This could be added to that post about loss of community one of us might write. 😉"

Yes, well, I am now going to follow your account, so I do not miss it. Maybe we could "tag team" it, as I can easily imagine a number of different aspects of how it could be written and what could be said. We could "bat it" back and forth. Hahaha ... 🤝

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minismallholding 5 days ago

Funnily enough I recently researched and wrote something on sunlight, specifically red and infrared light, and how healing it is. Even knowing this, though, I'm still struggling to get out in it enough. I miss having the time to garden most days. 😭

It could be fun to bat out back and forth, even if it's a slow process. I only have time to write little bits at a time in between work. I'll say again please tag me if you post anything. I don't often get chance to go through my feed, so I'm guaranteed to miss it if you don't.

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quark.top 4 days ago

With a busy day here IRL, I am only just getting to publish my next post, which I had sort of started for the Hive Garden community. Getting started, it may not last long, but I am attempting to write one every day.

With that done, now I have a chance to catch up a little bit.

Glad to see we have a little bit in common with the struggle to get outside enough. We are reading up on a number of different books these days about the growing crisis in our health. And all the recommendations on what to do about it.

While we think we do relatively well with the diet recommendations (always room for improvement though), we definitely fall down on the get outside and get enough exercise. Not good.

Gardening sure helps provide some additional motivation, though, with the return of Spring!

Okay, now that you tell me this:

"I'll say again please tag me if you post anything."

I wasn't sure if that was what I should do. Maybe I can get some more thoughts down on how I would start out. From there, bat it back and forth, tag team it, pass the baton ... Whatever analogy works! Hahaha ... 🤝

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minismallholding 4 days ago

It depends how you were thinking to do things. We can do things as posts and them have further conversations in the comments or collaborate with something that one of us then posts and share the rewards via beneficiaries.

Are you on discord? We usually do most off hive communication that way.

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quark.top 4 days ago

Now with a bit more time, I have read your post about sunlight. It had a lot of good, rational points in it, about the value of what past generations took for granted, as you indicate.

"There is indeed plenty of evidence of the healing properties of red light and infrared light and the best and cheapest source of this is from the sun, so if you can make time to get outside, then there's no point in spending money on red light and infrared light products."

"I think we've always instinctively known that getting outside and getting fresh air is good for us."

It seems like there can be a tie-in to what we are talking about now, when it comes to community.

Responding here to your last comment, I was thinking about simply writing a post and exchanging thoughts in the comments. As I touch on briefly in my introduction, this impressed me as the best posts on the Hive blockchain. Those which sparked some interaction with others over whatever the content brings to mind.

If I get to that, I will definitely put a link in there that will notify you it has been written.

My biggest challenge is the time commitment. I am already experiencing what I had the greatest concern about, when thinking about whether or not this was a good idea. Spending time writing on a blockchain, when there is so much calling for my attention in the real world.

Rest assured, if I get a post written about community that will almost certainly be a point made somewhere in it. 🤝

Have a great day!

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minismallholding 4 days ago

My biggest challenge is the time commitment.

That is also my biggest challenge on here. It's why I write so rarely now. I used to help out in the Hive Garden community, but that has ended up going by the wayside.

Anyway, that sounds good. My favourites are also the posts that spark conversation. 🙂

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quark.top 4 days ago

Thank you kindly for your responses. They do make a difference. It is nice to find someone who has similar thought processes.

Probably, for some additional clarity, I should add that it is the time to write in such a way that I am at peace with it, once published. I suppose I could write something very quickly, but that would provide little to no satisfaction.

For now, I am just trying to be at peace and settled on just doing what I can, when I can, and whatever happens from there is fine. I wish I could say I am finding that easy. Getting started, I am finding it more difficult than I had expected.

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