On Wed, 2011-12-14 at 09:58 +0000, Sean Gibbins wrote: > On 14/12/11 09:26, Peter Merchant wrote: > > I got this from SkillsUK this morning, and as I started to fill it in I > > came up quickly with two questions. > > > > What is a 'technology' and how do we define the 'use' of it? > > > > https://www.itskillsacademy.ac.uk/it-professional-profile/?tab=skills > > > > At which point I gave up. > > Hi Peter, > > With tongue wedged firmly in cheek, let me offer this up: > > http://lmgtfy.com/?q=define+technology > > Sorry, couldn't resist! ;-) > > Seriously, I appreciate that your query represents a talking point as > much as anything, but hopefully that should point you inthe right > direction for some answers. > > Sean > > and how would you fit "the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science." into a small box that asks you what technologies you have 'used'? Further down in that definition it says:
'The most flagrant abuse of this word has to be " Windows NT" (New Technology) - Microsoft's attempt to make the incorporation of some ancient concepts into their OS sound like real progress. The irony, and even the meaning, of this seems to be utterly lost on Microsoft whose Windows 2000 start-up screen proclaims "Based on NT Technology", (meaning yet another version of NT, including some Windows 95 features at last). ' Love it! P. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, second Tuesday 2012-01-10 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
