I've been toying with the idea of replacing my computer. But, it's
proving to be
formidable and unnerving. Everywhere I go and everything I read and everyone
to whom I
talk indicate that all the files I've got backed up using Windows XP will be
read on
Windows 7 or Mac, and all the programs I'm running on XP will run on 7 or Mac
even with
some convoluted tweaking, that the new won't speak or easily speak to the old.
They just
aren't all that compatible. It almost sounds like I'd be trying to listen to
my old LPs
on a DVD player. Whether my fears are well founded or not, on this soggy
morning that,
some stuff that happened--or did not happen--in class yesterday, and some
journals entries
I've read this past week all have gotten me to thinking and wondering.
What's the shelf life of all this information we transmit, verse in,
train for,
test, and grade? What's the shelf life of such attitudes and habits and
values as
trustworthiness, curiosity, commitment, perseverance, endurance, imagination,
compassion,
service, self-discipline, creativity, dedication, humility, respect, empathy,
kindness,
courage, authenticity, honesty, responsibility, fairness, and caring that we
should be
advocating, promoting, instilling, and modeling?
Which will prove to be timely and which timeless in the shaping of
lives:
information or character?
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthoughts.com
Department of History
http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org
Valdosta State University
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