Dead Batteries are Free Of Charge
Technology. Just a word. For some of us. A frustrating one at that. For others it’s a whole new world. The two worlds combined can be pretty funny sometimes. Because I support the willingness to learn new things, I will assure all of you who think you know little about technology, that you actually know a lot more than you believe.
If you’re looking for a little proof, my first suggestion is to visit Computer Stupidities; a web page linked to an entertainment web site called Rinkworks.com. Computer Stupidities offers a compilation of humorous tales, based on true experiences felt by professionals in the IT industry. Follow script-like anecdotes about one-on-one IT help. If you understand the punch line, then your IT familiarity isn’t as bad as you thought. Regardless, you’ll still find the site amusing.
Information about technology can be easily activated. In fact, the Toronto Public Library has aided in adding a complimentary method and format to access books about different types of invention and their introduction to the world. E-books are simple to search and just as simple to use for online reading. Not only that, but, Toronto Public Library has made it possible to allow the download of such materials onto electronic devices, like popular e-readers.
But you got to start somewhere, so below are a few e-titles intended to bring a little techno-humour into your lives. Find these e-books by simply clicking on OverDrive eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMusic and eVideo, entering your library card number and PIN and you’ll be lead to a wonderful world of online literature.
The Battery by Henry Schlesinger, is a well researched and witty story about how mechanical life as we know it has come to be, thanks to a popularly and much needed invention from the 19th century. More suited for non-technical readers, this book will not only tell us how a twitching dead frog contributed to the history of battery creation and adoption, but will provide us with insights into our battery operated future. It’s a lively read…without needing to be charged!
Cathy Davidson made a remarkable point about us being “attention blind” in her book, Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn. In a witty and poignant way, she argues that most of us learn and work in the past, despite our quick digital progression. As we move forward, our brains, that have the unused capacity to multitask, will join forces with digital technology and radical global changes will ensue. With Davidson we’ll discover that much like the internet still just blossoming, so too are we as our universal roles become more powerful and more scientific.
To know more, visit the Science & Technology Department at the North York Central Library and laugh at the humour of it all.
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It is a good thing that batteries in today’s future are free to charge,in Finland country they are selling a good quality of batteries and also some of the batteries are rechargeable.