When will the computer finally be accepted as a legitimate tool and not seen as a way to cheat? I can’t count the times I’ve been reprimanded for creating graphic designs with the pc, professors claiming “it must be done by hand or the computer will do all the work for you.” What? I’m not sure what machines will let you recline on the sofa and eat twinkies while your homework is “magically” created for you, but I don’t have one. Thumbnails, sketches, and the beginning stages of project planning, yes, I agree, should be done by hand. But final compositions having to be done in sharpie and expected to be as precise as the printer equals a whole lot of wasted time. The idea is there, it’s mine, I thought of it, so what’s the difference if it is rendered by pen or mouse? If the computer is somehow taking ownership of the pieces I personally imagined then perhaps the marker should banned as well, another tool “doing the work for me.”
(Shhh, don’t tell anyone, but I write essays in Word, not by hand. Tisk, tisk.)
Well said.
Comment by Jason — December 3, 2005 @ 6:20 pm
John Bott is an ass. Simple as that.
Comment by Chris — December 8, 2005 @ 1:06 am
I miss you so bad it hurts sometimes.
Comment by JUnit — December 20, 2005 @ 12:33 am
Hey, was just talking about you the other day. How’s school? Still going to the gym? Oh! Do you still have my cell number from when I talked to you a while back? It’s 520, not 526! Damn colby-sawyer number, I always mix the two up. Lemme know what your schedule is, I leave tomorrow for x-mas break. Hope to talk to you soon man, need someone to sport the Converses with.
Comment by Adrian — December 20, 2005 @ 9:40 am
I might print off these words and hang them on my wall. Didn’t know you could write AND design. A+ in my book.
Comment by Samuel Moore — December 20, 2005 @ 4:54 pm
Comment by Adrian — December 20, 2005 @ 4:58 pm