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It was just a matter of time

An evening on the computer

No real surprises here. Our family, for example, is officially dropping our last desktop at home this month. Kind of depressing to that something like Vista could have this kind of influence, though.

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk
Laptops set to out sell desktops

Laptops will overtake desktop PCs as the dominant form of computer in 2011, according to a report by analysts IDC.

The demand for bulky machines will continue to slowly grow but at a declining rate as portable machines become quicker and more efficient.

There will also be a short burst of desktop shipments over the next year as Microsoft rolls out Vista, it predicts.

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Hi-tech version of an age old idea

An example of a modern

Nate Fortuna posted an interesting piece in my Social and Ethical Implications of Technology course on a modern version of the old idea of a “foundling wheel”. The original was something like a revolving wooden barrel, usually in the wall of a hospital or convent, where one could anonymously leave a baby to be cared for by others.

Now numerous hospitals in Europe have created modern equivalents, where one can anonymously leave a baby at a hospital. Instead of a wooden barrel, though, they now have heated cradles, respirators, and alarms that immediately notify emergency room personal.

It’s obviously deeply unfortunate that anyone would feel the need to abandon a child, but this is clearly a far better option than the steps of a church, a cardboard box in an alley, garbage bins, or worse.

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