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Slice: Life doesn’t always compute

In his Slice column today, Paul Turner notes that computers aren't adored by everyone:

Perhaps this won’t come as a shock. But not everyone in the Spokane area adores computers. It’s true. In fact, some of those reading today’s newspaper have successfully fended off the S-R’s many attempts to entice them into going online. These holdouts are often viewed as cranky old Luddites. Is that fair? Well, let’s find out. Here are some questions frequently asked of low-tech people. (I have managed to provide answers as a result of a highly unusual collective Vulcan mind meld.)

Q: Why haven’t you embraced this seemingly ubiquitous technology?

A: Look, I have nothing against computers. But I get anxious when someone tries to teach me how to use one. As a result, I am not in a good frame of mind to learn. So I wind up feeling stupid. That’s not a feeling I enjoy. I am not stupid. I just have a mental block or something.

Question: Do computers and modern technology excite you or frighten you?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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