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elizabethv
elizabethv
4/30/2018 2:45:01 PM
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Re: Edge vs central
@mhhf1ve - I think that pendulum swing is can be seen throughout technology as a whole. It really kind of depends who has the latest technology that seems to solve a problem for the time being. Apple is a fairly good example of this. They started as being "school computers." then disappeared for awhile. Then came back and were all the rage. At this point I think that rage has settled down, at least to some extent. They certainly have a cult-like menatlity among some users, but they no longer have the "god-like" status they once held. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
4/30/2018 2:39:46 PM
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Re: Edge vs central
@Michelle - Oh yes, my 3 year old can get into my phone and take a picture long before I even realize it's missing. (He butters me up because he always takes pictures of me, and then tells me I'm beautiful. His ability to charm his way out of trouble is a completely different topic. Lol.) Even my baby loves having my phone, and he doesn't even know why. He just wants my phone because he sees me with it. I tried giving him my broken kindle - he wasn't interested. The screen didn't do anything. I really thought it would work too!

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Michelle
Michelle
4/9/2018 2:57:44 PM
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Re: Edge vs central
Speaking of quantum computers and  spooky action at a distance -- have you read Teleportation: The Impossible Leap? It's a fascinating book that discusses the progress of quantum computing and potential futures. It was written a few years ago (2005) but we're not much farther along for daily use quantum computers so I think the book is still relevant.

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
4/9/2018 12:59:55 AM
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Re: Edge vs central
There's always a pendulum shift between doing things in a centralized way or a decentralized way. Mainframes used to be the big thing. Then PCs. Now the Cloud. Next the Edge. I'm sure it'll shift back to centralized quantum supercomputers someday. Then maybe back to decentralized devices interacting with spooky entangled connections.

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Michelle
Michelle
3/31/2018 6:48:37 PM
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Re: Edge vs central
@Joe Ahh, the fun of passing notes (and terror of them being read by the teacher). That's a great story!! I'm glad you didn't get in trouble when your mom finally got to see the note :D 

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Michelle
Michelle
3/31/2018 6:42:31 PM
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Re: Edge vs central
@Elizabeth The speed that kids learn to use these mobile devices is really impressive. The operating systems are made to be easy to learn and kids seem like naturals in a very short time. Have you seen toddlers using a mobile phone? I have seen them be very careful when holding it AND they navigate to the app they want quickly.

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Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
3/30/2018 6:16:16 PM
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Re: Edge vs central
@Michelle: I don't like that! I remember in first grade one of my best friends and I got called on the carpet because we had been passing talking and giggling in class; the teacher gave us each a note to show to our parents.

But she didn't require that our parents sign the note or come in to talk or anything.

So the next day when she asked if we had shown the notes to our parents, I followed my friend's lead (she may well have been telling the truth, FWIW) and looked sheepish as I said, yes, I had shown my mother the note, and yes, she was upset by it.

I never showed her the note. I kept it in my jacket pocket. More than a decade later, my mom found the old jacket, found the note, read it, and we had a laugh about it.

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Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
3/30/2018 6:13:30 PM
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Re: Edge vs central
@Shaunn: While I tend to agree, to look at the opposite side for a minute... Edge has become so in demand that, I suspect, even central d/cs will become edge-hybrids of a sort.

Edge will eat the world, and if everything is edge, then nothing is edge.

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Joe Stanganelli
Joe Stanganelli
3/30/2018 6:11:49 PM
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Re: Edge vs central
> How important is all of this going to be when the majority of adults were raised teething on cell phones.

Actually, might be a moot point, considering the reported widespread motor issues that young children are having because so many of them have almost never played with anything other than a mobile device. (See, e.g., here.)

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elizabethv
elizabethv
3/30/2018 4:41:37 PM
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Re: Edge vs central
@Michelle - I never would have guessed how entwined education is to technology is anymore. I think it's handy that I can give my kid my phone while I'm driving (I'm not using it then anyway) and he can do his schoolwork while we're on the road. That's one less thing we have to worry about once we get home. But I really always imagined raising tiny little beings that didn't even know what a phone was until they were much older. And now that I'm actually in the game, I see just how impossible it is to avoid. I can't imagine what a parent would do with a 5 year old that had homework on a phone but the kid had never touched their phone. At least he knows exactly how to use my phone. 

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