[Bored at Heart? Literacy and Monotechnology Threads Stirring Up fsxNet] Tenser's been busy over at fsxNet, stirring up some interesting discussions. First off is the thread "Computers Literacy" where boraxman brings up an issue that anyone who's ever navigated a file system can relate to--how "Up a level" behaves differently depending on which folder you're in.

It's the kind of thing that makes you scratch your head and wonder if there's some cosmic joke being played on us techies. Anyone else out there annoyed by this or is it just me? Then over in "Monotechnology," poindexter FORTRAN drops a thought-provoking nugget about pencil sharpeners.

Now, I'll be honest, when I first read that one, my initial reaction was "so what? " But the more I pondered it, the more intrigued I got. A hundred years without improvement? That's got to mean something.

What does it say about our reliance on technology and how we view tools in general? These threads got me thinking about the balance between embracing modern tech and appreciating old-school methods. In a grid-down scenario, knowing how to sharpen a pencil manually could be just as critical as having an extra battery for your ham radio.

What's everyone else's take? Do these discussions resonate with you or are they just another day in the digital wilderness? Yee-haw!

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