Comments on: More Technology = Less Human ? http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/ A simple weblog published by Sadish Balasubramanian Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:55:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Aileen Clarke http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-17576 Aileen Clarke Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:38:48 +0000 http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-17576 b5ojm8sjclloaizo b5ojm8sjclloaizo

]]> By: Tigerfish99 http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-16978 Tigerfish99 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:02:07 +0000 http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-16978 We are too dependent on data. Processing the data has become a real problem. Our computers have not improved on voice recognition and although most of us are doing without a secretary, we cannot dictate to the computer in the same way as we used to dictate to a secretary and order him/her to write it up in proper. Computers are just easy data-processing tools, but they do not learn alone and cannot apply their expereince to understanding better. Once computers will understand us and be able to process what we mean, then the nurse will no longer need to type, she will just advise the computer by voice of the on-going situation. At the moment, companies are just cutting staff costs because the bean-counters order them to do it. This is increasing the work load on the remaining staff. Maybe one of the solutions will be replacing our belly-button with a USB. We are too dependent on data. Processing the data has become a real problem. Our computers have not improved on voice recognition and although most of us are doing without a secretary, we cannot dictate to the computer in the same way as we used to dictate to a secretary and order him/her to write it up in proper. Computers are just easy data-processing tools, but they do not learn alone and cannot apply their expereince to understanding better. Once computers will understand us and be able to process what we mean, then the nurse will no longer need to type, she will just advise the computer by voice of the on-going situation. At the moment, companies are just cutting staff costs because the bean-counters order them to do it. This is increasing the work load on the remaining staff. Maybe one of the solutions will be replacing our belly-button with a USB.

]]> By: prax http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-15398 prax Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:57:44 +0000 http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-15398 First of all Congrats Sadish on the arrival of ur baby girl ! and best wishes ! This is kinda interesting, At one end in India even in mumbai and delhi. Children dont get good computers to study on and at the other a nurse have to got to do detailed reports on delivery instead of delivering .. This is sheer misuse of computers and a poor policy decision of the hospital management. ps thanks for ur mistylook theme. First of all Congrats Sadish on the arrival of ur baby girl ! and best wishes !

This is kinda interesting, At one end in India even in mumbai and delhi.
Children dont get good computers to study on and at the other a nurse have to got to do detailed reports on delivery instead of delivering ..
This is sheer misuse of computers and a poor policy decision of the hospital management.

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thanks for ur mistylook theme.

]]> By: Garam Chai http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-12085 Garam Chai Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:33:15 +0000 http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-12085 Well, the end user seems to have been left out in the development of such systems. Let's not blame technology. We, the information technology development community (developers, companies, procurers, etc.), lack the expertise and/or burdened by time/financial constraints to be able to empower the end user to seamlessly utilize advanced information technologies in his/her day job. In this specific system you allude to, we should also keep in mind the requirements that might be imposed by health care system in the U.S. (As an aside, a voice-activated system might be distracting to, or even hurting, laboring woman.) Well, the end user seems to have been left out in the development of such systems. Let’s not blame technology. We, the information technology development community (developers, companies, procurers, etc.), lack the expertise and/or burdened by time/financial constraints to be able to empower the end user to seamlessly utilize advanced information technologies in his/her day job. In this specific system you allude to, we should also keep in mind the requirements that might be imposed by health care system in the U.S.
(As an aside, a voice-activated system might be distracting to, or even hurting, laboring woman.)

]]> By: Sonia http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-11066 Sonia Thu, 10 May 2007 16:56:03 +0000 http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-11066 It is sad but so true, as if humans don't like humans and we rather talk to an automated voice or a robotic personality It is sad but so true, as if humans don’t like humans and we rather talk to an automated voice or a robotic personality

]]> By: Cherran http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-9997 Cherran Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:20:12 +0000 http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-9997 Hi Sadish, I think we are losing not only our values,our existence too. The world is in the hands of economists,there is no dollar value to feelings, love and caring so they are losing their true values and meanings. Policies and Laws make this world a convenient hell. Hi Sadish,
I think we are losing not only our values,our existence too. The world is in the hands of economists,there is no dollar value to feelings, love and caring so they are losing their true values and meanings. Policies and Laws make this world a convenient hell.

]]> By: Jauhari http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-9985 Jauhari Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:59:29 +0000 http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-9985 we need more creative, to exist in this world. we need more creative, to exist in this world.

]]> By: Janice http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-9978 Janice Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:23:55 +0000 http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-9978 This is why I opted to have my children at home. My midwife visited me every month then fortnight then week of my pregnancies. She became a family friend and we still keep in touch; even if, God forbid, anything had gone wrong, I would never have sued anyone. I felt strong, in control and healthy. I calculated that it would take less time to get me to the nearby hospital in an emergency than it would to get the on call doctor or anaesthetist from the hospital cafeteria to the labour ward. Pregnant women are not ill, nor should they be depersonalised and their vulnerabilities exploited. They are the heart of the human race and births should be cherished - not feared as a source of litigation, or made to fit in with hospital routines and doctors' timetables. I am glad you have a beautiful daughter and that your wife and daughter are both well. I feel sorry for the dedicated nurses who are given neither the time nor the money to train properly in IT. This is why I opted to have my children at home. My midwife visited me every month then fortnight then week of my pregnancies. She became a family friend and we still keep in touch; even if, God forbid, anything had gone wrong, I would never have sued anyone. I felt strong, in control and healthy. I calculated that it would take less time to get me to the nearby hospital in an emergency than it would to get the on call doctor or anaesthetist from the hospital cafeteria to the labour ward.

Pregnant women are not ill, nor should they be depersonalised and their vulnerabilities exploited. They are the heart of the human race and births should be cherished - not feared as a source of litigation, or made to fit in with hospital routines and doctors’ timetables.

I am glad you have a beautiful daughter and that your wife and daughter are both well. I feel sorry for the dedicated nurses who are given neither the time nor the money to train properly in IT.

]]> By: 8string http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-9675 8string Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:42:16 +0000 http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-9675 We are halfway (or less) to the real solution, which is a voice actuated system for recording this stuff. (heck, they could sell that along with a video of the childbirth to cover the costs if they were smart). Part of the issue is legal, (in US) and part of it is that there's no easy voice activated method available as a decent solution yet. It sort of surprises me that they haven't figured it out yet, but directional mic'ing (that would follow the speaker's facial movement) and background noise reduction appears to be very hard. I know there are some big research folks working on it. In the meantime, that poor nurse is forced to do that nonsense. It's pretty common. I've seen that same thing happen over in a different kind of government agency, where the folks used to just handwrite field notes, and now the legal folks are forcing them to type everything out on computer. What used to take 10 minutes now takes them over an hour. Depressing. I'm thrilled to be using some simple Minidisk I bought a while back, and it dumps the entire thing to a .wav file on my computer, where I can annotate it and add tags. But it still requires a mic that follows the general voice. We are halfway (or less) to the real solution, which is a voice actuated system for recording this stuff. (heck, they could sell that along with a video of the childbirth to cover the costs if they were smart). Part of the issue is legal, (in US) and part of it is that there’s no easy voice activated method available as a decent solution yet. It sort of surprises me that they haven’t figured it out yet, but directional mic’ing (that would follow the speaker’s facial movement) and background noise reduction appears to be very hard. I know there are some big research folks working on it. In the meantime, that poor nurse is forced to do that nonsense. It’s pretty common. I’ve seen that same thing happen over in a different kind of government agency, where the folks used to just handwrite field notes, and now the legal folks are forcing them to type everything out on computer. What used to take 10 minutes now takes them over an hour. Depressing. I’m thrilled to be using some simple Minidisk I bought a while back, and it dumps the entire thing to a .wav file on my computer, where I can annotate it and add tags. But it still requires a mic that follows the general voice.

]]> By: Djubba http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-9542 Djubba Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:52:11 +0000 http://simpleinside.com/posts/2007/02/22/more-technology-less-human/#comment-9542 I like your thoughts/observations/words that you have expressed here. It seems that you're starting to notice how complex and demanding our litttle ol' modern way of life is becoming. More pressures, more multi-skilling, multi-tasking, dual degrees as minimum requirements from academia, high expectations on employees and professionals (the "workforce"). Complex and draining of individuals energy and spiritual resources. Complex, legalities, record-keeping, data gathering, monitoring, control, predictive analysis from data, etc. etc. blah blah blah... Just a visit to an Outpatient or Emergency ward, for the unfortunate and injured can turn into a bureaucratic nightmare for the less educated and aware. Such a simple observation with your recent visit to such an establishment, indicates much deeper and covert issues that confront many on a day to day basis, yet it seems few fully understand the implications of what is going on all around and within such organisations, professions, and State systems... and "they" (the powers that be) call it living! I like your thoughts/observations/words that you have expressed here.
It seems that you’re starting to notice how complex and demanding our litttle ol’ modern way of life is becoming. More pressures, more multi-skilling, multi-tasking, dual degrees as minimum requirements from academia, high expectations on employees and professionals (the “workforce”). Complex and draining of individuals energy and spiritual resources.
Complex, legalities, record-keeping, data gathering, monitoring, control, predictive analysis from data, etc. etc. blah blah blah…
Just a visit to an Outpatient or Emergency ward, for the unfortunate and injured can turn into a bureaucratic nightmare for the less educated and aware.
Such a simple observation with your recent visit to such an establishment, indicates much deeper and covert issues that confront many on a day to day basis, yet it seems few fully understand the implications of what is going on all around and within such organisations, professions, and State systems… and “they” (the powers that be) call it living!

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