Tag Archives: technology

How to paint with a jittery duck

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

When I left him, my son was gleefully painting with a duck. The duck had, in the early stages, seemed a bit jittery, but once it had its feathers smoothed, the results were quite amusing. Now, lest we invite less-than- … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Nick Verron, painting, Surviving brain injury | Tagged animal rights, artistic expression, creativity, disability, mallard, surviving brain injury, technology | 55 Comments

“I think therefore…“

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Sue Vincent

From the archives 2014: The movement of the robotic face of the Geminoid DK robot is uncanny. It is almost… but not quite… perfect and has a vaguely disquieting effect, looking remarkably like Henrik Schärfe, who was part of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, soul, Spirituality | Tagged android, computers, ethics, fantasy, love, mechanical behaviour, robotics, sci-fi, technology | 14 Comments

Technophobia

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Sue Vincent

“I’ll just add it to my shopping list.” I took the all-singing, all-dancing smartphone out of my pocket. There are very few times when the phrase ‘horrified fascination’ is justified, but it seemed to fit his expression as I reached … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Motherhood | Tagged mobile phones, post-it notes, shopping, sticky-notes, technology, technophobia | 27 Comments

Technological nightmares – the bald facts

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Sue Vincent

The PC keeps crashing, it’s driving me batty, Poor internet service is making me ratty… It keeps dropping out, every time that I’m on it. The dog seems to think I’ve a bee in my bonnet So she’s keeping well … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Poetry | Tagged communication, tech problems, technology | 33 Comments

Stick it….

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Sue Vincent

“You need a walking stick.” Well, possibly in the not too far distant future, but I wasn’t planning on using one yet. We were waiting for the egg-on-a-stick to cook. This is a man-thing… a gadget… I was being accorded … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour | Tagged egg on a stick, memory, phone, sat-nav, technology, walking stick | 40 Comments

Mercury is not retrograde…

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Sue Vincent

The sun is out, it feels like spring and the Christmas tree will be coming down today. I have always left it till Twelfth Night in the past, following the tradition in which I was raised. I used to add … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love and Laughter | Tagged cars, mercury retrograde, moan, optimism, technology, tradition | 35 Comments

“I think therefore… “

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The movement of the robotic face of the Geminoid DK robot is uncanny. It is almost… but not quite… perfect and has a vaguely disquieting effect, looking remarkably like Henrik Schärfe, who was part of its creation. Other robots in … Continue reading →