Judge in US v. Google trial didn’t know if Firefox is a browser or search engine::Google accused DOJ of aiming to force people to use “inferior” search products.

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    1 year ago

    Kids often don’t know the difference between “wifi” and the Internet. It’s not an age thing these days.

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      Since smartphone became a thing it has always been my theory that millenials, and up to a point GenX, would be the only two generations to be forced into being tech-savy. Boomers and GenZ have been overwhelmingly tablet and phone users. Whoever still logging on a PC nowadays will have a vastly different experience than what it used to be.

      It is a different world really. I am a huge geek and I have been in tech for a long time now, but I still get confused look at family gathering when I tell them I have no idea how to fix someone’s Ipad or what app/settings/touch gesture to do whatever.

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      Kids often aren’t explained the difference and if they have been they just don’t understand, wifi IS the internet to them.

      A 51 year old Judge has a vastly different brain and should be able to retain the difference when explained.

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        You’d think they’d notice they can use the internet from their phones when there’s no wifi.

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          If it’s not connected to a cord, it’s wifi. Now try and explaining those nuances to them that there’s more than one-type of wireless signal.

          Wifi is easier and simpler. Sometime I find myself making the mistake…

          In construction there’s a similar issue (with grown men even). A circular saw is the tool, but everyone calls it a skilsaw, which is a brand name. You can correct them, they just don’t care, that’s what the tool is called, a skilsaw.

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          Or you’d think it would also be very easy to demonstrate you can be on wifi and not on the internet.