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Ok i am doing a colleg research project on weather computers in society are an advantage or a disadvantage. To that end i have prepaired 10 questions. I would be apreciative if around 10 people could reply to this. Each question only requires an answer no  more then one to three sentances long. For the record, your names and any personal infomation which could be used to identify you will not be taken; there are no questions that will ask you for personal details of the kind that could be used to identify you.

Computers in Society questions

1.   Have computers improved your lifestyle?
2.   In what ways has it improved your lifestyle?
3.   What are your five main uses for your computer?
4.   What is your most hated aspect of the computer
5.   What is the main thing you would you change about your computer if you could?
6.   Has there been any negative impact on your life due to your computer?
7.   What about positive impact?
8.   Would your life be better or worse off if you never had a computer?
9.   How do you think computers are going to improve in the future?
10.   How far is to far when it comes to new technology? E.g. Integrating Computer chips into people so they can use there mind to talk to computers.   

thank you for taking time to answer the questions.
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1) Yes
2) too many to list, anything from graphing functions on a TI calculator to using a laptop connected to the internet to look up a recipe online for dinner
3) depends on what you consider a "computer" because it can mean anything from a desktop to a cellphone. In general I would say Research, communication, entertainment, calculations, and creative endeavors like recording music or editing video.
4) I don't really hate anything about computers, they're tools. That's like asking "what do you hate about sinks, vacuum cleaners, or batteries?"
5) Mainly software stability and have digital audio recording as accurate as recording on magnetic tape.
6) No
7) They have facilitated the activities that I mentioned in question 3.
8) There's no way anyone could give any kind of meaningful answer to this question. How would I know?
9) Hard to tell, but I guess we're due for some breakthroughs in robotics
10) Do you mean "too far" as in being too invasive? It depends on the social/political/economic circumstances I guess. In an ideal society I would have no issues with integrating computers with the human body and mind. However, I'd be pretty reluctant to allow myself to be 'chipped' in an world like ours where agencies like the NSA have been working with ISPs to constantly monitor suspect internet activity and personal data mining/reselling is a profitable business model.
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Computers in Society questions

1.   Have computers improved your lifestyle?
No
2.   In what ways has it improved your lifestyle?
N/A
3.   What are your five main uses for your computer?
Porn, playing games, game making, looking for information, doing homework, downloading stuff, cheking emails and chatting.
4.   What is your most hated aspect of the computer
That it encourage a lonely life because it replaces the time spent in real life.
5.   What is the main thing you would you change about your computer if you could?
Nothing really.
6.   Has there been any negative impact on your life due to your computer?
That it prevents me of getting into outdoor activities.
7.   What about positive impact?
It helped me learn a lot of things I ignored.
8.   Would your life be better or worse off if you never had a computer?
Neither.
9.   How do you think computers are going to improve in the future?
They will become faster basically.
10.   How far is to far when it comes to new technology?
Nothing is too far.
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1. Yes.
2. Makes writing school assignments easier, creates entertainment.
3. Games, writing assignments, playing music, reading ebooks, using the internet.
4. Viruses, having to install virus-protection programs which auto-start.
5. How powerful it is (I'm aware that that's probably not the focus of the question, but it's ambiguous)
6. Not yet, I haven't got RSI or anything, and I'm still social.
7. Not really.
8. Better in the sense that I'd probably have used my spare time to learn about four languages.
9. Er...better AI? (if you're talking about computing in general)
10. I'd prefer not to have microchips inserted in me, it just makes me uncomfortable at the thought. I'd also prefer not to have sentient robots.
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Man, I really hope you don't type like that for your actual report.
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1. Yes
2. make life easier and faster. E.g. no need to take expensive phone call to call friends/relatives overseas
3. Work, and entertainment. such as communicating with friends, play games etc
4. yeah virus, very annoying
5. nothing
6. so far I couldn't think of any
7. covers at point 3.
8 .Well it improves my quality of life but I guess my life weren't change much if I didn't have one
9. well, helps human to perform more complicated analysis such as athlete
10. human cloning, it's such a controversy issue. 
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1.   Yes
2.   It is essential for the way I pursue all of my hobbies like game development, music composition, etc.  Social networking is also a major way I communicate (lol Gamingworld)
3.   1. Communication/Social networking, music composition, school (online courses/email), work (desk job), entertainment
4.   Ergonomics - sore hands, back, etc
5.   Ergonomics and basic interfacing
6.   Internet pornography has led to relationship problems in the past
7.   I don't think I would be able to publish music and have an audience without the internet and a computer
8.   I would have no audience, less communication, school would be harder, I would have no job and I would have little entertainment
9.   I think that the basic interface and purpose of the computer will evolve to a more organic and natural format.  I do not think personal computers will get much faster or more powerful, really, but that the packaging will be different
10.   I have always dreamed of shooting lasers from my eyes . . . . . . . . . 

EDIT: hahahahahah Bandito your #1 use for the computer is listed as "Porn"
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1.   Have computers improved your lifestyle?
Yes. You just can't say "no" to a wealth of information and entertainment available almost instantly.

2.   In what ways has it improved your lifestyle?
It has given me a nice way to pass the time when I'm bored. Work, of almost any sort, is also far easier with a computer around for obvious reasons.

3.   What are your five main uses for your computer?
Playing/making games, watching anime, listening to music (aka: my personal jukebox), work, communication.

4.   What is your most hated aspect of the computer
The inherent fraility of the hardware, especially the hard drive. A computer is awesome, but the fact it can break so easily is something to keep in mind about.

5.   What is the main thing you would you change about your computer if you could?
More HDD space, you can never have enough HDD space. Barring that though, a more powerful computer in all regards. Also, vague question is vague.

6.   Has there been any negative impact on your life due to your computer?
Over-reliance on the internet, if you can call that a negative impact.

7.   What about positive impact?
Being able to readily access information, of all sorts, is a benefit beyond what words can explain.

8.   Would your life be better or worse off if you never had a computer?
Considering I use a computer on a daily basis, I'm biased in favor of saying it'll be worse off. Who knows though, if I never came in contact with a computer I'd probably have a far different opinion on the matter.

9.   How do you think computers are going to improve in the future?
Personally, I'm hoping for a human-like sentient AI. It'd be awesome if I could communicate with a computer as if it were a fellow human being, rather than just a machine.

10.   How far is to far when it comes to new technology? E.g. Integrating Computer chips into people so they can use there mind to talk to computers.
If and/or when computers do so much that humans don't need to do anything. Too much convenience isn't exactly convenient.