The Power of Ten (Years)

Of course I really can't imagine a world before television. I grew up with American TV. Actually, by the time I was born, broadcasting was well over a decade old. I saw statistics which stated there were a million televisions in US homes in 1948 and I was born in 1959. I don't really know at what point sets became a standard fare in nearly every home. I know people first used to gather at certain establishments to view. When I was growing up we used to sometimes eat lunch or dinner at The Pine's Restaurant in Guild, New Hampshire. I remember them getting the first colour set that I'd seen. I recall hearing the owners bought one of the first B&W models in the area. So from the end of the 40's to my childhood in the 60's, there'd already been quite a lot of programming.

I've been watching a special series on PBS. I've seen at least three of the episodes of Pioneers of Television. An invention can change the world a lot in ten years.

Likewise, I just sent off an email message to my class. Due to the fact that upon registration all students receive an institutional email address, I can, with confidence, send any last minute notices. This feature works in conjunction with a course web page specifically for each class I teach. Consequently, I can press a single button and be assured that each student gets the information in their inbox. Although I just got a 10-year pin for my work at BCIT, using the Internet to this extent wasn't possible back in 1997/98. The way we operate can change greatly in one decade!



Here's a message I sent earlier this morning:

I'm sure you know that BCIT campuses are closed this morning. The weather forecast suggests that it will get warmer this afternoon, but due to transit trouble, I'm sure it will be reasonable to cancel our afternoon class.

Because we have very little time in the Intensive classes, we must make up the four hours we'll miss today.

We will meet on Friday afternoon this week. Please arrange your schedule so that we can complete all the work necessary in COMM 0004.

(I have added the next Message Board topic to our course page. You may want to take the time to ensure all of them are completed today!)