New things!
February 26th, 2008 by park
Toys, gadgets and thing-a-doodles!
So a fantastic friend loaned me a laptop to use until I can get my own. Man the freedom these things allow is…well it’s crazy. Let us just say, I am talking to you from my bedroom…and the living room…and the back porch. Nutty. It doesn’t SOUND like a whole lot, but when you compare this to…well…300 Baud modems and BBSes from the old days…well…this wins.
Don’t get me wrong, the magical, wonderful world of computers is NOTHING new to me. But everytime you add a layer, it becomes something that while looking at it isn’t a big deal (Oh…cellular phones…it’ll never catch on.) can change the very way we see the world.
So here’s a little project for ya kids. Go out today, look around you. First, try to imagine what your day would be like without the toys you have. And I mean ANYTHING that runs on electricity. Now…imagine HOW that makes your day better or at least faster. If it doesn’t, try to remove it for awhile. See if it really does.
Now, try to imagine someway to use “magic” to make your day better, easier, faster, more efficient. Now turn that magic into technology.
No, I mean SERIOUSLY. Turn off the filter of the world. Forget there are laws of physics, and a world of scientific wonder out there. What is it YOU wish you could do.
For me, it’s teleporters. Yup. Beam me up Scotty, I am sick of being late, I am tired idiotic drivers. Get me from here to there without me having to do anything. Or flying cars. So at least things get more fatal, huh? Darwinism at work friends.
Okay enough of that jazz. Point is, technology is pretty darned cool. And sometimes I get a glazed over look and forget how cool it can be. And sometimes all it takes is working on your email lists from the couch to remind you…things are moving. Fast. If we aren’t paying attention it might go past too quickly to enjoy it.
…was that a cow?
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