2004-08-23
and the world is turning inside out
I was thinking today about how very strange technology is. I think it really is in spite of peoiple. It creates distance that no man is willing to go.
THE E-MAIL
This strategic technology can or can not be used against us. if for some reason someone in the human race decided to destroy the rest of the human race, it's as simple as finding someway to program a destructable virus in all the computers in the world. As rediculous as it sounds, don't you think someone, somewhere, somehow, can figure it out? I bet even someone like me could eventually do it, maybe. Anyway, forget the chances of me being able to do it, what about someone else! It could be the very "computer geek" your age, in your school, in your work place.
THE CELL
Some cells have the capability to open e-mail already, while I'm sure after such things like the camera are here and gone, the e-mail will just be another household capability to the cell. Someone could also virus emails going to the cell and wipe out all cell phones. Doesn't anyone remember how freak-a-leaked everyone got during 9/11 when suddenly all cells weren't working, because when every cell phone turns on and starts dialing the same numbers, some of the connections are going to tie and block up. It's inevitable. So, ONE PERSON finds a way to e-mail all services at the same time, the connection can not be returned, but quite possible, all services will have recieved the inevitable virus.
THE CAMERA
This is my favorite. The very idea of it is beautiful and discreet. Who would know that the reflections of light can be captured in color, or in black and white. Black and white is my favorite. Because with an attribute missing, people notice everything else. Someone wearing red in a color picture may be noticed more than someone with a gleaming smile - which is more interesting? Now we're talking digits. Megabytes, digibytes, gigibytes, cells... all controlling your very own definition as a human. It's scary. Who is looking at these pictures? I mean, they all go on a computer, don't they? Alians probably look at us with clothes on, and look at it like its porn to them... and they probably think that there are more women than men in the world, because all the nude pictures are mostly women, which makes up a huge chunk of all pictures on computers (I'm takling most likely). Speaking of porn... think of all the divorces that probably costs - when husbands spend more time online, looking at porn than spending time with their wives.
THE TV
What have we done to our children? And, speaking currently, what has the government been teaching their children? With a collaboration of not-so-accurate-facts, and just plain suck-ass-media, our children are inevitably heart struck and left half dipped in soapy water. And our children aren't even concerned. They will take note, as they get older, of all the things that have gotten better and had changed since 9/11, but do they even care now? What about all the parents with destructable teenagers, not being able to defend their country and sound reasonable. Because to children and teenagers, "just because" isn't good enough. They will question the pictures they see of our enemy, or whatever they're called, and wonder why. I could explain WWII, I could explain the Civil War, I could explain Pearl Harbor and the Spanish-American War. But what is this? What is this war? Will all of the children of the war flee?
THE CAR
Yes, thank god, for this. Some bright eyed creature, whoever it was, created such a device. How lovely. You can go to cities in this country alone, with a smog of car exhaust and pools of oil at your feet, seeping into your pores. Maybe it helps with tanning, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm happy with my mostly smog-free state. I'm happy with my pores, as large and evil as they can be... and if it means I can't get from here to there quite as fast, and god forbid I get my ass on a bicycle once in a while, I think it would be good for us, maybe, if the gas prices trippled and maybe we would have to grow our own food every once in a while. And let this be as conceivable as green grass, that without this creation, my parents would figure me out and I would be nothing short of screwed.
THE MUSIC
Well all know where this goes... it's Marilyn Manson's fault. He has corrupted all of our children! It's not the violence we see on TV from a day-to-day basis! No! It is the music our children have been allowed to buy from stores! Blame the stores! Blame teh consumer! Blame the man himself! Okay... for real now, we all know it's not Marilyn Manson's fault that Columbine happend. I can not vauge that Jackass the show is even comparable, but I know that Marilyn Manson is innocent. Other music, jazz, bluegrass, rock, alternative, rap, and Marilyn Manson too, can be quite enjoyable. I think without music, our world would be even more uptight than they are. And if kids couldn't buy Marilyn Manson, more children would want to listen to him. It's not hard - all you have to do is copy the cd and label it something else. Woo fucking whoo. Any five-year-old could tell you that. And when Napster was around, all you had to do was type his name and bam the computer would download virus' that were contained in his music file and not only were you happy with a Marilyn Manson song, but it also broke your computer down and screwed with your AOL program. But really, without music, where would many people be? There would probably be more virus' and more porn and more useless technology, because all these musicians needed something to do.
THE MICROWAVE
Pop-tarts are designed for your toaster, not your microwave. Did you know that? But, you can ...
Okay, I'll be back on this entry, it's kind of storming outside and I don't really want to get this whole entry deleted... nope, not really in the mood to retype this whole thing.
-Rosie
oilandwater at 2:45 p.m.