My goodness the things that have been invented recently. We live such a wondrous life with plenty of labor saving devices and convenience items. What must have been life like before the advent of these miraculous, clever things to make our lives easier and better. It makes ones heart swell knowing that man has so overcome and vanquished his surroundings. We don't need any help from anywhere, we can invent, fix, create anything.
Take for example language. We can speak with each other and write things down. I don't see any animals speaking or writing, do you? Our language is so complex it takes our young 12 years to master it. We can even learn other nation's languages and they ours. We constantly invent different ways to say the same thing, like slang. Who needs to keep things simple?
The following are a few recent inventions that have made our lives better and written In Situ;
By golly those talking pictures sure have been one of the greatest things since sliced bread. I mean what an improvement over subtitles and an orchestra for to carry the theme. I do miss radio however. No orchestra, no pictures, only closing my eyes and the theater was right inside. It was always comfortable there and the characters looked just as I imagined because I did. Wow that was fun. But I suppose talking pictures are better, they have to be because it's the latest greatest thing. What will they think of next? Color pictures shows? Yeah right.
Boy I do love our super highways. I can jump in the car and go from coast to coast on a whim or just jaunt over to the neighboring city for a change of scenery.Don't tell but this is even free! I can roam all over these concrete mazes all I want. What will they think of next? If you visit Mycenae in Greece, today, you will see the remains of an
ancient, paved road that predates Roman roads by about 1,000 years.
Those poor creatures, whales. I really hate it when I have to buy more oil and I know where it comes from. I feel bad but I must light the lamp. The sun went down and now it's dark. What would you have me do, read in the dark? Hopefully one day they will come up with a different oil before the whales are gone but for now I must go down to the store and buy some more. Poor whales. http://www.sjvgeology.org/history/whales.html
My neighbor recently got the latest gadget installed in her house, they call it a Telephone. I never see her outside anymore but when she is the dang thing makes an awful noise and she runs inside as if bedeviled by it beckon. What is this world coming to? She talks to a disembodied voice and can you image, Believes there a person in that thing? I still prefer to walk down to my neighbor and speak with him all sit down like. These gawd awful things are ruining common folk like us.
http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm
The nation is sure in a poor way with the South succeeding and all. I hope that we can mend this problem before we fall apart. My maw has a brother who lives in the South and has joined the Confederates. She is very sore at the thought he might be killed. The news says that up here in the North we have nothing to worry 'bout because we have the mini-ball. Had a friend read me 'bout it and I learn't that now our rifles shoot right on target. I sure do worry 'bout my uncle. I hope those smart fellas don't fix our rifles none more.
http://www.historynet.com/weaponry-the-rifle-musket-and-the-mini-ball.htm
Me an Willy had to practice a new drill in school today. When the siren went off we had to jump under our desks and fold our arms over our heads. They called it Duck and Cover. Boy those Reds must think they can beat us but we will win because we will know when they are coming and we can Duck and Cover! My desk must be the strongest thing ever.
http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent1/?file=cw_cd_story
Neigh I say this world has gone to the hounds. Our beloved King has endorsed a lunatic in the manifestation of a man called Columbus. Dare I say he embolden himself to be entrusted with three ships of the crown. I fear those souls that follow him will be lost as he dares sail these fine ships beyond the maps edge. Surely he will fail as no other ventured to these places. If only the Crown would come to reason, Columbus must be the devil himself and have taken the mind of King Ferdinand and the beautiful Queen Isabella. God save us and the King!
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/explorers/christopher_columbus.htm
It crashed! Lol! This stupid app was suppose to be a killer app and the damn thing crashed. So much for Super App. All they ever write is stupid apps and those are the free ones. I bet the pay-for apps are just as junky. I just wish they would write an app for that.
http://appft.com/
Ok enough already right? Maybe you might have not exactly gotten my point or have mixed ideas about it so I will put things together here.
Every invention that was suppose to change our lives has not exactly proven to do that and not exactly been new. Language is ancient, Highways are older that the Romans, the Talkies created television, Petroleum saved the whales but doomed the planet, the mini-ball improved the art of killing, the nuclear bomb made us safer, Christopher spread us out and the killer app is killer.
Humans today depend on technology and rely on themselves even less. If the internet is down, our children are lost, if there is no signal coverage for our cellphones we panic, for God's sake even a tugboat Captain can't operate his boat without GPS. What did those that came before us do without technology? I'll tell you. They managed, they were creative and flexible. Where do you think inventions came from anyhow, unimaginative people?
We are so less creative today because of technology. When something doesn't work we just wait for the app or buy something new. The New is our fix and marketers prey on this. This new phone will drive your car for you while your car parks itself. The bills are paid automatically with EFT and we can order up delivery Pizza on our I-pad.
What does technology need us for? After all, we deem it antiquated after a couple years. While its driving our cars and running our banking and planning our schedules what are we doing? Terminator comes to mind here, thanks Arnold, but hey, when technology surpasses humans the next newest thing is their problem, right?
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