Saturday, March 12, 2011

200 Characters of Evolution

There has definitely been an evolutionary step in technology in the past decade, most of it in 200 characters or less. I mean of course texting, which is something amazing in itself.
Look at this graph, which my team of brilliant graphites(ba-dum-ch) worked all day over a hot keyboard to come up with:

History of Communication

Voice* ->Memorized Messages Spoke by a Middle Man -> Short Distance Signals** -> Basic Signs -> Written Word -> Letters*** -> Telegraph+ -> Phone -> More Phone -> Big Honking Portable Phone -> Texting++


*Primitive at first, of course.
** Smoke signals, fire signals, waving of branches etc.
*** Written messages transfered via special carriers, whether it be military personnel, or simple courier.
+ Short typed messages sent electrically from one place to the next
++ Short typed messages sent electrically from one place to the next.


See the problem with this? It's almost like technology, whether it be to mankind's nature to cling to whatever is easiest and simplest to use, has taken a step back. It's like it's stopped and said "Screw this, all this new stuff is hard!" and went back to the old standard.

Some will argue though that important things don't really even require that many characters, that they can be summed up easier than that(once again that easier thing). For instance:
5. "I'm pregnant, and it's your father's."
4. "Aliens have finally invaded. Canada is gone."
3. "It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine."
2. "I want a divorce, and I'm marrying the pool boy."
1. "He's dead, Jim."


Touche.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Song Time!

It's about time for a break from the seriousness, so tonight I'm going to list a couple songs I can't get enough of lately!


1: Twilight Zone, by Golden Earring

There's two versions, one 5 minutes, the other 7 minutes, obviously the one that theres no video to is the best, but oh well. Awesome song, it almost has a kind of cryptic feeling to it, and the video is great too, gotta love the card tricks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1sf2CzEq0w


2: Thunder in Your Heart, by John Farnham

A classic that few have heard of, from the movie RAD! This is an amazing song to ride around to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7qUKam5200


3: The One I Love, by REM
A good song, that will fill some people with heaps of Nostalgia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7oQEPfe-O8

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Brakes

I sometimes like to think of a government, or any kind of group of people, as the basics of a vehicle.
Sometimes it'll be smooth sailing, until a fuel pump goes out, then you're stranded. Sometimes you could be cruising mean way too fast, and your brakes go out, then what can you do? That correlates to the old saying the "The Brightest Flame Burns Out First".

But sometimes, you have an engine that's in such bad shape it's not running on all it's cylinders, it's smoking and burning oil, and not shifting right. Thats what happens when you've left your car without the proper maintenance for far too long. Any leadership can become like that, if you let powerful people run rampant, powerful people will eventually slowly become corrupt, whether it be actual corruption, mental illness, or anything.

Sure you can find a mechanic to work on your leadership, but thats going to cost you, and it's going to cost you a LOT more than if you rolled up your sleeves and did the work yourself.

Basically, if you aren't willing to try and change your world for the better, don't complain that it's not perfect.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Viva La Revolucion

It seems to me that the world has caught Revolution Fever, and it'll be noted that it is more contagious than the plague, but then again so is alimony.

It just goes to show that sometimes, when a group of people, whether it be a country, or just a band of people wanting change, get together and set their collective mind to something, that it can be accomplished with enough effort. And once one revolution occurs, another is sure to take it's place, it is a cycle of history that is sure to repeat itself until the day the Earth grows cold, but it is a spark that ignites the fire of human strength, and usually human stubbornness as well. But as they say, sometimes change is a good thing.

How long will it be before something resembling a revolution, or even small riots, starts happening in your town? No place is ever immune to the human condition, even if the leaders of that place wish otherwise.

Revolutions have been demonized as something that causes bitter violence, and is something "not worth it" in the long run, but every culture has had its revolutions, whether they call them as such or not, and they are a key part to the development of Civilization. It us up to us to decide whether we want to revolt in the name of the betterment of us and our people, or just because we want to revolt. I hope we make the right choice.