They're children. How could you do that?

Or: Reasons why current generation of children will grow up to be really screwy.

I really, really wanted to write a nice, detailed blog essay about this. But everytime I tried to write it down, I couldnt get the words to flow. Maybe later itll come to me, and Ill repost this.

For now, Ill leave you with this and this. Dont forget to read the comments, too.
Yes, Im aware theyre two different issues. One deals with the wisdom of bringing 6 year olds to R Rated films, and the other one deals with children who are raised by a daddy named 'Sony' and a mommy named 'Dell' (er, no offense if this actually is your name). But are they really two different issues? These are the same kids we're talking about, being raised to be completely dependant upon technology, and by parents who apparently dont care. They dont care about their kids enough to find a baby-sitter or a better movie while they go see some freakish R-rated thing that could seriously damage a childs mental well-being. They cant pay enough attention to their child, so instead they hand them a gameboy or a PSP or drop them
in front of a TV for hours on end.
Whatll happen when these kids grow up to be functioning members of society? Im really not looking forward to the answer.

Stumble It!

Not so out of reach, is it?

A couple years ago, I wrote a term paper that mentioned that as far as technological advances went, we were making so many that we could hardly keep up with ourselves. Things that were once only conceivable via something like Star Trek are popping up all around us.

Its happening again. While this project has been in development for a few years, it looks like its about to go public soon.

Eventually, it might be affordable (current price is estimated around 5-10k, which actually isnt that bad...). When it is, I want one. I also want the version thats wall-mountable.

I wonder how long itll take them to implement a 3D holographic feature?

Stumble It!

GPS Navigational System? Eh, Ill keep my maps, thanks.

Not quite a year ago, my dad got himself one of those Garmin GPS whatsits. Took it with him on his buisness travels, came home singing its praises.
He hooked it up before we headed to the OBX. I was curious as to why, because we've been here before, surely he knew the way.

"I just want to see which way it takes us" He said.

Ok, fine.

It took us from 85 to 40 via the Raliegh Durahm area. During an evilish traffic Jam on 40 due to construction, I pulled out my road atlas to find an alternate route around it. After all, GPS's dont usually take things like that into consideration. This one didnt, anyway.

Eventually we did make it through, and I kept my road atlas out just in case.

The trouble started a little further down i40. It lead us through some twisty-turny route via Ralieghs inner loop, and then dumped us back on 40. Eventually I figured out what it was doing.

Next up was Highway 64. From there it was a straight shot to the OBX. Yay!

Or not. Later, I glanced up from my book just in time to see the handy GPS take us somewhere else. A few more twists and turns, another highway (My sister can now say she has been to Nashville, by the way...she doesnt have to mention which state), we were finally on highway 158. Another straight shot, this one ended up further north on the Banks.

No funky detours this time.

No GPS for me. I dont want some bitty computer telling me where to go and hollering at me ("Please make a legal U-Turn") when I opt to go the other way. Im okay with my maps.

Stumble It!