Technology

I am writing about technology. Oh yeah.

Well, I'll ramble off on tangents as you continue reading but I had to pick something to get your attention.

So, let us start. What is technology? Anything that makes my life easier.
Good.

So, what are some of my favorite technologies?
Soap, paper, the wheel, catapult, elastic bands, velcro, shoes, elastic bands, my bike (a unicycle is kinda neat too), my laptop, Internet, cell phones, ball bearings, and toothbrush.

While listing these things, I couldn't help but think about paper. No one gives paper enough credit anymore. I mean, look at me. Writing a freaking blog on a website instead of jotting down my thoughts in a diary. And no, its not because I don't want to waste paper because I care about trees. Typing is faster than writing.

Sucks.

So, I work at the Triangle, student newspaper at Drexel. We're weekly and independent and all that good stuff. Got our own website too. So yeah, we're quite snazzy, or at least we try real hard to be so.
Producing the paper every Thursday involves computers, programs, templates and ...um, food.
No paper. It's weird. Come to think of it, the only thing we use pens for it to leave rude/endearing messages on post-its on people's computers, and to throw them at each other when we need attention. Mind you, we only leave written post-it messages on your machines if you don't have a post-it widget installed on your computer. The only thing we use paper for is to see previews of the newspaper in print.

Interesting.

Ball bearings are really underestimated too. They are the heart and soul of all your freaking machines, except some really weird and annoying machines like computers. Trust me, computers wouldn't be half as annoying and weird if they got some good old ball bearings. I'm not kidding, ask those mechanical engineers. I mean, they are everywhere. All your motors use them, all those yo-yos that you used to play with, your bike, your car and even some real neat stuff like earthquake proof buildings. Think about it, there would be no pyramids in Egypt if there were no roller bearings.

Catapults. Or slingshots. You really can't ignore them; they're just so unique. And if you're from a country like India where kids use them to steal fruits from trees in other people's gardens, you'll really connect with what I'm talking about. Back in the day -- when I was all little and innocent -- I used to have this wooden masterpiece that my friend had made for me, and it was all purpose. I used it to get my mother's attention (I would make paper balls and shoot them at her and then get whacked in the head when she came by but that's a different story...), I used it to break my neighbors' windows whenever they dumped garbage in our yard, for the aforementioned fruit stealing and etc. Life isn't the same anymore without a catapult.

Your mouth has a healthy population of protozoans if you don't appreciate toothbrushes. You might have noticed people cringe when you open your mouth. Take the hint.

And you should die if you don't know why velcro is awesome.