Www. Internet crazy: or crazies, electronic utopia?

        This interest, if it can be called that, this invention, or rather, this obsession known as the Internet, with its electronic counterpart, has changed all of our lives. Even those people who have tried to avoid having anything to do with it. I myself, know a few of those people, as I am sure we all do. As, no matter what you try to do, or organise, the Internet, and its long fingers have got there first. As I discover only this week, that something a basic as cinema times, has to be accessed on line. It's amazing to think, everyone is supposed to have access to this facility, and to understand it. Every week, there are more, and more things no longer advertised in conventional ways. Not printed in the newspaper, or accessible information at the end of a phone line. No, now it's necessary to go to a web site. Assuming you know what one may be. It is often the only way to discover the information you want, is to go on line, to search the ether. If you can't do this, then you must hope you will encounter a helpful person, who will help you out. Or, more often than not, you are screwed. Up the creek, without a paddle. Left hanging, as the youngsters say today.

          Someone who is not Internet savvy, is a dinosaur. They are out of step, out of time. The scary thing is, it was almost me!  I resisted so hard, I didn't want to know, I refused to take it seriously. Yet still, it has happened so fast, and is still constantly changing, that I cannot help but feel sorry for those you ignored it, or the old. Or those people not yet invested any time, or money in discovering how it works. The future for such people, can only become more difficult. As the Internet, in all it's complexity, swallows up more, and more of the everyday tasks. Those formally seen to by real people.

            Of course, it's the wider picture, of the massive computerisations that have taken place. We have computerised reply phone links, universally hated, I think it safe to say. With their interminable questions, and steps to follow. 'If you want so, and so, press 1. If you want .....press 2,' or the 'I'm sorry, I did not understand you'. Then, there are computerised car engines, or for any manufacturing, of merchandise. Even in bycycles, there are no longer cables for gear change, but electronic change of gears. How weird is that. Cafes have keypad ordering systems, straight from waitress, to the kitchen. Along with almost everything else you could mention. Where would we be without satilight navigation? Why, there are even inroads into farming, with all kinds of remote control, from ploughing straight farrows to temperature control in every area. Lasers in the military, remote control air planes, et al.It has   spread to just about every area of life. I wish I could say wars will end, they should. Except whilst the armament  manufactures want to sell more weapons, and have the ear of governments, as they do, nothing will change. That's greed, no cure for that yet.

             How many changes, large, and small is that? It's unimaginable, even twenty years ago, perhaps even ten. From when I was child, nothing, except what you read in comics then, is recognisable. However, my freinds, I am not complaining. Viva le difference I say. I can't wait for the next wave of inventions. Cars that park themselves, already here, you say! Yes, but it will improve much more. Driving themselves, repairing themselves, fillings up with fuel, should we need it, or downloading  the suns power. Windows already are self cleaning, as are robotic vacuum systems, how about houses, that clean themselves, washing done automatically. Buying groceries, they are already on line, that will improve too. Long flights made short, by entering space, making the world a smaller place yet again, excellent. Health improvements, are on line, the first electronic spine publicised. So many advances in genetics, to help us all. Soon to be growing new livers, eyes, limbs maybe. The world really is our oyster.

            Communication, back to the Internet, the World Wide Web. These have all helped to give us Vidio links, audio links, smart phones, laptops, 3D. TV, notebooks, iPads, all of our toys. Our daily links to each other, the world, and to commerce. I for one, love my iPad. There are so many indispensable tasks I do on it. It is educational, mind expanding both socially, and politically, if that's what you want. It can be commercial, used in employment, inventive, almost anything you want from it, it can supply.       

            Perverts like everyone else have found ways to make it work for them, one can only hope, their activities are on the brink of being shut down for good. How difficult can it be? 

            Otherwise, it is fun, and entertaining. In my life, a daily must. Love my iPad.

            Bring it on, bring on the next wave of inventions....

            What an exciting era we live in.....