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As you may be aware, the Special Reserve Network was down for quite a while yesterday and this morning. Now without knowing exactly what happened, all I can do is blame the technology for it all. I mean, we all rely on technology, and when one component collapses, that's it, everything goes kaput.
Of course, technology has brought us many great pleasures in life such as videogames, television, sports cars and even 'adult' toys. With technology you can have fun, compete in online tournaments, send and recieve jokes and funny messages through the internet, drive fast vehicles, or even Microwave a Chicago Town Pizza!
The trouble is, we take technology for granted. It's not until it goes wrong we realise how much we've grown to need it! The loss of technology can effect us in many ways, ranging from not being able to get to work; not being able to keep food cool; not being able to communicate and even losing a huge amount of money!
What happened on Special Reserve yesterday will have obviously effected Special Reserve financially as customers could not buy online as some normally would, and all because of what? A server error? It's amazing how something that can happen in a split second can effect a business quite dramatically.
The trouble is, due to the curse of Murphy's Law (whatever can go wrong, will go wrong), technology always fails us at the worst of times. Whether it's the 'blue screen' syndrome when you're just about to save that history essay you've been typing for the last hour or so, or you're just about to make an important discovery in a science lab, technology is guaranteed to fail you at some stage.
TVs fizzle out; microwaves blow; computers crash; cars smash; rockets boom; systems go down; surges increase; servers die; batteries leak; power cuts; wheels brake; wheels don't brake; hoovers exhale; fans inhale; wires cross; speakers crackle; Microsoft's X-box freezes (again); ZX Spectrums reset; Windows reboots; seals fail; everything that can go wrong with technology, will go wrong.
It's inevitable. Technology will never be 100% fault proof. Sure, your computer may not have crashed...yet, but it will. As technology becomes more complex, chances are even more errors will occur. Chips are getting smaller, so why do the problems get bigger? Optical-Fibres speed up data-transmission, so why do our computers take longer? Never will these problems ever fully go away, and we, a civilisation reliant on technology, will always suffer due to the consequences.
So here's to technology - it's always getting better, whilst the problems are getting worse.
Of course, technology has brought us many great pleasures in life such as videogames, television, sports cars and even 'adult' toys. With technology you can have fun, compete in online tournaments, send and recieve jokes and funny messages through the internet, drive fast vehicles, or even Microwave a Chicago Town Pizza!
The trouble is, we take technology for granted. It's not until it goes wrong we realise how much we've grown to need it! The loss of technology can effect us in many ways, ranging from not being able to get to work; not being able to keep food cool; not being able to communicate and even losing a huge amount of money!
What happened on Special Reserve yesterday will have obviously effected Special Reserve financially as customers could not buy online as some normally would, and all because of what? A server error? It's amazing how something that can happen in a split second can effect a business quite dramatically.
The trouble is, due to the curse of Murphy's Law (whatever can go wrong, will go wrong), technology always fails us at the worst of times. Whether it's the 'blue screen' syndrome when you're just about to save that history essay you've been typing for the last hour or so, or you're just about to make an important discovery in a science lab, technology is guaranteed to fail you at some stage.
TVs fizzle out; microwaves blow; computers crash; cars smash; rockets boom; systems go down; surges increase; servers die; batteries leak; power cuts; wheels brake; wheels don't brake; hoovers exhale; fans inhale; wires cross; speakers crackle; Microsoft's X-box freezes (again); ZX Spectrums reset; Windows reboots; seals fail; everything that can go wrong with technology, will go wrong.
It's inevitable. Technology will never be 100% fault proof. Sure, your computer may not have crashed...yet, but it will. As technology becomes more complex, chances are even more errors will occur. Chips are getting smaller, so why do the problems get bigger? Optical-Fibres speed up data-transmission, so why do our computers take longer? Never will these problems ever fully go away, and we, a civilisation reliant on technology, will always suffer due to the consequences.
So here's to technology - it's always getting better, whilst the problems are getting worse.
I hate AOL - when you're typing a relatively large topic or review, and it disconnects you, it also closes the window, losing whatever you've typed. Grrrr.
And I really hate statistics. Like in Final Fantasy 10, in Blitzball, the statistics always work in the opponents favour. Grrrrrrr.
And I really hate statistics. Like in Final Fantasy 10, in Blitzball, the statistics always work in the opponents favour. Grrrrrrr.
Argh I especially hate the dreaded power failure which only lasts for 5-10 seconds!
Good post Edgy, I was thinking exactly the same thing yesterday - as the old adage goes 'You don't know what you've got till its gone' and this is definitely true of technology in this day and age. We have become so reliant on technology that if something goes wrong society panics. Just imagine if the fears over the Millenium Bug had manifested themselves - society would have experienced a total meltdown.
(Like SR did yesterday)
Interesting read, Edgy.
:)
(Like SR did yesterday)
Interesting read, Edgy.
:)
It's always the same...you think it's just got better...then you start smelling that warm coppery smell...then the smell of melting plastic, then... Nothing.
The computer is dead.
You open it up, the fan is one large chunk of dust, the motherboard is a mizture of melted silicone and metal, and the components are fused together in ways they shouldn't be.
Damn computers.
The computer is dead.
You open it up, the fan is one large chunk of dust, the motherboard is a mizture of melted silicone and metal, and the components are fused together in ways they shouldn't be.
Damn computers.
hmmm, nice.
I really do hate it when you are typing up a really long essay or something and the computer freezes. Or just something happens when you are least expecting it but when you are doing something important.
Even if its watching a match and the TV just switches itself off or something..... ggrrr!
:D
Often though, things that go wrong are due to our own silly fault. I know once when my PC broke was due to me leaving it on when the fan stopped working. Which was probably a result of loads of dust or whatveer jamming the thing.
I was getting a little annoyed with the constant noise coming from the tower thingy and one day, it just stopped, so I was happy. But i didnt know it was my fan stopping and that my PC was melting....
Ah well, kids these days eh.
;D
Nice post.
:)
I really do hate it when you are typing up a really long essay or something and the computer freezes. Or just something happens when you are least expecting it but when you are doing something important.
Even if its watching a match and the TV just switches itself off or something..... ggrrr!
:D
Often though, things that go wrong are due to our own silly fault. I know once when my PC broke was due to me leaving it on when the fan stopped working. Which was probably a result of loads of dust or whatveer jamming the thing.
I was getting a little annoyed with the constant noise coming from the tower thingy and one day, it just stopped, so I was happy. But i didnt know it was my fan stopping and that my PC was melting....
Ah well, kids these days eh.
;D
Nice post.
:)
As you may be aware, the Special Reserve Network was down for quite a while yesterday and this morning. Now without knowing exactly what happened, all I can do is blame the technology for it all. I mean, we all rely on technology, and when one component collapses, that's it, everything goes kaput.
Of course, technology has brought us many great pleasures in life such as videogames, television, sports cars and even 'adult' toys. With technology you can have fun, compete in online tournaments, send and recieve jokes and funny messages through the internet, drive fast vehicles, or even Microwave a Chicago Town Pizza!
The trouble is, we take technology for granted. It's not until it goes wrong we realise how much we've grown to need it! The loss of technology can effect us in many ways, ranging from not being able to get to work; not being able to keep food cool; not being able to communicate and even losing a huge amount of money!
What happened on Special Reserve yesterday will have obviously effected Special Reserve financially as customers could not buy online as some normally would, and all because of what? A server error? It's amazing how something that can happen in a split second can effect a business quite dramatically.
The trouble is, due to the curse of Murphy's Law (whatever can go wrong, will go wrong), technology always fails us at the worst of times. Whether it's the 'blue screen' syndrome when you're just about to save that history essay you've been typing for the last hour or so, or you're just about to make an important discovery in a science lab, technology is guaranteed to fail you at some stage.
TVs fizzle out; microwaves blow; computers crash; cars smash; rockets boom; systems go down; surges increase; servers die; batteries leak; power cuts; wheels brake; wheels don't brake; hoovers exhale; fans inhale; wires cross; speakers crackle; Microsoft's X-box freezes (again); ZX Spectrums reset; Windows reboots; seals fail; everything that can go wrong with technology, will go wrong.
It's inevitable. Technology will never be 100% fault proof. Sure, your computer may not have crashed...yet, but it will. As technology becomes more complex, chances are even more errors will occur. Chips are getting smaller, so why do the problems get bigger? Optical-Fibres speed up data-transmission, so why do our computers take longer? Never will these problems ever fully go away, and we, a civilisation reliant on technology, will always suffer due to the consequences.
So here's to technology - it's always getting better, whilst the problems are getting worse.
Of course, technology has brought us many great pleasures in life such as videogames, television, sports cars and even 'adult' toys. With technology you can have fun, compete in online tournaments, send and recieve jokes and funny messages through the internet, drive fast vehicles, or even Microwave a Chicago Town Pizza!
The trouble is, we take technology for granted. It's not until it goes wrong we realise how much we've grown to need it! The loss of technology can effect us in many ways, ranging from not being able to get to work; not being able to keep food cool; not being able to communicate and even losing a huge amount of money!
What happened on Special Reserve yesterday will have obviously effected Special Reserve financially as customers could not buy online as some normally would, and all because of what? A server error? It's amazing how something that can happen in a split second can effect a business quite dramatically.
The trouble is, due to the curse of Murphy's Law (whatever can go wrong, will go wrong), technology always fails us at the worst of times. Whether it's the 'blue screen' syndrome when you're just about to save that history essay you've been typing for the last hour or so, or you're just about to make an important discovery in a science lab, technology is guaranteed to fail you at some stage.
TVs fizzle out; microwaves blow; computers crash; cars smash; rockets boom; systems go down; surges increase; servers die; batteries leak; power cuts; wheels brake; wheels don't brake; hoovers exhale; fans inhale; wires cross; speakers crackle; Microsoft's X-box freezes (again); ZX Spectrums reset; Windows reboots; seals fail; everything that can go wrong with technology, will go wrong.
It's inevitable. Technology will never be 100% fault proof. Sure, your computer may not have crashed...yet, but it will. As technology becomes more complex, chances are even more errors will occur. Chips are getting smaller, so why do the problems get bigger? Optical-Fibres speed up data-transmission, so why do our computers take longer? Never will these problems ever fully go away, and we, a civilisation reliant on technology, will always suffer due to the consequences.
So here's to technology - it's always getting better, whilst the problems are getting worse.