The end is near!!

I consider myself a Technologist, others call me a Guru. I carry no credentials as such, but I have over 15 years of experience in the IT field. I am a gadget freak and my whole world revolves around computers. I think that gives this rant some credence.

Almost everyday, I experience the foreshadowing of a digital Armageddon. already, it seems sheeple have become so dependent on technology that when it fails, they stare dumbly at a fucking screen, paralyzed.

If you have ever had to press 1 then 3 then 5 and then waited through the Inna Gadda Da Vita hold message from hell only to get disconnected, then you know exactly what I mean! This is only the beginning though! I have spent HOURS trying to straighten out a cel phone account that was duplicated, thus charging me double… month after month. This particular incident was so confounding, the only way I was able to get it straightened out was to bring a folding table and chair, a book and a cooler to the Cingular store and stage a protest. I informed the manager that there were only two ways that I would leave. 1) peacefully only after their mess was corrected and I was compensated for my time or 2) Hauled out kicking and screaming by the police. Needless to say, I didn’t pay a phone bill for many months after that!

I have an idea for a fictional novel that might one day become a history book. The premise is this :

One day, by whatever means, EVERY computer on the planet melts down and all digital data is irrevocably destroyed thus sending the entire planet into total and utter chaos. Does this sound far fetched to you? Unfortunately, it is not! The real juicy part of the story is the aftermath. The world has become so digitally dependent that every single industry and supply chain would come to a screeching halt and mass anarchy would ensue. The only single society that would not be effected would be the Amish, and as a side plot, they too would be annihilated by starving mobs.

This is the scenario that went through my head a week ago when my luggage was lost and the airline, with all their bar codes and computers, had no idea where it was for 6 hours. Ultimately, it took a very non-tech effort on my part to locate it, I walked around their baggage claim area and looked for it until I found it!

I gotta go now…..

I’m going to fill up some jugs of water and store them in my backyard fallout shelter!