On Line Mind
Who could have predicted that today the internet and world wide web has made such changes in our lives? Twenty years ago I remember life was very different; there are many tasks that I performed on a regular basis that I would never even consider doing today. Driving - When I was growing up, traffic lights were always timed. If you wanted to beat the lights, you drove at a constant speed, usually a few miles under the limit. Recently, I visited San Bernardino and got to experience this "wonderful" thrill again. God, it was horrible. Driving today is usually a pleasure, as the traffic lights in any real city have been made intelligent enough to "see you coming" and predict when they need to change. Banking - Twenty years ago, I wrote over fifty checks a month. Now, thanks to online banking, I write three or four, and those only when absolutely necessary. I remember waiting in line at the office to pick up my paycheck and then driving to the bank to deposit it in my account (and that after a long wait for everyone else who was also cashing their checks). Now, with direct deposit, these tasks no longer even exist for me. I haven't even visited the inside of a bank in years. Books - With such sites as Amazon.Com, I haven't had a need to visit a book store in over a decade. I love to read books on paper (e-books still don't work well), but who wants to spend time driving to a book store, searching through a dozen racks only to find out that what I want is out of stock, waiting in line behind some obnoxious idiot only to be waited on by a pimply-faced teen who wants to talk about some silly subject? Why do any of this when I can just get it online in a few minutes? Medical supplies - With my wife being ill for the last few years, I don't know what I would have done without the web. Being able to purchase from the pharmacies in Canada has been a god-send. Finding several online medical supply companies has saved me countless hours and thousands of dollars. When I needed a wheelchair, I just signed in to the supply company and ordered it; when I needed hydrogel for her wounds, I received it via fedex the next day; when I needed a nurse to visit I just got online to research who was available. I have absolutely no idea how I would have found these things without the internet - and I'm glad I didn't have to try. News - I cannot imagine who would watch the silly junk that passes for "news" on television (at least here in the United States). The news on television is cheap entertainment, with as much resemblance to news as Soya-based meat substitute is to a real steak. Our news programs in the states are so idiotic that a car chase is considered "big news" When the shuttle exploded the same five minute video was shown over and over all day long - even though there was nothing new to report (in that case, a five minute interruption every hour or so would have been all that was needed - the news people had no other data). I prefer getting my news from any number of sites all over the internet and cannot imagine depending upon the local newspaper or network television program for any truthful, needed information. What did people do to find out what was going on before the web? This web site will contain articles and information about how the web and internet have changed our lives. Sometimes these changes have been for the better and sometimes for the worse, but they have been significant nonetheless.
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