Slaves of technology

[Juho L]

Modern man is bind to technology like Hollowcell's wife is bind on a strap-on in late night play time.

This week my cell phone's battery run out and I realised that I had forgotten to pack the recharger with me. Naturally no-one else had SonyEricsson phone, so I couldn't even borrow one from anyone.

I've had cellphone with me for a decade and now I suddenly return to the days of line telephony - Or actually it's not even the days of line telephony as I don't have access to anykind of phone.

Oh boy, I fell like I'm totally helpless. I loose a cell phone and it's a disaster. Now how the hell this can be possible? I've lived without cellphone for 13 years and coped well. The whole world coped well without cellphones!

This got me thinking. What happens when computerised homes become a standard? An electricity blackout and everyone go crazy! You can't even enter or exit your home when the CPU is down. Want to enter another room? The door needs to be opened manually! Fancy a cup of automatically brewed coffee? NO CAN DO! We are all going to die! Well, at least that's what people will think then.

The modern man is soon completely slaved by techology. Instead of AI taking over the control like in sci-fi, the man makes itself the slave voluntarily. Stupid man!

I wonder does anyone had tried to call me. A SMS maybe?

[Onkel Dunkel]

I know exactly what you mean. Once my internet connection was down for a week. First i felt completly amputated from the world but then i began doing other stuff and when the week was gone i had almost forgot about it. I think that mankind from nature is good at adapting to new enviroments (also virtual enviroments). We feel that we can´t live without this and that but in short time we adapt to the new situation and live on. Maybe not such a bad ability

[3o3]

Whenever technology allows me to become a cyborg I am going for it!

[Old Vantaa Man]

That actually made me LOL there Juho! Kids asking me why now. Err.. Well..

Mobile phones are indispensable these days. I even insist that my kids (11 & 9) always have them with them whenever they go out.

I'd find it hard to live without a washing machine, but as for the TV - crap. We'd certainly be screwed without electricity though.

[Hollowcell]

Originally Posted by Juho L

Modern man is bind to technology like Hollowcell's wife is bind on a strap-on in late night play time.

I'll have you know that when filled with warm water, my fake tool is completely undetectable! Sometimes she gets a little suspicious when I have to squeeze the mini pump between my two balls though.

Now to the thread at hand.....

Go camping you spoilt city boy!

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by 3o3

Whenever technology allows me to become a cyborg I am going for it!

I wonder if one loses all limbs and if all the limbs are replaced by prosthesises, can the person be considered as a cyborg? Afterall in this case over 50% of the body is artifical, which makes the person more machine than flesh. So if you wanna be cyborg you should get involved in some sort of massive accident. You can also loose your eyes, teeth and hair to add the machine percentage.

Originally Posted by Old Vantaa Man

Mobile phones are indispensable these days. I even insist that my kids (11 & 9) always have them with them whenever they go out.

Mobiles are indeed a extremely handy invention. No need to worry when you can give a call.

I'd find it hard to live without a washing machine, but as for the TV - crap. We'd certainly be screwed without electricity though.

TV is ultimate crap. Haven't owned one in two years.

I think it would be fairly easy to live with minimal amount of household electronics, although it would be a little laborious.

P.s. If anyone of you has a bread machine, raise your hand and I'll come to beat you to death with your bread machine. Owning such a laughable piece of junk is a crime.

Originally Posted by Hollowcell

I'll have you know that when filled with warm water, my fake tool is completely undetectable! Sometimes she gets a little suspicious when I have to squeeze the mini pump between my two balls though.

So you wear a strap-on too? I think I just read a braggish post of you penis on an other thread. So do you really have a penis or have you lost it? Let me guess: You are in a same kind of situation with your penis like Collegiate Assessor Kovalev was with his nose in Gogol's The Nose? I believe your penis is now a CEO of some global enterprise as those people tend to be total dicks.

Now to the thread at hand.....

Go camping you spoilt city boy!

Hey! I'm not a city boy. I've lived most of my life in the countryside.

Originally Posted by Onkel Dunkel

I know exactly what you mean. Once my internet connection was down for a week. First i felt completly amputated from the world but then i began doing other stuff and when the week was gone i had almost forgot about it. I think that mankind from nature is good at adapting to new enviroments (also virtual enviroments). We feel that we can´t live without this and that but in short time we adapt to the new situation and live on. Maybe not such a bad ability

It took less than a week to forget that you had lost the access to the endless sea of porn? After the week you didn't realise you had gainet the access back?!

[Old Vantaa Man]

If anyone of you has a bread machine, raise your hand and I'll come to beat you to death with your bread machine. Owning such a laughable piece of junk is a crime.

<raises hand....>

I'd better get ready then. I have a Panasonic bread machine and it's worth its weight in gold. Makes perfect dough for bread, pizza and pulla, though I never use the bake function. I'd rather have a Braun 1200w food processor though.

And, yes HC. I can vouch for Juho. He's a real country boy. Albeit a country boy that wears 4-inch studded platform boots.

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by Old Vantaa Man

I'd better get ready then. I have a Panasonic bread machine and it's worth its weight in gold. Makes perfect dough for bread, pizza and pulla, though I never use the bake function. I'd rather have a Braun 1200w food processor though.

I don't understand how those machines can make better dough. Maybe your hands don't get in dough, but that's not a reason to get silly electronics. I have once seen such a machine in action and I came up to a conclusion that it competes in the same league with electric motorised knife.

Food processor? That sounds like it creates some synthetic nutrition mass. Soylent green - It's my kind of people.

And, yes HC. I can vouch for Juho. He's a real country boy. Albeit a country boy that wears 4-inch studded platform boots.

Too bad I didn't grow up in a farmer family. That would have been extreme country-boyism.

[Old Vantaa Man]

Maybe your hands don't get in dough

Therein lies much of the point. However, it's not just that your fingers don't get covered in sticky stuff, rather the machine can mix in far more water. That makes for a really good rise and top class results.

Smarty pants.

[Hollowcell]

Originally Posted by Old Vantaa Man

And, yes HC. I can vouch for Juho. He's a real country boy. Albeit a country boy that wears 4-inch studded platform boots.

Glam country boy! Cool. At least that helps him reach the pedals of the tractor.