Brave new world
Fortunate are those who live in exciting times! Who watch history being made, a legend being born, rather than hear them as fables narrated by a quivering voice of grandma or from under the the dim lit table corner in father's study. Like reading about Big bang in page 53, rather than being in the exploding center, to see one's life change into something one could have never imagined it will be, taken to a place that one never knew even existed.
And strange as it may seem, even while the world explodes, human population waits in traffic jams, or stands in the corner for the signal to change, grazing on bottled news unaware of the bigger picture; Oblivious men accidentally caught in a frame of a moment when history is rewritten; When stray bricks here and there are dumped in the backyard of an attractive edifice - What was once a fashionable apartment, an interesting and useful scientific experiment becomes a land mark, a slang, a quality standard and on cold winter nights when the harmless world is tucked under a blanket, adds lawns, wings and soon an entire block. There are early signs of integration at the entry gates in the right corner. But the world is too busy to notice. The bricks soon are put in the right places and on one fine morning, stands a giant, a gargantuan sky scraper whose shade shadows the entire world. And before you realize they are everywhere, they have an answer to everything, and every question, every need, in any language
Pause for a moment. And try seeing the bigger picture.
Do you realize what's happening? Do you? You are seeing the world through their eyes. They serve your daily news, answers to your queries and questions (even the most scholarly ones). They tell you what to buy. They let you express yourself, showcase what you have to show. They define how you stay in touch with the ones you love - each & every means to do so! They even know where you live, right till the apartment number.
Do you see it now? Those stray bricks that were dumped in the backyard which then seemed like a reckless hobbyist's eccentricism were baby steps before the giant leap. You should have, I am sure. Because even giants are woken up from their slumber by deserting soldiers (who are leaving for the winning side) and bald, veteran generals are now busy declaring fatwas and bad mouthing their mothers, while the scientists back home, The davids of the electronic battlefield, shrug and enjoy their own practical jokes by deciding how the world will see the Goliath (Steve ballmer is his name, and this is what you see if you are really feeling lucky)!
Well, if you have taken stock of the present - Are you ready to see the future now? It's scary but from what we have seen so far, hardly implausible.
Open the door.
PS: Here's another fwd I got recently.
And strange as it may seem, even while the world explodes, human population waits in traffic jams, or stands in the corner for the signal to change, grazing on bottled news unaware of the bigger picture; Oblivious men accidentally caught in a frame of a moment when history is rewritten; When stray bricks here and there are dumped in the backyard of an attractive edifice - What was once a fashionable apartment, an interesting and useful scientific experiment becomes a land mark, a slang, a quality standard and on cold winter nights when the harmless world is tucked under a blanket, adds lawns, wings and soon an entire block. There are early signs of integration at the entry gates in the right corner. But the world is too busy to notice. The bricks soon are put in the right places and on one fine morning, stands a giant, a gargantuan sky scraper whose shade shadows the entire world. And before you realize they are everywhere, they have an answer to everything, and every question, every need, in any language
Pause for a moment. And try seeing the bigger picture.
Do you realize what's happening? Do you? You are seeing the world through their eyes. They serve your daily news, answers to your queries and questions (even the most scholarly ones). They tell you what to buy. They let you express yourself, showcase what you have to show. They define how you stay in touch with the ones you love - each & every means to do so! They even know where you live, right till the apartment number.
Do you see it now? Those stray bricks that were dumped in the backyard which then seemed like a reckless hobbyist's eccentricism were baby steps before the giant leap. You should have, I am sure. Because even giants are woken up from their slumber by deserting soldiers (who are leaving for the winning side) and bald, veteran generals are now busy declaring fatwas and bad mouthing their mothers, while the scientists back home, The davids of the electronic battlefield, shrug and enjoy their own practical jokes by deciding how the world will see the Goliath (Steve ballmer is his name, and this is what you see if you are really feeling lucky)!
Well, if you have taken stock of the present - Are you ready to see the future now? It's scary but from what we have seen so far, hardly implausible.
Open the door.
Welcome to the brave new world.
PS: Here's another fwd I got recently.
posted by Rathish at 8:59 AM
5 Comments:
Wow!!! Seems like a huge conspiracy I didn't realise was cooking up right here in my unsuspecting cyber neighborhood.
I admire Google. But i think they are growing too fast and too broad for their own good. GTalk, Orkut, Picasa or Earth (even though they didnt three out of the four) dont really match up to the competition. Some other services of theirs like the Deskbar are pathetic, really. So, when there's talk of a GooOS or the entire programming paradigm changing to the google way (web progamming, apparently), i now, tend to be a little sceptical. But can't blame them. They cant sustain on Search alone. They are riding a wave right now, but the question is will reality follow the fable? Will our David beat the Goliath?
Did I hear 'inspiration'?
@AM - :)) You did. Loud and clear :) Realized it's not an easy thing to do and still make it sound interesting
@Anirudh - I concur. But as you probably see, the ones they have put in the market are usually beta versions (which by the way is no excuse). But it's exciting to see a plan behind these events!
Interesting observations, it really is
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