about technology

1) technology reinforces gender stereotypes :: or at least the way I approach technology does.  Because if my iPod or iPhone or laptop or microwave or whatever stops working, my solution is to say "help me!" in a little squeaky voice and hand said technological equipment off to my dad or brother or boyfriend or random male stranger on the street in order to have them solve the problem.  Yesterday my metro card (that's technology, right? because it either utilizes technology or it is magic) didn't work when I first touched it to the gate and you know who told me to try it again (because surely without that advice I was planning on storming out of there and never using the metro for the rest of my life)? A male.  Boom. Males heart technology. And girls (ok, me) don't. proven fact.

2) technology blows my brain up into a zillion pieces :: I just watched this video on my friend Caroline's blog.  It really is amazing how technology and the way information can spread now has totally transformed our world.

3) technology makes newspapers longer :: This morning I was skimming the Post's website and I realized that it has an entire tech section! There is so much technology swimming around out there that they dedicate a whole tab to it.  The tech tab back in the olden days must've been pretty sparse. And I'm sure that butter-churning and the pony express were far more boring than the new iPhone 5 release.