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= F.U.C.K. - Fucked Up College Kids - Born Jan. 24th, 1993 - F.U.C.K. =
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Two things I hate, and yet seem to be stuck knee-deep in the center of,
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is buzz and hype. I won't even consolidate my credit card debt because I
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heard on the news that EVERYONE is doing it. For me it does not translate
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to a change in conventional wisdom, but instead another sheep-like maneuver
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akin to the 'acid-wash denim' bilking of America in the 80's. Even if I
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could save $300 a year in interest, if it is popular - it is wrong.
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Still, since every non-comatose human in existence is a fleshy monument
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of hypocrisy, I do participate in popular culture in one way. As obvious as
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it is from the sheer volume of email I produce, my folly are computers and
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the Internet.
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Do NOT get me wrong. I cringe every time I hear buzz words related to
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technology (probably the same way the guys at IBM working on the first
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desktop felt in the 60's when Batman would announce "To the Bat-computer!").
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The terminology I hate most are the ones that are made up for connivance's
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sake, or just to make something sound hip (examples I have yet to hear but
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expect any day now: Virtual living, dial-up spankings, and the prenatal
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information superhighway). How long before they say that a pair of boxers
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is Internet-ready (I know, BUZZ word) because they are ready to wear while
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on AOL. The truth is, in all honesty, that I work with techology, I am good
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with it, and in an empty S&M type way, I enjoy it.
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The problem is, it is inevitable. I know there are those that will call
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it a "fad". Still, the president of MGM said "Who wants to hear actors
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talk" about sound in film back in the 20's, and the executive director of
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Digital Computers in the 70's said "There is no reason for individuals to
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have computers in their homes." There will always be nay-sayers, but we
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have all of the evidence we need to realize that it is here to stay. Hell,
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if our culture was a Scooby-Doo episode, Fred and Daphne could put it
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together wigged-out on Tai stick.
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Why is the irresistible force?
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1) The electronic craving - We love gadgets. We love to pay at the pump
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and we could not exist without ATMs. Some people will go so far as to
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demand electronic brakes without knowing exactly what they do. If I could
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develop a computer-assisted urinary tract, I would be a millionaire by
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Halloween. In our minds, anything that is electronic must be better.
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2) The capitalistic nature of corporate America - Sell. It is the nature
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of our country. Even if we stopped MAKING anything, we would still sell the
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hell out of what other countries produced. If there is a new avenue of
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sales, there is a new market. Look how the Home Shopping Network took off.
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We already accept mail-order from catalogues and tv shopping, combining them
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on a computer is the next logical step.
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3) Computer are out-selling tv's - This is no surprise to me because
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EVERYONE ALREDAY HAS A TV (duh!). Everyone has two, not including the RCA
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tv from 1969 (Now, in COLOR!), that you have wiggle the knob to work,
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rotting in the basement.
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They say that you will be able to go online over the tv soon. I find this
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hard to believe. Today's society is BASED on doing things in front of the
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television. Most exercise devices, no matter how ludicrous, are sold
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largely on tv. They are shown being used in front of the tv, being
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demonstrated on tv, and are virtually necessary because anyone that watches
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enough tv to need an "Ab-Grabber" is only one year away from a massive
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coronary that will effect corporate sales and network ratings. You need a
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pulse to call, order, and pay $19.95 for the "Crotch Clincher". They need
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you alive at the very least.
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I do believe that they will sell some device that can be used IN TANDUM
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with the tv, though. In truth, there should be no reason why you cannot
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watch "Friends" on the tv, and at the same time be able to download a
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picture of Jenifer Aniston's head superimposed on a naked picture of
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Anna-Nicole Smith. Mentally inactive, and yet, interactive.
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So, the moral of the story is that you should TRY to acquaint yourself
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with this aspect of technology. Even if it sets off the "nerd-alert", it
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is a must. Do you at least want a vague idea of what the future has to
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offer, or do you want to end up like our grandparents who are afraid they'll
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never wake up again because they can't program the "new-fangled" clock-radio.
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Bite the bullet. Visit a web site. Download a recipe for fertilizer-based
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explosives. Give it to a nephew. Whatever.
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Capone
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<capone@dimensional.com>
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