On Technology

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Nov 25, 2008 9:23 AM EDT
Linux Journal; By David Lane
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Over the past month, two things struck me as indicative of our current time in space, and both are related to the availability of technology. I live and work in Washington, DC, where we have had issues with the homeless in the past. This has lead to a number of laws and a certain cynicism about their presence. But lately I have noticed fewer of them. At first I simply thought it was the natural cycle. We got cold quickly this year and that tends to drive them indoors. Then I thought it might have something to do with the inauguration and a cleaning up of the city so that it will look good for the camera. But I was accosted the other day, and I began to think that it might be in reaction to technology.

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