Yeah, there’s the wheel and computers. Count the light bulb in too. But there are plenty of inventions with which we’ve been blessed and cursed in recent years, some subtle and some unavoidable. Here are a few:
Removal of predetermined articles from Facebook Status feature - Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, has invested millions in assuring that every corner of his social networking site is perfectly etched to cater to the desires of his collegiate clientele. But somehow, Zuckerberg and his cronies failed to notice the ever-problematic flaw in their Status feature, where users can needlessly keep their friends updated on their emotional status. But no longer do we have to see awkward sentence structure, like “Jessica is LeT’s GeT DiS PaRtY StArTed,” or “Jason is I hate school!” Users now have the option to delete the dreaded “is,” an effort that can only improve the world’s condition (“Earth is totally hungover from last night. Lolz”).
Drop more classes, faster with eDrop – Remember when you had to fill out a physical form and turn it in to your advisor’s tall stack of drop request forms? I don’t. The new eDrop feature, added last year, allows students to drop their classes so easily, it’s scary. I’ve always wondered why OneStart has hours of operation, but the addition of eDrop makes it clear. It’s closed during the evening so students who have a bit too much alcoholic inspiration aren’t able to cut their 17 hour course load to 3 hours. Genius.
Apple’s addition of innovative attention-cancelling products – You know how old movies depict “the future?” Well, the iPhone is one of those quirky innovations that falls in line with this “future,” but I’ve decided that I’m separating myself from the “future.” Don’t get me wrong, I love the Internet and cordless telephones. But when I’m walking down the street, I don’t want my phone to be the reason I’m hit by a car. Similarly, when a 300-pound muscle milk-consuming jerk says “S’cuse me brah” in the gym while I’m tuned into my tunes, I don’t want my phone to be the cause of my face getting smashed in. So, I will politely separate myself from the aloof iGeneration but compliment the sweet technology.
Great technological achievements in recent history
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