Daily Archives: July 13, 2005

Technology streamlines our lives, and makes the things we dislike go by faster, while prolonging the things that we do like. I’m assuming that confession is something that most people do not like. I am not catholic, so confession is confusion to me. however, people are now sending SMS text messages to their priests and hoping to be forgiven for their sins.

“The nation’s Catholic faithful have been told that when it comes to confession, sending a text message reciting your sins is no longer permissible in seeking absolution.”

I guess some people just don’t have time to tend to their sins in this fast paced world?

Target (as I pronounce it Tar-Jay) is stocking shelves with the new Firefly phone. 8-12 year olds will get to call mom and dad via their own cute and fun phone. There’s parent safety features and prepaid minutes that come along with this $99.99 investment. I feel that insurance is a must have when it comes to this. When I was 8 years old the only thing I didn’t lose was my superman cape and underwear.

ISO MPEG Audio Layer 3 was created in 1992. The technology: decrease audio filesizes by a factor of 12, while maintaining high quality. Three years later, via a mass email, this Audio Layer 3 stuff was named ‘MP3’. This was the birth of the MP3.

The Moving Picture Expert Group (MPEG) Audio Layer 3 has dominated the internet since it’s arrival. Phenomenon such as the iPod and Napster owe their existence to the birth of the MP3. I take my hat off to you Mr. MP3. It is you who has revolutionized the digital world and I thank you for it, congratulations on a decade of success.