Hold the phone…

So, one of my favorite blogs is Cool Tools, inwhich people contribute, you guessed it, reviews for tools for all aspects of life.

From the site: “A cool tool can be any book, gadget, software, video, map, hardware, material, or website that is tried and true. All reviews on this site are written by readers who have actually used the tool and others like it. Items can be either old or new as long as they are wonderful.”

Now, many of them do not apply to my urban lifestyle, but I like it for gift ideas, especially my dad.  They have such lovlies as: the Kelly Kettle, a collapsable colander, 10-outlet, cord-managing desktop box, 10-outlet, cord-managing desktop box, Offsite data backup, and Cheap phone tap (hmmm).

Anyway, the blogger at Cool Tools has just put out a new book that appears to be one massivly bizarre thought experiement which to me = amazingness.

Here is a quote from him:

“My book, What Technology Wants, presents an unconventional view of technology. I inspect the world through the eyes of technology as if it were an autonomous system. Here are some provocative things I see through its point of view:

* Technology is the most powerful force on the planet.
* Technology is an extension of evolutionary life, best thought of as the 7th kingdom of life.
* Humanity is our first technology; We are tools.
* Technology is selfish; as a system it exhibits its own urges and tendencies.
* Technologies cannot be banned, and none go extinct.
* The progression of technologies is inevitable.
* Because technologies are inevitable we can prepare to optimize their benefits.
* Technology is not neutral but serves as an overwhelming positive force in human culture.
* We have a moral obligation to increase technology because it increases opportunities.
* The origins of technology lie in the Big Bang.
* Technology preceded humans and will continue beyond us.
* Among the things technology wants are increased diversity, complexity, and beauty.
* Technology may be as much a reflection of the divine as nature is.
* Technology is an infinite game, a grand story we can align ourselves with for greater meaning.”

Source: CoolTools