It would take 20 years to get there traveling at light speed, assuming we could figure HOW to travel at light speed . . .
So, I guess we better make due with what we got (note: this past Sunday was "earth day" so I didn't drive my big, gas-guzzling truck, and went for a bike ride and worked in the yard).
Sometime after desktop computers were invented, someone invented computer games, more specifically "first-person-shooter" games. Now I like FPS games like Quake, Doom, etc. and often times my co-workers and I would network up a game and have a big ole' game of chase your office-mates down with a rocket launcher and kill them session. I mean nothing says lovin' like hunting down your office-mate like the dog that he is and giving a good old fashion beat-down with a double-barrel sawed-off shotgun!
These type of activities seem to be very popular, often depicted in games like Grand Theft Auto, Socom II and many others . . .
Funny thing is, I know the difference between REALITY and FANTASY.
I believe we are raising an entire generation of people that treat other people "very badly" while hiding either behind the screen of a computer (email, chat rooms, online forums, etc.) or in the "safety" of their car.
People will happily talk "smack" about someone on the Internet, but if called out in person will generally not act as rudly.
It's easy to blow someone off, or disrespect someone on the Internet (hiding behind the anonymity of the computer screen-name) . . .
Problem is, at some point the person or persons being disrespected by all those people hiding behind screen names is going to snap, and go crazy . . .
I'm not sure, but the Virginia Tech shooting might be a good example of this activity.
There isn't much to say about the VT shooting event, other than it is a tragedy and highlights how badly people treat each other.
It is sad the level of hate and anger floating around in this world . . .
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