The rainy season has begun, and with the rains come lightning strikes and thunder claps. Many a time in my life have I ended up replacing computer parts due to current surges. A busted power supply (PS), or a fried network card, or worse, a destroyed mother board with all critical components – processor, memory, and PS.
This is the reason I have developed the habit of shutting down my computer during thunderstorms. It is better to be safe than sorry, and end up shelling out cash to repair a broken computer. My siblings have not inherited this habit, and still use their laptops, reasoning that there is no direct link (wiring) where the current surge can possibly pass through since their laptop is unplugged, and they access the internet through wi-fi. (I still think EMPs resulting from strong thunderstorms is possible and can damage electrical devices, but they are skeptical).
So how does one pass the time when one has grown accustomed to the Internet? Enter my old friends – books!!! Books don’t require batteries, are easier on the eyes, and keep you focused on the topic the material was written for. No distractions popping up every now and then, diverting your attention to a different site. No instant messages (IMs) taking away your attention. And it is easy to know where you left off since books use real book marks.
And books cost significantly lesser than PCs. You also don’t have to worry about electrical currents running through your book (unless its made of metal or any good conductor). I predict a time might come in the future when people are thrown back into an age without electricity where books will once again be the main source of information (a throne the Internet has currently displaced it from).
So hold on to those old books. Either they become antiques, or once again become the fads of tomorrow.
Nathan's Soliloquy 