Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse with global warming, the disappearance of the bees, and housing foreclosures going down left and right… a new thing to worry about.
Just like the Parkway East or the toilets at the Golden Corral on Easter Sunday, the Internet will soon be a clogged, congested, and impassible place. A recent study by the Internet Innovation Alliance has “has been warning people of the coming ‘exaflood’ of video and other Web content that could clog its pipes.” For you less technical folk out there, “other Web content” is a complex reference to pointless skateboarding dog Youtube videos and porn.
As with “recent studies” like Eating Bacon Will Make You A Genius (what, won’t it?), I eye this one with cautious skepticism. However, think of all the things you’re doing now that you didn’t do with the Internet just two years ago.
And, after you do, go to a confessional and pray for your soul.
(Thanks to The End Of The Internet for letting me use their image. It’s in Dallas, Texas. Yeehaw!)
I believe they figured out what’s wrong with the bees. A virus from Australia or some such thing. So that’s one less thing to worry about.
But losing the Internet? that’s one of my true nightmares.
I wonder if the internet would ever be able to recover from a system crash. Time for be to back up the blog.
The bee thing fascinated me for the better part of this year. They say it’s the cell phone frequency which zaps them… or something like that.
Thanks for linking me, Woy!
Cindy is right – it turned out to be some sort of virus, with the bees made susceptible to it by a new pesticide being used. 60 Minutes had a nice little segment on it a few weeks ago.