Phew, JohnMcGrew!
Wow. What can I say? I really like your rapid fire on unintended consequences. Just goes to show we ARE in a brave new world, and we are only just scratching the surface of understanding it.
As for not helping myself on the CO2 rant - well, I did write that parenthetically. But there is a a lot of truth to it. Think about it - 20 years ago, none of us had cellphones, and many of us were only just getting our first PCs. Now there are billions of both around the world. Colossal energy consumption. Then again, the McGrew Law states that some of those belong to individuals who would otherwise fly airplanes! Round and round we go.
And yes indeed, I can't stay away from the digital pit hole. I'm a journalist. Someone mentioned a coal mine earlier - I have to keep chipping away at the seam of my keyboard to make ends meet.
Cheers!
