Cautionary Thoughts from a Technopom

I'm inspired to write about technology as have just visited the Leonardo exhibition in Perth, having missed it in Auckland. Truly a man ahead of his time, but it seems to me that the last few years, no more than fifteen really, have spawned a whole generation of Leonardo mini-mes. It truly amazes me what we now take for granted - a day without touching a keyboard is enough to bring on the shakes, a robust discussion at work about an obscure person or event can be clarified with a quick visit to wikipedia, and the mobile phone as a tracking tool for teenagers has earned the gratitude of parents everywhere. To say nothing of Blackberries, Bluetooth, and Bebo. It truly is a wonderful world, although I do worry about the ergonomic aspects of technology when I see kids hunched over laptops while sitting on beanbags, iPods in ears, and extended thumbs twitching constantly while texting. Could it be that in twenty years time chips will truly be bad for your health?