What better first post...?

So, it's my first ever blog post. I've to'd and fro'd over what to write about. Should it be a resume? Should it be a more personal piece on what delights me? Should I have a bash at humour? None really moved me to write.

Well, I'm fortunate to have the opportunity to read many, many inspiring and insightful pieces on the Internet and I came across this just the other day. I figure this is a perfect start - combining one of my favourite authors, the power of the Internet, and a truly insightful piece at the same time (it also gives me an opportunity to give a nod of the hat to one of my favourite bloggers).

Douglas Adams wrote this in 1999 (two days before Apple launched the G4 for heaven's sake). For the avoidance of doubt, that was NINE YEARS AGO (sorry). As far as I'm concerned, this is just as impactful as it was then:

"We are natural villagers. For most of mankind’s history we have lived in very small communities in which we knew everybody and everybody knew us. But gradually there grew to be far too many of us, and our communities became too large and disparate for us to be able to feel a part of them, and our technologies were unequal to the task of drawing us together. But that is changing. Interactivity. Many-to-many communications. Pervasive networking. These are cumbersome new terms for elements in our lives so fundamental that, before we lost them, we didn’t even know to have names for them."

This piece reverberates through time. I came across it via Euan Semple's iPhone post reference to this monster post from David Smith.

Well, I quite enjoyed that. I'd be interested to hear where you came across the Douglas Adam's piece, and as ever, feedback on the post is always welcome.