Everything is a Computer
You probably didn’t notice that there was a fundamental shift in how technology operates in and integrates into our lives. It used to be that there were custom-built pieces of technology for different purposes. Some of them shared qualities – a tractor was kind of similar to a car – but they were still separate things. This has changed. Increasingly, everything is a computer. Your phone is a small computer that can be used to call people. Your car is a collection of computers on wheels. Your television is a computer that shows a picture (and probably also watches you). The toys you buy for your kids have computers (and they also listen in on them). ...