A "How It Works: It's Hamsters All the Way Down!" Digression

It occurs to me that I go my merry way through life, surrounded by technological objects, some of which I can actually work - (I CAN program the video!) - with no, or very little, idea of how they function. (Well, really, although I do have a lot of biology, I have very little idea of how I work, actually, but I digress.)

Now - I know that people will speak to me of micro-chips and electrons and suchlike mythical contructs - I mean, I have SEEN microchips, (and circuit boards), which is odd and counter-intuitive when you think about it - ought I not to need a microscope to see THOSE smeggers, I mean, I ask you! - but, frankly, anyone who has seen a microchip or circuit board or even one of those weird looking things under the bonnet of my car will be able to tell you thatthey clearly cannot do the things claimed for them!

As for electricity - all it is good for is to throw you across the room - if you are lucky and don't get stuck to the smegging stuff and shudder yourself to death, like me poor old mummy nearly did before she was a mummy - it would FRY a computer or suchlike- they are delicate, all it takes is a little kick and they are herstory!

Frankly, the only machines that have ever convinced me are the steam engines - you can SEE they are working.

I think all this techno-babble is the invention of the new priestly class - engineered to confuse and confound us, leading to our domination and effective enslavement.

The real work is done by weeny little hamsters - scampering around with little cards and signs and running in wee wheels and puffing and panting and sweating. The very hard information technology stuff is staffed by weeny descendants of the Lilliputians - bred smaller and smaller until they could be enslaved by the mere threat of their babies being blown away with a puff of smoke from their huge, techie tormentors!

What do you think?

I will put my hamsters up against your mythical electrons any day!