As you all know Obama will be sworn in today - I'll be in class learning how to Manage Resources of the Technological Firm* but watch (stream) it if you can, it should be historic or what plus its also free HBO, that's not too often now is it? :) - and obviously from CNN to Twitter its all over the news. Why I'm mentioning this is the Wired article that ran today, looking at the changes in technology over the course of inauguration ceremony history.

Now here's what I'd like to point out: if you look at the timeframe and the technological inventions, don't you feel like its the very last (from 97 to 09) period that brought the "least significant" invention (sorry Twitter fanboys, it is less significant then the steamboat or televison)? I find it interesting in context of all the fuss about Moore's law type theories about technology improving exponentially. On this evidence, it seems like that would not be the case.

Or maybe it's just that the last decades greatest inventions seem to be a little useless for an inauguration ceremony? By the way, what is the greatest invention since 97?

Anyway, this post is brought to you in English by the Red Devil In A Yellow Jacket Reader Diversity Awareness Foundation.

Red Devil In A Yellow Jacket Reader Diversity Awareness Foundation: recognizing the fact that some people who would want to check my blog out do not speak Hungarian since yesterday.

Also, in related news Wired's yesterday article on the kvasi-police-state-like security measurements taken for the ceremony are also worth checking out, especially for America-is-a-Police-State freaks reading this blog: you know who you are :)

*see, I DO write about my classes, you just have to pay attention :) If you prefer a more direct approach, check this out (sorry, RDYJRDAF jurisdiction ends here).