Odyssey

I was thinking how much things have changed in the last 10 years. We now live in an increasingly connected society, at least from a technological point of view. Yet, at the same time, there are things that haven’t changed at all. We still have the middle east crisis. We’re still fighting hunger and poverty, and we’re still in search of a new source of energy!

10 years ago:

1. I was trying to get in a good college.
2. My primary computer was a desktop PC running Windows 95. The processor was 66Mhz Pentium.
3. I was experimenting with Linux in a big way.
4. I did not have an Internet connection at home.
5. I used to dial in to a few BBS’ across the world.
6. I was excited about being able to finally have a cable TV connection at home.
7. I was a computer “whiz-kid”.
8. I couldn’t cook to save my life.
9. I wanted to grow up to be an engineer working for the Indian Government.
10. I never thought I would move to a distant country.

Now, things that have remained unchanged:

1. The Simpsons is still the longest running prime-time animated series.
2. Human cloning is still banned.
3. Tony Blair is still the Prime Minister of Britain (although he’s retiring on June 27th).
4. India’s President is still from the minorities.
5. Toyota Prius is still quite a buzzword.
6. The middle east is still strife-torn.
7. The space race is still on, albeit between the West and the rest of the world.