From TNPC issue #4.01...

Information in the Right Hands

January 11, 2001

The Internet has been touted as a way to satisfy nearly every need we have. Witness the DotComGuy who just recently left his house for the first time after spending one year dealing with the world solely via his laptop on the Internet. He ordered his food, bought furniture, telecommuted to work, all online. But our computer culture also insulates us from the real world and in ways I'd not thought about in some time. My computer has tons of information stored on it but it won't help me find my car keys. And, as a recent tragic event underscored, there are some pieces of information that would be better stored in the hands of my neighbors.

Early last week I heard strange noises coming from my front door. Thinking it was one of the kids playing I didn't pay much attention. A few moments later my wife was frantically trying to get information from someone. It was a neighbor who was in terrible pain, and having terrible difficulty communicating to us in English, which was not her first language, due to the distress she was in.

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