24/7 on the grid

It’s looking like we won’t be able to step away from the grid no matter where we go soon. In the past we have always had the excuse that we have a bad signal are we are out of range but that excuse is rapidly disappearing.

With modern technology improving all the time the number of places that we can go to hide are rapidly disappearing. There will be few places in the West which will not be in range of mobile base stations. Your boss will never be more than a phone call way.

Now with this satellite link there will be nowhere to hide at all. Wherever you are in the world and you should be available. I’m glad this wasn’t available 10 years ago. My boss then would have loved it as he never hesitated to call people on holiday. Sadly I always managed to holiday in places that had really bad reception.

On the positive side of course it means we will always be online and keep our web pages updated and find out what Gordos latest stupid policy is. Or maybe Cameron’s.. It depends.

The downsides are few compared to the upsides of having access virtually at your fingertips wherever you are or go. Directions to a recommended restaurant. Met some Essex girls, where is the local Pharmacist? Let’s have a quick Google for them. Sunbathe while playing Rainbow 6 with your chums, even go shopping with the missus and play while you loiter outside looking suspicious. On the other hand you have a heart attack when you get the bill for the shopping because you waved happily every time she signaled for your concent your computer can contact the local emergency services and give them directions and your symptoms.

Personally, I’m looking forward to 24/7 connectivity. I am perfectly capable of ignoring a call not from friends or family when on holiday and I would find it handy to access Google Maps when I am escaping from pirates while on a sea voyage. Oh! And to be able to call for help. Once the H&S forms have been filled in then our boys will race in to save me from those nasty foreigners.