I sense an insatiable demand for connectivity. Maybe all these people have discovered important uses for the Internet. Perhaps some of them feel hungry for a community that our real neighborhoods don't deliver. At least a few must wonder what the big deal is.

There is a difference between having access to information and having the savvy it takes to interpret it.

The Internet is a perfect diversion from learning... it opens many doors that lead to empty rooms.

Computers force us into creating with our minds and prevent us from making things with our hands. They dull the skills we use in everyday life.

For years, we've been bludgeoned with the cliche "information is power." But information isn't power. After all, who's got the most information in your neighborhood? Librarians. And they're famous for having no power at all. And who has the most power in your community? Politicians. And they're notorious for being ill-informed.

Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.

Data isn't information, any more than fifty tons of cement is a skyscraper.