This song is great. I recently re-discovered it while playing some 311 songs at work. I build fiber-optic devices for a living, and I'm pretty sure this is the only song which mentions "fiber-optic connectors".
The lyrics to this song, in general, are great! It talks about our use of technology, and questions our ability to use it. The song defines technology as a form of human evolution, because we continue our advancement as a species through technology.
In response to Ignition; I believe that 311's use of the word exponential was appropriate in this context. In general, any logarithmic process can be expressed as an exponential process. More practically, the term 'exponential' is more common and better understood than the term 'logarithmic'. Therefore, the term exponential is more appropriate in the context of this song.
In response to joshhaz: I would hazard a guess that whoever 'Igintion' is, he is more valuable to society than you are, and probably doesn't measure up to any of your profanities as well as you do.
This song is great. I recently re-discovered it while playing some 311 songs at work. I build fiber-optic devices for a living, and I'm pretty sure this is the only song which mentions "fiber-optic connectors". The lyrics to this song, in general, are great! It talks about our use of technology, and questions our ability to use it. The song defines technology as a form of human evolution, because we continue our advancement as a species through technology. In response to Ignition; I believe that 311's use of the word exponential was appropriate in this context. In general, any logarithmic process can be expressed as an exponential process. More practically, the term 'exponential' is more common and better understood than the term 'logarithmic'. Therefore, the term exponential is more appropriate in the context of this song. In response to joshhaz: I would hazard a guess that whoever 'Igintion' is, he is more valuable to society than you are, and probably doesn't measure up to any of your profanities as well as you do.