I loved the way James Burke layed it all out in the first episode of “Connections” way back in 1979.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6H-w9Rm46o
And I do believe one day, our over-reliance on technology, will trap us, and things will get ugly very quickly.
Thank you for that link. “Connections” imho, was one of, if not THE best, television series ever.
BTW, I was caught in the subway under the East River in the ‘65 blackout. :)