This blog reminds me of why I've overlooked a lot of new technologies. Most people miss the relevance of new things because they don't understand the technolog

This blog reminds me of why I've overlooked a lot of new technologies. Most people miss the relevance of new things because they don't understand the technology, but sometimes too much background can work against you as well. Browsers: Browsers didn't seem like a big deal to me when the first hit the scene. Ok, yeah, so you download a file over a network and display it in a client program. Ok, so it has a markup language. Ok, there's a way to send commands (cgi) to influence which file is sent. Nothing new so far. Blogs: OK, RSS is cool, but what else is new here? It's a way to post to a website, right? Facebook: Ok, so you can search a bunch of web pages and create connections. Sounds nice. Didn't those guys from "the globe" fail at this during the first boom? Humans: Ok, you have an idea for a really smart primate.? They use tools? Ok, you mean like using a twig to eat ants. Oh, they make tools, you mean like a crow? I just don't see where you're going with this ;) etc, etc. Gotta keep an open mind.