Then and now of computers

Take a look at the computer you're reading this post on. I will take a guess and say it is likely a computer running Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OSX (and for thus of you using any Linux distribution shout out to you). But I have noticed a trend and I will bet If you do some reading on the topic you will to. What I have seen Is more people own computers while fewer actually know them, tasks like using a command line or learning how your machine actually works. But Inherently this is not bad, it is the business mode the companies are selling. Which is and I paraphrase To market an easy to use machine to more people. I can guarantee you that a majority of people don't need an instruction manual to navigate windows (I hesitate to say this for 8/8.1 because from my use of it its not immediately user friendly). The working model Is to market a simple easy to use interface to as many people as possible.  I bet If I brought up terms such as booting, kernel, bootloader, BIOS, Operating system you would have no clue what alien dialect I am speaking in.
Now look at your phone, Odds are It is likely an iPhone or Android (and I will NOT go int the iOS Android debate...yet). It is probably extremely simple to use. You likely took it out of the box and started texting your group of friends. These things are so simple because that's what companies pay billions to create. People Demand simple tech so that's what the companies SUPPLY them with that platform they want. I know there will be some of you who say "well I built my computer" I do know people who do that but it is for gaming (I have no issue with gamers in the slightest) and I can almost guarantee most don't know anything outside of windows or how those parts work to make a computer function.
Now rewind about 20-35 years back around the 80's if anyone wanted to use one they had to know everything about it. But the thing is now I don't take issue with this in the slightest since the model works; But people don't need to know how to use a command line if they don't want to. They don't need to know how there operating system works, or how kernel works (too long to explain here). I see that people don't want to learn these things and that's their choice because really the standard user will only use a pc to write a paper or maybe some internet videos. While there are exceptions to these claims (like LINUX) that is essentially computing today.

Ingress Genius Curtosy of Google

As some people may or may not be aware Google has made a game. Actually that is extremely vague and nonspecific. Specifically they have made an Augmented Reality Massive Multi-player Online (armmo). This game is called Ingress and as of late I find myself quite engrossed with playing this game. First off though you cannot sit at home and play this game. It is locational, meaning you have to travel to different landmarks around you're area and such to play the game. The premise is there are 2 opposing sides the Resistance and Enlightened. In this game both sides are fighting for control of a mysterious energy called exotic matter (XM), but with polar opposite intentions for it. But I could go on for this entire post detailing it. Instead I will just say if this interests you any Google "Ingress" and you will find out all the information that is necessary up until this point in time for it. Which leads me to my point of why I think this game is truly genius. If you recall I stated you are able to find the Ingress story up until this point. This is not a typo because there is only a partially set. As it goes the story can bend any way toward any side currently as of me writing this the Resistance is areas are ahead. As I have said before it can go either way, recently there was a global live event that was taken by the resistance but it could have gone the other way completely. That is what I like about a game like this there is a back story to it but that is about it but that is that. I like that there is a constantly unfolding story that once you get into are stuck to it like glue.

I mean even now there is an upcoming event that can go any way, No one knows the exact story. To me this looks like a giant leap of faith when nantic@google launched this in closed beta in 2012 and finally in 2013 this could have easily been another flunk but with the massive following this has gained (its global I mean at an event in California there were people from literally everywhere except Antarctica) it was anything but that. I think this game is genius because its new, yes there are other AR games but they aren't on the global scale Ingress has or really any like ingress for the matter. It encourages people to come together and go places. It is a social network while encouraging you to get out and play a strategy game all in the same app. I know since I  seriously started it my Google plus page (yes I will use it) has been getting tons of followers thanks to it. But that's besides the point. This is truly genus and we have never seen anything like it. And guess what? This is only going to keep getting bigger.