Technology- friend or foe?

I love gadgets. If you're one of my friends, you probably love gadgets too. Technology is the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. Most of the time we adore our tech, lovingly petting our plasmas, complimenting our laptops, or leaving love notes to our receivers (or is that just me?).

Despite doting over our digital diversions, the sad truth is that every now and then something goes wrong. Sometimes very wrong. For example, a certain budding internet superstar's laptop has the delightful habit of randomly shutting off. Others are far worse. I came across this video of a poor subway patron finding out firsthand how much his commitment to gaming can cost. [Turns out this is a viral video and does not involve an iPhone.] Here's an example of the evil wrought upon humanity by addictive gaming (feel free to partially cover your eyes).

In some nightmare scenarios there is a disastrous collision of bad tech and brute force. In others, the results are not so terrible, like here (Warning: NSFW for language).

While technology normally inspires insane loyalty like this, we must always remember that this can also happen.

Talk about a love/hate relationship.