Computer

A computer is an electronic device designed specifically for surfing for porn on the internet. A computer has other uses as well, not the least of which includes the processing and storage of data for informational systems. Computer technology has been increasingly evolving in it's development since the 1940s emerging as one of the largest and most successful commercial industries in the entire world. Even more than porn! In the modern world, computer technology is a part of nearly every aspect of everyday life and is used not only in a professional climate, but for personal uses as well.

Computer technology serves as an often-used plot tool in many television programs, particularly those that were being produced from the mid-1980s onward. It is chiefly seen in the crime procedural and science fiction genres. Crime dramas such as CSI and NCIS use computer technology as a means of forensic investigation. On the FOX Network series Bones, the characters in the show use computer-generated holographic imaging for facial reconstruction at the fictional Jeffersonian Institute.

Computer technology sounds awesome, but as with everything, it has the potential for destructive abuse as well. As the dim-witted costumed superhero the Tick once declared, "Beware the evil head of science, Arthur. It bites!" One shining example of computer technology gone awry is found in the 2003 re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica. In the miniseries, the robotic Cylons were able to hack into the computer networks of the Colonial Fleet and take control of them, effectively hijacking the Fleet's entire military apparatus. From there, it was easy for them to launch an attack with little to no resistance.