How is this a loss of control? Using technology to make our lives easier or more enjoyable doesn't force you to relinquish control of your actions. If anything, it gives you greater control because you have more options and flexibility. For instance, GPS enabled phones allow me to walk or drive wherever I please without much thought, because it's so easy to get directions back.
Before my brother bought an android device, he was afraid that always having access to work email would be a big burden. What he found was the complete opposite; instead of being tied down to a computer, he now had the flexibility to move around, without being anxious about missing an important message.
In many ways, technology gives us more control of our lives, not less.
> "You used to ask a smart person a question. Now, who do you ask? It starts with g-o, and it's not God," he quipped.
What if you don't have access to a smart person? What if this 'smart person' isn't smart? What if this smart person is manipulative? With the internet, the collective knowledge of millions of people are a mouse click away, and it's nearly impossible for any one person to control this information. How on Earth is this something to be afraid of?
He then decides to complain about Slingbox. He claims that because it has bugs, and because all software has bugs, all computers will fail. But all technology ever created by humans is faulty, so I'm not sure what's so significant about this. I'm betting Sling Box breaks less than a record player.
There's nothing insightful about this. He's just rambling about how the times are changing, without citing anything substantial.