Why does this all feel so 1984? And I don't mean the year. We have a never ending war over there, and privacy and personal liberties don't seem to exist in the hearts and minds of the populace. I keep reading that experts? What experts? I hear politicians, talking heads, and Republicrats chanting experts experts experts. But I don't hear any experts saying all this is necessary. The one expert I keep reading, that no one seems to ask, is Bruce Schenier and he doesn't seem all this is needed.
Between 1985 through 1989 I remember some of the worst bombings happening all over the place. And the Republican's party hero, Ronald Reagan, never thought that we should have this much "protection" that only serves to terrify the public and make the government remove our basic rights, as granted by our on constitution. And no privacy isn't one of them but the fourth amendment states unlawful search and seizure.
If the Republican hero wasn't willing to turn America into a totalitarian state (and I can't believe I even wrote that) over a bombings that killed Americans and Europeans alike. He actually called for some calm and reason. Then why is every Republican since 2000 doing the exact opposite.
Ok, I just think that is weird. Do public schools even teach the book 1984 anymore? I have to go and sterilize my hands after writing that about Ronald Reagan.
Because of this from the cable companies is why I don't watch Hulu because I know they will limit my choices. Exactly why I still use torrents to watch certain shows. Eventually, these guys are going to drive everyone away from them and use alternative methods. What's stopping people is that there is no cohesive product that is easy to setup and maintain for the average consumer. Yet. They keep this up and someone will come up with something that will make cable tv even more obsolete.
The minute companies are allowed in and few people join them and start getting crap then everyone can't stand the networks. It's always about the commercialization of the space. Facebook is going that route as more and more companies are using it to get their message out, ie advertisements. And Facebook, with it's use of quizzes, allows companies to generate to get at personal info and generate more private data about a person's likes and dislikes.
Twitter is becoming more worthless with more and more people scouring the land to get more friends to be popular. News orgs are using both so that you can feel more apart of the news? That one I still don't get. The more they clog it up the less likely others are to join.
When the new great thing comes out, those people fed it up with the last great thing will join, when it reaches enough people it will then become commercialized with all those companies wanting to get their hands the data. Because isn't that what all these networks really are, a centralized place for data on potential consumers? It may start out as benign and a way to keep friends and families updated. But it becomes a goldmine of data. Why else could these sites become so financially viable if their giving away more of the functionality?
I'm a college student in my sophomore year at college. For the last three english classes all the instructors clearly stated not to use Wikipedia. I'm currently taking a British Literature class and every lecture he leaves specific terms for us and encourages us to use Wikipedia. What is even better is that he heads the English department for my school.
I asked him why he allowed us to use Wikipedia as a source. And he clearly said that all the terms that he gives us he has already checked out on Wikipedia. If there is a problem with it than he corrects it.
I think if more instructors took a proactive view of Wikipedia instead of a reactive position. If more teachers were involved with Wikipedia wouldn't that make it a better source?
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Why does this all feel so 1984? And I don't mean the year. We have a never ending war over there, and privacy and personal liberties don't seem to exist in the hearts and minds of the populace. I keep reading that experts? What experts? I hear politicians, talking heads, and Republicrats chanting experts experts experts. But I don't hear any experts saying all this is necessary. The one expert I keep reading, that no one seems to ask, is Bruce Schenier and he doesn't seem all this is needed.
Between 1985 through 1989 I remember some of the worst bombings happening all over the place. And the Republican's party hero, Ronald Reagan, never thought that we should have this much "protection" that only serves to terrify the public and make the government remove our basic rights, as granted by our on constitution. And no privacy isn't one of them but the fourth amendment states unlawful search and seizure.
If the Republican hero wasn't willing to turn America into a totalitarian state (and I can't believe I even wrote that) over a bombings that killed Americans and Europeans alike. He actually called for some calm and reason. Then why is every Republican since 2000 doing the exact opposite.
Ok, I just think that is weird. Do public schools even teach the book 1984 anymore? I have to go and sterilize my hands after writing that about Ronald Reagan.
Why BitTorrents are popular?
Because of this from the cable companies is why I don't watch Hulu because I know they will limit my choices. Exactly why I still use torrents to watch certain shows. Eventually, these guys are going to drive everyone away from them and use alternative methods. What's stopping people is that there is no cohesive product that is easy to setup and maintain for the average consumer. Yet. They keep this up and someone will come up with something that will make cable tv even more obsolete.
Nope it has more to do with commercialization
The minute companies are allowed in and few people join them and start getting crap then everyone can't stand the networks. It's always about the commercialization of the space. Facebook is going that route as more and more companies are using it to get their message out, ie advertisements. And Facebook, with it's use of quizzes, allows companies to generate to get at personal info and generate more private data about a person's likes and dislikes.
Twitter is becoming more worthless with more and more people scouring the land to get more friends to be popular. News orgs are using both so that you can feel more apart of the news? That one I still don't get. The more they clog it up the less likely others are to join.
When the new great thing comes out, those people fed it up with the last great thing will join, when it reaches enough people it will then become commercialized with all those companies wanting to get their hands the data. Because isn't that what all these networks really are, a centralized place for data on potential consumers? It may start out as benign and a way to keep friends and families updated. But it becomes a goldmine of data. Why else could these sites become so financially viable if their giving away more of the functionality?
On being a student...
I'm a college student in my sophomore year at college. For the last three english classes all the instructors clearly stated not to use Wikipedia. I'm currently taking a British Literature class and every lecture he leaves specific terms for us and encourages us to use Wikipedia. What is even better is that he heads the English department for my school.
I asked him why he allowed us to use Wikipedia as a source. And he clearly said that all the terms that he gives us he has already checked out on Wikipedia. If there is a problem with it than he corrects it.
I think if more instructors took a proactive view of Wikipedia instead of a reactive position. If more teachers were involved with Wikipedia wouldn't that make it a better source?