Seems we'll have to free all the schoolbooks and put them under GPL-like thingie. Just like free software (free not in price, but in non-constriction of thought). See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
That would solve the problem, but would definitely face many problems in the short run, too. Think about it : in our structure of society, school is far more embedded in the state in which it is today than such thing as software (which seems to already be badly affected by a corporate pressure).
Freeing education, and definitely disabling all the existing institutions and bureaucracy a nowaday citizen is forced to use, would in many but the best ways help education become that of higher quality, and support (on a broad scale) science as we know it today; thus improving "quality of our live" in a way different (and, of course, better) than it is considered today.
To tell the truth, I believe this will happen if not in near future, than at least in the long run.
The same old question : who will win -- Corporation or Free Thought ?
The latter, as long as I'm on that side (and I'll always will B:)
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A very well written post, and I agree with most (all) of it, but one thing struck me while reading it
> Such a system could have caught some of the
> hijackers - several of whom who were WANTED BY
> THE FBI and FLEW UNDER THEIR OWN NAMES!
Imo, it's database problem. If *name recognition* DBs aren't up-to-date, what makes you sure *face recognition* DBs will ?
As you may already know, a technology may be great, but if it lacks *good* implementation (remember crypto), it will fail.
Peace ! ^^
Seems we'll have to free all the schoolbooks and put them under GPL-like thingie. Just like free software (free not in price, but in non-constriction of thought). See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
:)
... yaknowwhat :)
That would solve the problem, but would definitely face many problems in the short run, too. Think about it : in our structure of society, school is far more embedded in the state in which it is today than such thing as software (which seems to already be badly affected by a corporate pressure).
Freeing education, and definitely disabling all the existing institutions and bureaucracy a nowaday citizen is forced to use, would in many but the best ways help education become that of higher quality, and support (on a broad scale) science as we know it today; thus improving "quality of our live" in a way different (and, of course, better) than it is considered today.
To tell the truth, I believe this will happen if not in near future, than at least in the long run.
The same old question : who will win --
Corporation or
Free Thought ?
The latter, as long as I'm on that side (and I'll always will B
-Religion is only a temporary lesson of thought in a life of thinking being. Are you one?
--myself, being
(and not intending to start flamethrowing thing),
--Jurgis Bagociunas
Good luck !
P.S.: Email kept safe for the sake of
P.P.S.: As my native language ain't english, sometimes I sound really sucky. Sorry for that !