What would keep politicians from simply wording legislation in a way that only a professional politician (lawyer, etc.) could understand? How much of your time should you have to spend keeping up on every topic that comes along?
I'd love to see an enlightened population, but representation is necessary, and will only become more so as our society grows more complex.
"I always try to avoid the term 'language', but it is certainly a complex communication system."
Not to split hairs, but you really need to define technology when you're using it so broadly here. Do you mean the internet? Computers in general? The system that routes an ambulance carrying the right blood type to the scene of your accident? (apologies)
I think I'd agree with you if you replaced 'technology' with 'television'.
Hmm, come to think of it, when we're all hip deep in 150-year-olds, we probably will think technology's a problem.
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"I always try to avoid the term 'language', but it is certainly a complex communication system."
This is an extremely interesting idea. Another way to phrase the question might be "If Larry Wall's native laguage were Japanese, what would the logical structure of Perl be like?"
It's not really about translated variable names, and Perl is an excellent example for this since so much of Larry's personality shows up in the language. Are there any non-native English speaking programmers who could comment on this?
IANAL, but I don't believe you have to accept changes to Terms of Service that occur within a contract's time period. I remember reading this in regards to credit cards, but I don't see why it wouldn't apply to this. Any lawyers out there who could verify this?
If you are looking for another Jon Katz article with wild statements, over generalized statements and no factual data, you have come to the right place.
Katz is the equivalent of that box of oil-soaked rags I keep in my basement... and I'm the match!
It is called the Universal Access Fee (federal tax) which I pay every month on my two phone lines. It was setup to subsidize Internet access to schools some time ago. At least I hope it was. I have not seen any numbers which show monies have actually been distributed to schools by the federal government.
Me no likey taxes!
Produce facts, studies, etc. which prove that having Internet access actually produces a better adjusted, educated, economically viable citizen. I contend this is your opinion fostered by the "Digital Divide" crowd. It would be far better to train young people on hardware, operating systems, coding, applications and ethics before throwing them into the maelstrom of the Internet - my opinion.
Even though I know the web simply hasn't been around long enough for anyone to produce the kinds of 'facts and studies' I'm calling for, pedantism demands I call nonetheless.
Sorry, Jon. I am not accepting your statements as fact. Journalists learn how to make statements stick which involve numbers with the simple phrase, "According to ____, in 199____, over ____ of children depended upon libraries and schools for access to the Internet". Please present factual data to back up your sweeping generalizations.
I believe anything I read that seems to be supported by a third party. Please help me maintain the illusion that this is an appropriate substitute for actual research. Also, I do understand that millions can't afford their own PC. I like quibbling. Sue me.
Unlike many detractors, I could do a better job at this than you are currently. You know how to contact me. In the meantime, the University of Missouri has an excellent Journalism program you might want to investigate.
I'm an asshole.
"Maybe K5 will always stay low volume - there's no incentive for penis bird idiot fuckwit boy and his like there - because the one thing they feed on, seeing their posts, disappears."
"How is this any different from a hundred years ago? Work 16 hours a day as a coal miner or a sharecropper. Come home. And you owe the company store."
Yes, but it IS different than 50 years ago. Work an 8 hour day (and that included lunch), come home to the house you owned. Vacation at your summer cabin on the lake. Relatively debt free.
Talk to your parents (or grandparents) about their standard of living back in the 50's and 60's sometime. It's pretty interesting to see what was considered "middle class".
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"If this NetPD is what it takes to keep professional musicians writing, recording, and touring so that people can enjoy their music, then I have no problem with it."
It's true that this could spell the end of the Multi-Billion Dollar Recording Artist Franchise, but so what? All of the 'professional' musicians I know write music because they want/need to, play in small bars and clubs because that's all they can get, and maybe burn 100 CDs on a friends PC. And most of them are pretty good. If you ever got the chance to hear them, though, you'd probably have been listening to a pirated MP3. For most 'professional' musicians, love of music is what keeps them going, not love of money.
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"I always try to avoid the term 'language', but it is certainly a complex communication system."
What would keep politicians from simply wording legislation in a way that only a professional politician (lawyer, etc.) could understand? How much of your time should you have to spend keeping up on every topic that comes along?
I'd love to see an enlightened population, but representation is necessary, and will only become more so as our society grows more complex.
"I always try to avoid the term 'language', but it is certainly a complex communication system."
Not to split hairs, but you really need to define technology when you're using it so broadly here. Do you mean the internet? Computers in general? The system that routes an ambulance carrying the right blood type to the scene of your accident? (apologies)
I think I'd agree with you if you replaced 'technology' with 'television'.
Hmm, come to think of it, when we're all hip deep in 150-year-olds, we probably will think technology's a problem.
--------------------------------"I always try to avoid the term 'language', but it is certainly a complex communication system."
This is an extremely interesting idea. Another way to phrase the question might be "If Larry Wall's native laguage were Japanese, what would the logical structure of Perl be like?"
It's not really about translated variable names, and Perl is an excellent example for this since so much of Larry's personality shows up in the language. Are there any non-native English speaking programmers who could comment on this?
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IANAL, but I don't believe you have to accept changes to Terms of Service that occur within a contract's time period. I remember reading this in regards to credit cards, but I don't see why it wouldn't apply to this. Any lawyers out there who could verify this?
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Translating thesparkle in my free time!
If you are looking for another Jon Katz article with wild statements, over generalized statements and no factual data, you have come to the right place.
Katz is the equivalent of that box of oil-soaked rags I keep in my basement... and I'm the match!
It is called the Universal Access Fee (federal tax) which I pay every month on my two phone lines. It was setup to subsidize Internet access to schools some time ago. At least I hope it was. I have not seen any numbers which show monies have actually been distributed to schools by the federal government.
Me no likey taxes!
Produce facts, studies, etc. which prove that having Internet access actually produces a better adjusted, educated, economically viable citizen. I contend this is your opinion fostered by the "Digital Divide" crowd. It would be far better to train young people on hardware, operating systems, coding, applications and ethics before throwing them into the maelstrom of the Internet - my opinion.
Even though I know the web simply hasn't been around long enough for anyone to produce the kinds of 'facts and studies' I'm calling for, pedantism demands I call nonetheless.
Sorry, Jon. I am not accepting your statements as fact. Journalists learn how to make statements stick which involve numbers with the simple phrase, "According to ____, in 199____, over ____ of children depended upon libraries and schools for access to the Internet". Please present factual data to back up your sweeping generalizations.
I believe anything I read that seems to be supported by a third party. Please help me maintain the illusion that this is an appropriate substitute for actual research. Also, I do understand that millions can't afford their own PC. I like quibbling. Sue me.
Unlike many detractors, I could do a better job at this than you are currently. You know how to contact me. In the meantime, the University of Missouri has an excellent Journalism program you might want to investigate.
I'm an asshole.
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"Maybe K5 will always stay low volume - there's no incentive for penis bird idiot fuckwit boy and his like there - because the one thing they feed on, seeing their posts, disappears."
Make that seeing their posts mentioned.
"How is this any different from a hundred years ago? Work 16 hours a day as a coal miner or a sharecropper. Come home. And you owe the company store."
Yes, but it IS different than 50 years ago. Work an 8 hour day (and that included lunch), come home to the house you owned. Vacation at your summer cabin on the lake. Relatively debt free.
Talk to your parents (or grandparents) about their standard of living back in the 50's and 60's sometime. It's pretty interesting to see what was considered "middle class".
Wondered what happened to John Brunner...
"If this NetPD is what it takes to keep professional musicians writing, recording, and touring so that people can enjoy their music, then I have no problem with it."
It's true that this could spell the end of the Multi-Billion Dollar Recording Artist Franchise, but so what? All of the 'professional' musicians I know write music because they want/need to, play in small bars and clubs because that's all they can get, and maybe burn 100 CDs on a friends PC. And most of them are pretty good. If you ever got the chance to hear them, though, you'd probably have been listening to a pirated MP3. For most 'professional' musicians, love of music is what keeps them going, not love of money.