I'm so tired of the whining about "privacey" in a community that I find otherwise wise. There never has been, never will be privacey. Get over it. If you truly value libertarian vitues, why not take an imaginative leap...can't humanity
engineer a truly unhackable human identification system? And if so, if spoofing identity becomes impossible (based for example on DNA) or at least difficult in the extreme (i.e. very costly), then can't we also imagine a zero privacey/maximum freedom hegemony much cooler than current offerings?
StarTrek is actually within reach...and as luck would have it, it's this very community that could drive h. sapiens to realize such potential...if y'all would just get over a few (immature) hangups and stop whining.
I have been speaking to developer audiences all over the world for the past 4 years, along with many colleagues from Sun. Yes, we're pro-Java, but we're also kin to the Open Source movement, respectful of Linux and eager to promote a bevy of open Internet-related technologies which beneficial us all. College audiences are especially enJoyable for us. If you'd like to arrange a visit, write me.
Yes, the federal government should pass some new laws, making Internet access a fundamental right of all Americans! And a new agency should be created at the cabinet level to fund and oversee the deployment of systems to all households nationwide! And, of course, this agency should also be empowered with regulating content on all these systems. And, oh yeah, since addiction to the Internet is a BIG RISK, then this agency should not only monitor who sees what, but for how long. Basically, the federal government needs to get intimately involved with every U.S. citizen's daily Internet utilization, and ensure equal access by all. And while we're at it, let's have some laws to enforce literacy! Shouldn't it also be against the law to be stupid?
I can see Micro$oft releasing a set of libraries and drivers such as to accomodate a "Windows on Linux" arrangement which they would sell, thus making Linux a "friendly" and sanctioned environment (but slower, of course) for their apps. Remember the genesis of Windows? -- a GUI on top of DOS. I'm quite sure they can detach both GUI and browser from the actual OS given sufficient fear and/or greed, despite the hype to the contrary.
Remeber the old UNIX license plates, ala New Hampshire? Live free or die. Isn't it time we reasserted the notion of Liberty in a world technically ready to deliver?
Yes, it is very disconcerting that Cisco has found it serves their customers to provide such ethically questionable software. And of course it will be used for all the wrong reasons. But I think they (Cisco) have forgotten one of the fundamental rules of networks -- route around the glitches and find an optimal path through the maze. Unless the entire infrastructure is owned by a single controlling entity, no cable company, ISP, ASP or telcom can permanently limit bandwidth to/from any other entity.
I'm just as tired of pundits bemoaning the manipulative capabilities of the "media" as I am of the "media" itself. If you don't like it, turn the damn thing off! Change the channel. Get your news online. Feeling manipulated? Then stop allowing it. Climb a little higher up Maslow's proverbial pyramid and stop being a victim. Most of humanity, it seems, needs to be led. As long as this is true, we will always have "media" and manipulation, techno-memes notwithstanding.
It depends on the time perspective one chooses to take when it comes to speculation. Of course the USPS will be completely outdated within 100 years. Most certainly by then we'll have evolved well beyond the need to pass bits of paper around the globe. In the short term, there are quite a few worldwide who will either not be able to afford internet access or will be too dumb to allow themselves to use the medium, making a continued need for paper passing almost certain.
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I'm so tired of the whining about "privacey" in a community that I find otherwise wise. There never has been, never will be privacey. Get over it. If you truly value libertarian vitues, why not take an imaginative leap...can't humanity
engineer a truly unhackable human identification system? And if so, if spoofing identity becomes impossible (based for example on DNA) or at least difficult in the extreme (i.e. very costly), then can't we also imagine a zero privacey/maximum freedom hegemony much cooler than current offerings?
StarTrek is actually within reach...and as luck would have it, it's this very community that could drive h. sapiens to realize such potential...if y'all would just get over a few (immature) hangups and stop whining.
I have been speaking to developer audiences all over the world for the past 4 years, along with many colleagues from Sun. Yes, we're pro-Java, but we're also kin to the Open Source movement, respectful of Linux and eager to promote a bevy of open Internet-related technologies which beneficial us all. College audiences are especially enJoyable for us. If you'd like to arrange a visit, write me.
Yes, the federal government should pass some new laws, making Internet access a fundamental right of all Americans! And a new agency should be created at the cabinet level to fund and oversee the deployment of systems to all households nationwide! And, of course, this agency should also be empowered with regulating content on all these systems. And, oh yeah, since addiction to the Internet is a BIG RISK, then this agency should not only monitor who sees what, but for how long. Basically, the federal government needs to get intimately involved with every U.S. citizen's daily Internet utilization, and ensure equal access by all. And while we're at it, let's have some laws to enforce literacy! Shouldn't it also be against the law to be stupid?
I can see Micro$oft releasing a set of libraries and drivers such as to accomodate a "Windows on Linux" arrangement which they would sell, thus making Linux a "friendly" and sanctioned environment (but slower, of course) for their apps. Remember the genesis of Windows? -- a GUI on top of DOS. I'm quite sure they can detach both GUI and browser from the actual OS given sufficient fear and/or greed, despite the hype to the contrary.
Remeber the old UNIX license plates, ala New Hampshire? Live free or die. Isn't it time we reasserted the notion of Liberty in a world technically ready to deliver?
Yes, it is very disconcerting that Cisco has found it serves their customers to provide such ethically questionable software. And of course it will be used for all the wrong reasons. But I think they (Cisco) have forgotten one of the fundamental rules of networks -- route around the glitches and find an optimal path through the maze. Unless the entire infrastructure is owned by a single controlling entity, no cable company, ISP, ASP or telcom can permanently limit bandwidth to/from any other entity.
I'm just as tired of pundits bemoaning the manipulative capabilities of the "media" as I am of the "media" itself. If you don't like it, turn the damn thing off! Change the channel. Get your news online. Feeling manipulated? Then stop allowing it. Climb a little higher up Maslow's proverbial pyramid and stop being a victim. Most of humanity, it seems, needs to be led. As long as this is true, we will always have "media" and manipulation, techno-memes notwithstanding.
It depends on the time perspective one chooses to take when it comes to speculation. Of course the USPS will be completely outdated within 100 years. Most certainly by then we'll have evolved well beyond the need to pass bits of paper around the globe. In the short term, there are quite a few worldwide who will either not be able to afford internet access or will be too dumb to allow themselves to use the medium, making a continued need for paper passing almost certain.