"Greetings, friends. Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you've got the power inside you right now. So use it and send one dollar to Happy Dude, 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield. Don't delay. Eternal happiness is just a dollar away."
'Happy Dude' Well, I guess Homer's marketing scam won't work anymore.... drats! There goes my retirement plan.:(
I have to echo your comments. I was raised in a rural community, and information was always key in development of crops, animal vaccination, soil fertilization, and pesticide use. Environmental impact was always a consideration too. Information is power wether you are in a first world nation or a third world nation. One internet connected device in a rural community could do wonders for crop yields. If we simply keep piling aid upon these countries, nothing will ever change. We need to offer information to the agricultural communities so they mey become self sufficient. Remember that the internet also provides information on different poltical idealologies. Not only can a connection offer them practical information on farming, but also the seeds of political thought that are necessary to change the violent regimes that occupy some of the third world nations.
If we are concerned over privacy issues, we need to take a serious look at exactly who enforces the privacy laws and how these elected officials get into office. As long as it costs tons of cash to run for public office, corporations are going to pay for canidates. As long as elected officials are owned by corporations, our privacy will always be up for sale. Only dedicated citizens and vocal consumers will be able to turn the tide of the privacy battle... right now the corporations are winning.
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"Greetings, friends. Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you've got the power inside you right now. So use it and send one dollar to Happy Dude, 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield. Don't delay. Eternal happiness is just a dollar away." 'Happy Dude' Well, I guess Homer's marketing scam won't work anymore.... drats! There goes my retirement plan. :(
I have to echo your comments. I was raised in a rural community, and information was always key in development of crops, animal vaccination, soil fertilization, and pesticide use. Environmental impact was always a consideration too. Information is power wether you are in a first world nation or a third world nation. One internet connected device in a rural community could do wonders for crop yields. If we simply keep piling aid upon these countries, nothing will ever change. We need to offer information to the agricultural communities so they mey become self sufficient. Remember that the internet also provides information on different poltical idealologies. Not only can a connection offer them practical information on farming, but also the seeds of political thought that are necessary to change the violent regimes that occupy some of the third world nations.
If we are concerned over privacy issues, we need to take a serious look at exactly who enforces the privacy laws and how these elected officials get into office. As long as it costs tons of cash to run for public office, corporations are going to pay for canidates. As long as elected officials are owned by corporations, our privacy will always be up for sale. Only dedicated citizens and vocal consumers will be able to turn the tide of the privacy battle... right now the corporations are winning.