User: Rod Amis

Re:There is a real problem here

On: Black Futurists In The Information Age

Zach,

You make a very good case here and bring up intelligent and insight points. After wading through the muck of self-righteous cacaphony here, it was a pleasure to read your post.

Regards,
Rod

Thanks!

On: Review: The Celebration Chronicles: Life in Disneyville

Thanks for the additional links. They help to flesh out this article for those of us who are interested.

Interesting & Informative

On: Interview: The Internet Political Experts Respond

I think if the commentators come back to "/," I'd be tempted to ask them why they never directly addressed the fact that the WWW is only one of many organizing mediums --- in the USA or abroad --- and that it is definitely the LEAST EFFECTIVE.

Only 1% of the world's population has Internet access. Too many people here and abroad are much more affected (brain-washed?) by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, yet this was not addressed seriously, either.

While most of our fellow /.ers believe they are the center of the world, most people on the street would ask: "Slash what? Is that a punk band?"

RA

Scott McNealy Already Said It All..

On: US Congress Debates National ID Card

"Mr. Quote," during Congress's last *concern* for the ID on the Intel chip said: "What's the big deal? There's no such thing as privacy anymore."

You own a computer, a telephone, any wireless appliance, you are already catalogued and monitored. Get used to it already.

Bravo, Jon!

On: Feature: The Net- Boon or Nightmare?

You are absolutely right. Most journalists aren't covering this story. As one of the few Internet journalists who does, ITMJ I read your article with interest.

And thanks to the person here who posted additional links. I take the Digital Divide very seriously, experiencing it first hand as a columnist and an individual. I suggest the nay-sayers here walk in a mile in my shoes.

RA