Just follow the money trail, for it will lead you to the truth.
I think this really only applies when money is very important. With rich people (and maybe in less money-centric societies) wouldn't it be more accurate to say something like "Just follow the power trail..."?
And in the future, hopefully, some sort of machine-readable interpretation of the various texts available on the Internet (perhaps into RDF and co.) will make finding the pertinent information even easier. Easier on the human, I mean. It's not like the computer is anything more than a mental packhorse in the first place, right?
This is more where I perceive the issue of information pollution becoming a problem. I would imagine that it would be difficult to teach a computer to figure out which information is true and which is propaganda from the RIAA, MPAA, and various overzealous religious leaders and free software proponents. I suppose trust networks come into play here... I'll let you finish this thought off.
I suppose you're right that guns don't kill people, injuries sustained from bullets are the more likely culprit...
But information? Other than people with mania who try to read every book ever written on a subject and starve after spending all night studying for my psychology exam tomorrow while forgetting to eat meals, I don't think information is commonly a killer.
I'm not questioning your comment (which I perceived as a joke), but more the reason that it has been modded insightful.
Imagine having a singer with a world-class voice at your disposal, any hour of any day
Did this remind anyone else of R. Dorothy Wayneright from Big O? You know, the one that was called a "nightengale" after the story of a man who loved the song of a mechanical bird.
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I think this really only applies when money is very important. With rich people (and maybe in less money-centric societies) wouldn't it be more accurate to say something like "Just follow the power trail..."?
And in the future, hopefully, some sort of machine-readable interpretation of the various texts available on the Internet (perhaps into RDF and co.) will make finding the pertinent information even easier. Easier on the human, I mean. It's not like the computer is anything more than a mental packhorse in the first place, right?
This is more where I perceive the issue of information pollution becoming a problem. I would imagine that it would be difficult to teach a computer to figure out which information is true and which is propaganda from the RIAA, MPAA, and various overzealous religious leaders and free software proponents. I suppose trust networks come into play here... I'll let you finish this thought off.
I suppose you're right that guns don't kill people, injuries sustained from bullets are the more likely culprit...
But information? Other than people with mania who try to read every book ever written on a subject and starve after spending all night studying for my psychology exam tomorrow while forgetting to eat meals, I don't think information is commonly a killer.
I'm not questioning your comment (which I perceived as a joke), but more the reason that it has been modded insightful.
I'll have to admit that that is a much better sig. Glad to know some people still take me seriously =)
No kidding. Where do they get these people? "Genegineered!?" WTF?
That's a stupid sig and you're a stupid person for using it.