Ubiquitous internet access will do more than plumbing, but not because of it's content. The content of the internet is like any other reflection of humanity-mostly vapidness. But the rising tide lifts all ships, which is why we see progress in a few precious, benificial areas. Also bouyed, however, are thoughtlesness, greed and a lack of compassion. Basically it's going to get worse before it gets better. The internet is a great loopback. When most people have the ability to absorb the real fabric of our race, we will begin to make decisions rooted in this fabric, rather than being confounded by our "leaders".
this story pushed me over the edge. I'm in no-man's-land when it comes to computing. Physics background, always around computers but never had a compelling reason to delve into the rarified field of hacking. my coding skills are trivial, but put me in front of any OS and I'll use it handily.
no more, I say
armed with the flash of reality this story and it's comments have given me, I have great enthusiasm for acquiring the skills necessary for hacking and taking an active role in the open source idea. I've been indifferent to M$ untill now, and I still think the OS is pretty good, but it could be so much better, though it never will be.
off I go to learn to code...anyone have any advise?
Ross Perot would call this "pie in the sky" argumentation. And it's just the kind of thing that hinders the open source movement. More so than graphics or limited apps or even setup/average user issues, the climate fostered by those who try to use weak, unproved theorems as postulates undermines the foundation of open source.
Icing's question of a double standard is moot. If someone breaks into your house, is it your fault that you didn't install just the right kind of alarm that would deter that criminal? Don't lose sight of who is malevolent.
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Ubiquitous internet access will do more than plumbing, but not because of it's content. The content of the internet is like any other reflection of humanity-mostly vapidness.
But the rising tide lifts all ships, which is why we see progress in a few precious, benificial areas. Also bouyed, however, are thoughtlesness, greed and a lack of compassion.
Basically it's going to get worse before it gets better. The internet is a great loopback. When most people have the ability to absorb the real fabric of our race, we will begin to make decisions rooted in this fabric, rather than being confounded by our "leaders".
That's what they do. They review not only the phone, but the plans too.
no more, I say
armed with the flash of reality this story and it's comments have given me, I have great enthusiasm for acquiring the skills necessary for hacking and taking an active role in the open source idea. I've been indifferent to M$ untill now, and I still think the OS is pretty good, but it could be so much better, though it never will be.
off I go to learn to code...anyone have any advise?
Ross Perot would call this "pie in the sky" argumentation. And it's just the kind of thing that hinders the open source movement. More so than graphics or limited apps or even setup/average user issues, the climate fostered by those who try to use weak, unproved theorems as postulates undermines the foundation of open source.
Icing's question of a double standard is moot. If someone breaks into your house, is it your fault that you didn't install just the right kind of alarm that would deter that criminal? Don't lose sight of who is malevolent.