Agreed, The problem is not, nor ever has been, that computers do not "forget." The problem is people wanting to take anything out of context. Consider if everything was preserved perfectly, one would be able to see a comment posted 30 years ago, but would also be able to see the comments before and after, thus preserving the context. In addition, the age of the poster would be known and the growth of that person would also be shown. The problem is the constant human desire(in addition to the desire for profits) to have things sensationalized which causes the soundbite.
I have often thought that all quotes shown on tv should be followed by the previous minute and the minute following the quote. It might not make for "exciting" tv, nor will it always capture the context, but it would at least do away with the 20 second soundbite.
However, all is not lost. With more and more people going online(and starting to use the computer earlier and more often) it is going to leave a lot of people with quite a record. And with that, it will become nothing. Some people may feign outrage about what someone else had said in youth, however, it probably won't mean much considering so many people will have an equally long( and probably embarrassing) record.
So, just keep posting drunk and hope others do likewise!!!
The problem is neither of those analogies fit very well in this case. If you lose your license you can get another made for under $20. This is the main difference. Most people aren't going to pay an additional $100-$200 dollars because they lost a piece of paper with a number on it. Im not sure how you deal with that for people who bought XP retail, but for OEM copies that came on the Machine it should be a 5-10 dollar charge to send them the number or cd since it would be easy to track by the computer's serial number. Also, printing the number on the case would probably go a long way to reducing people losing the number, however they may need a new copy of the media.
Also, plane tickets can be tracked electronically. Some companies have kiosks where you can print out e-tickets at the terminal.
As I said above, the biggest problem here is that people don't like paying for things twice. Especially when its not a "real"(as in physical) product. You aren't buying a cd or a copy of Windows(so says the respective companies) merely the "right" to listen or use it. Its a hard pill for someone to swallow if you tell them well you purchased it once, but another copy will cost you full price. This is ridiculous, since it doesn't cost full price for them to make another copy.
In this brave new world of "intellectual property" where you pay money to receive a product, however, the product itself is intangible and what you actually hold in your hand is the medium which holds the product, its hard for most people to say if they lose the medium they should pay full price for the product. I think the cost of replacing the medium, but certainly not the cost of the product. You can't "use up" music or computer programs, however, you can use up the medium they are on, thus replacement price should only be the medium. Of course, that does directly affect the business model of companies who want the constant re-buying.
Well, I agree that it pumps alot of money into the economy, both directly and indirectly. Look at all the advances as a result of the space race. I just wish we had "space race II", I feel it would probably do a lot of good for the economy and the country.
And btw...
PE IS a joke, but thats because its required in high school. Where I went to school, it was little more than a poke in the eye for anyone with any accidemic achivement, kindof a way of saying "look the people that can't count past 10 are better at something then you" even if it was throwing a ball into a basket.
chears,
mike
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Wow... That straw man almost blows itself over.
Agreed, The problem is not, nor ever has been, that computers do not "forget." The problem is people wanting to take anything out of context. Consider if everything was preserved perfectly, one would be able to see a comment posted 30 years ago, but would also be able to see the comments before and after, thus preserving the context. In addition, the age of the poster would be known and the growth of that person would also be shown. The problem is the constant human desire(in addition to the desire for profits) to have things sensationalized which causes the soundbite.
I have often thought that all quotes shown on tv should be followed by the previous minute and the minute following the quote. It might not make for "exciting" tv, nor will it always capture the context, but it would at least do away with the 20 second soundbite.
However, all is not lost. With more and more people going online(and starting to use the computer earlier and more often) it is going to leave a lot of people with quite a record. And with that, it will become nothing. Some people may feign outrage about what someone else had said in youth, however, it probably won't mean much considering so many people will have an equally long( and probably embarrassing) record.
So, just keep posting drunk and hope others do likewise!!!
-Mike
The problem is neither of those analogies fit very well in this case. If you lose your license you can get another made for under $20. This is the main difference. Most people aren't going to pay an additional $100-$200 dollars because they lost a piece of paper with a number on it. Im not sure how you deal with that for people who bought XP retail, but for OEM copies that came on the Machine it should be a 5-10 dollar charge to send them the number or cd since it would be easy to track by the computer's serial number. Also, printing the number on the case would probably go a long way to reducing people losing the number, however they may need a new copy of the media. Also, plane tickets can be tracked electronically. Some companies have kiosks where you can print out e-tickets at the terminal. As I said above, the biggest problem here is that people don't like paying for things twice. Especially when its not a "real"(as in physical) product. You aren't buying a cd or a copy of Windows(so says the respective companies) merely the "right" to listen or use it. Its a hard pill for someone to swallow if you tell them well you purchased it once, but another copy will cost you full price. This is ridiculous, since it doesn't cost full price for them to make another copy. In this brave new world of "intellectual property" where you pay money to receive a product, however, the product itself is intangible and what you actually hold in your hand is the medium which holds the product, its hard for most people to say if they lose the medium they should pay full price for the product. I think the cost of replacing the medium, but certainly not the cost of the product. You can't "use up" music or computer programs, however, you can use up the medium they are on, thus replacement price should only be the medium. Of course, that does directly affect the business model of companies who want the constant re-buying.
Excellent Idea!!! My wasted youth playing Duck Hunt wasn't for naught!!!
No, but it does automoderate trolls.
Well, I agree that it pumps alot of money into the economy, both directly and indirectly. Look at all the advances as a result of the space race. I just wish we had "space race II", I feel it would probably do a lot of good for the economy and the country. And btw... PE IS a joke, but thats because its required in high school. Where I went to school, it was little more than a poke in the eye for anyone with any accidemic achivement, kindof a way of saying "look the people that can't count past 10 are better at something then you" even if it was throwing a ball into a basket. chears, mike