Ever notice how much less you read books now that the Internet has become so wonderfully available?
Not that I'm complaining, but... These things make me wonder.
Are we becoming less literate, or differently-literate?
Is the world's great conversation eliminating our (or my) private moments of contemplation? Are these moments being drowned out in a sea of noise?
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Oh, the impermanence!
Here today, gone tomorrow. When man takes complete control of a landscape, such as the internet, the alterations of that landscape occur at a speed congruent with the speed of mankind's interaction with its environment. Thus, the click of a button can vastly alter the topography of the world.
It's not so different from mankind's other interactions with the universe, such as the tearing down of buildings and the creation of new ones, but the speed at which such alterations occur in a virtual environment is fascinating.
This sort of thing really makes me want to host my own site, so as not to be at the mercy of the whims of Google.
It's not so different from mankind's other interactions with the universe, such as the tearing down of buildings and the creation of new ones, but the speed at which such alterations occur in a virtual environment is fascinating.
This sort of thing really makes me want to host my own site, so as not to be at the mercy of the whims of Google.
And
DON'T tell me there's a loophole there for criminal suits, and that Obama's BIG SECRET PLAN is to exploit that and take the telecoms to court. Do we really think that will happen, or that those charges would hold up? How much evidence is admissible? Mmmm...
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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