This web2.0 is just nonsense - it's supposed to be all about inclusivity, wisdom of the crowd etc, but the whole thing smacks of nerdy exclusivity. When are 'they' going to use language that is understood by the very crowd that '2.0' is meant to include, ie everybody? Why give things all the esoteric labels - what on earth does 2.0 mean... 1.0 + 1.0?
Did anyone ever call the telephone 'social media'? A 'blog'? Are you kidding? And a Hawaiian fast cab a 'wiki'? How is anyone supposed to know what it is? What is wrong with using everyday terms... a blog should be called a Wrant... yes sir, a web rant. A wiki? A Collaboard may be more intuitive.
Wake up, people - so long as you create and use these silly names, you are either sabotaging yourselves or insincere about being inclusive. If your grandmother does not understand your terms, they are just too... wanky.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Stupid questions/ statements
Does a soundbyte have either soundbits?
Is objectivity subjective?
Cleaniness is relative
Is it immoral for hospitals to serve junk food?
Is it immoral for drug stores to sell cigarettes?
Is it immoral to break the law to enforce the law?
The more senior a person progresses in an organization, the larger the office space - as if that person is often in the office. Oh yeah, it’s not based on necessity.The stronger the denial, the stronger the truth. Well-versed examples: "I am not running for President.", "I am not gay."
Cable & Wireless - what sort of name is that? First there was wireless radio, then telephone (lord knows why anyone would want to call this 'cellular'), then internet, TV and video... the downfall of mankind will be when we try wireless electricity.
The big Con
Coffee Mate
Fat and cholesterol free? Needs refridgeration? Dairy-substitute? Are they for real? Read the ingredients.
Fat and cholesterol free? Needs refridgeration? Dairy-substitute? Are they for real? Read the ingredients.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
The sum of all knowledge... in the cloud
Where has all the history gone?
It is getting to the point where all knowledge is on the World Wide Web, or all rapidly being put into the web. And then there is knowledge or data that only exists within the Web - physically on some server somewhere.
Now imagine that in the near future that the sum of all knowledge is stored on a single DVD. Not just as text, but all media - sound, images, video. Further imagine that it is now post Armageddon. This DVD is uncovered by some wandering aliens. What will they make of this disk - after a little while they will realize that there are only 1's and 0's on this disk. At least on earth in ancient times, we had hyrogliphics or cave paintains that are relatively easy to decipher. Even written language is. But a whole pile of ones and zeroes?
How can this pile of 1's and 0's ever be deciphered. These are not even stored on a disk in any sequential order. They are stored in segments referenced by an index somewhere on the disk. And they are in binary but actually in hexadecimal, and then there are mutiple layers of coding conventions (mp3 vs mp4 vs wav vs jpg vs ascii etc etc etc). How will the aliens ever uncover this sum of all human knowledge?
The Best Lethal Injection
Why not just use that gadget from the film 'No Country for Old Men'?
Seemed pretty quick and painless to me.
Interesting principles that the death penalty is deemed to be constitutional so long as it does not cause pain and stress etc.
So is it constitutional to cause pain and stress so long as it does not lead to death?
Why is there such a liberal use of the word "unconstitutional" - what part of the constitution exactly? The constitution of my baloney roll... which is basically unidentifiable mish-mash of pink colored things that may not even be meat or from this planet?
It is getting to the point where all knowledge is on the World Wide Web, or all rapidly being put into the web. And then there is knowledge or data that only exists within the Web - physically on some server somewhere.
Now imagine that in the near future that the sum of all knowledge is stored on a single DVD. Not just as text, but all media - sound, images, video. Further imagine that it is now post Armageddon. This DVD is uncovered by some wandering aliens. What will they make of this disk - after a little while they will realize that there are only 1's and 0's on this disk. At least on earth in ancient times, we had hyrogliphics or cave paintains that are relatively easy to decipher. Even written language is. But a whole pile of ones and zeroes?
How can this pile of 1's and 0's ever be deciphered. These are not even stored on a disk in any sequential order. They are stored in segments referenced by an index somewhere on the disk. And they are in binary but actually in hexadecimal, and then there are mutiple layers of coding conventions (mp3 vs mp4 vs wav vs jpg vs ascii etc etc etc). How will the aliens ever uncover this sum of all human knowledge?
The Best Lethal Injection
Why not just use that gadget from the film 'No Country for Old Men'?
Seemed pretty quick and painless to me.
Interesting principles that the death penalty is deemed to be constitutional so long as it does not cause pain and stress etc.
So is it constitutional to cause pain and stress so long as it does not lead to death?
Why is there such a liberal use of the word "unconstitutional" - what part of the constitution exactly? The constitution of my baloney roll... which is basically unidentifiable mish-mash of pink colored things that may not even be meat or from this planet?
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