I will recommend some authors actually, Isaac Asimov Robert Heinlein Jack Williamson (rare if you can find him) Arthur Clarke Edgar Rice Burrows William Shakespear (always a must to understand political intrigue) and many others. -eric from the central office of the Technomage Guild, Library Services Dept. On Mar 23, 2017, at 6:23 PM, Vara La Fey wrote: > I'm with ya, and I don't know what is required reading now. I'm afraid to find out. Assuming reading more than tweets even is required anymore. > > I grew up on hard sci-fi, prolly like a lot of us here, so dystopian fiction is definitely an influence on how I see things. As are the things themselves. Just seeing them potentially merge is scary. I'm not ashamed of being hair-triggered about that. Someone has to be. The more the better, I say. > What books do you recommend? But since I'm currently on 8 distinct (yet interrelated) learning curves, I don't promise to get through very many of them. I feel a bit guilty even asking, but what the hey? > > - Vara > > On 3/23/2017 6:07 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: >> ah yes, George Orwell should be required reading for everyone in high school or first year college. >> >> There are also some other books that might bear reading (and some of them even have a take on the current technological and political situation). >> >> -eric >> from the central office of the Technomage Guild, You can't take it with you dept. >> >> On Mar 23, 2017, at 5:57 PM, Vara La Fey wrote: >> >>> The "3 Minute Hate" was a reference to "1984", which the intended system of "three minutes" of semi-mandatory content reminded me of because it is an intended system of "three minutes" of semi-mandatory content. >>> >>> I don't hate anybody here, and I have no reason to think that proponents of this spyware/monitoring/chastising system do either. I merely assumed that intelligent techies near my own age would understand the reference, even if they don't agree with my comparison. >>> >>> I fully mean my criticisms of the system, of proposing to self-righteously take up time belonging to people who are not associated with you, and of it's abuse potential beyond the abuse already inherent in it. >>> >>> You don't have to be an internet techie to see that. Or to hit an overly-defensive nerve. >>> >>> On 3/23/2017 4:53 PM, Steve Litt wrote: >>>> On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:50:50 -0700 >>>> Vara La Fey wrote: >>>> >>>>> Please, waste time and effort and money patenting your /spyware >>>>> /chaperone system that monitors web activity with the intent of >>>>> /creating consequences /for activity which you - or your intended >>>>> customer - opines is "invalid". I doubt very many people will buy >>>>> into it because there is no upside for them. Even when they alter it >>>>> to fit their own agenda, they just anger their customers who can >>>>> click OK for EULAs and enter logins, but cannot bypass your 3 Minute >>>>> Hate. >>>> Hate? >>>> >>>> Pot/Kettle >>>> >>>> A look back on Vara La Fey's previous posts shows Vara La Fey short on >>>> tech and long on very nasty criticism. >>>> >>>> Five minutes ago I procmailed Vara La Fey out of my life. >>>> >>>> :0: >>>> * ^From:.*VLF_email_address >>>> * ^(To|Cc).*plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> $GARBAGE >>>> >>>> Anybody who agrees with me would be doing themselves a favor (and >>>> lowering their blood pressure) by doing the same. >>>> >>>> SteveT >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss