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<varalafey@gmail.com> 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
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