It seems that everyone is obligated to put some April Fools on the web. As I catch up on the days news I am bombarded with silly, well intentioned misinformation. What nobody seems to understand is that with the rapid pace of search engine web crawling... This stuff isn't going away.
It is polluting the information-space. How many of these post will be removed or edited on April 2nd top reflect the 'obvious'-ness of the date that it was posted. Very few I imagine.
On the other hand, why am I so snobby to think of the Interwebs(sic) as some stronghold of truth and knowledge, perhaps it is a communal place for humans to be.... Human.
Perhaps a place for egalitarianism, democracy and personal freedom to flourish, but certainly a place to make jokes, and express not-quite-fully-formed opinions (case in point).
I have often said the most important thing to keep in mind when using the web for gathering info, beware! Be aware that _they'll let anyone post stuff on the web_
So I guess April Fool's web antics serve a valuable purpose, by randomly poisoning the accuracy of web content, we insure that future use will be tempered by the critical thinking that is required for good judgment.
4.01.2006
Slashdot | How Hot Would a Light Saber Really Be?
Slashdot | How Hot Would a Light Saber Really Be?
this is what makes slashdot so great. The real science, the humor, the tireless rants about how wrong the whole thing is. I love geekdom. It is a strange thing (to me) that we (geeks) are now so vogue. I may be of the last generation that had to deal with the stigma of being into this sort of stuff. I wonder whether that bodes well for 'geekdom', since my other avocation was 'skate-rat' which had a considerably higher barrier to entry that then geek crews of that time, while the geek crowd didn't enjoy any of the celebrity that came with being able to wield a skateboard. There really was a price to be paid for being 'geeky' which may not be the case anymore, thus increasing the number of geeks and potentially lowering the overall quality of geekiness.
What am I talking about?
this is what makes slashdot so great. The real science, the humor, the tireless rants about how wrong the whole thing is. I love geekdom. It is a strange thing (to me) that we (geeks) are now so vogue. I may be of the last generation that had to deal with the stigma of being into this sort of stuff. I wonder whether that bodes well for 'geekdom', since my other avocation was 'skate-rat' which had a considerably higher barrier to entry that then geek crews of that time, while the geek crowd didn't enjoy any of the celebrity that came with being able to wield a skateboard. There really was a price to be paid for being 'geeky' which may not be the case anymore, thus increasing the number of geeks and potentially lowering the overall quality of geekiness.
What am I talking about?
3.31.2006
Fly for free - April 1, 2006
Fly for free - April 1, 2006
This future is looking better everyday. I have always said I'd gladly sit on a coca-cola colored seat to watch a movie for free. It is about time we started getting paid for our attention. My attention-space ain't free.
This future is looking better everyday. I have always said I'd gladly sit on a coca-cola colored seat to watch a movie for free. It is about time we started getting paid for our attention. My attention-space ain't free.
3.29.2006
3.28.2006
safari = nader
running Apple's Safari browser is like voting for Ralph Nader. You are really taking market share AWAY from the only real competitor to m$ Internet Explorer's dominion over the web.
Get Firefox
Or get one of the PowerPC optimized version G4, G5
Or get Camino and change your reported useragent to Firefox
Get in the game...
Get Firefox
Or get one of the PowerPC optimized version G4, G5
Or get Camino and change your reported useragent to Firefox
Get in the game...
3.26.2006
m$ attacking Linux with Patents
Ballmer, Bemused - Forbes.com
m$ cannot be allowed to slow the proliferation of linux. The future of open computing (and thereby the future of open society) depend on free, open, uncontrollable software. We are living in dangerous times. The Orwellian future has not yet been prevented. If free/open software isn''t given the time to mature and create the open and secure internet as it needs to be to protect those who inhabit it, we will have to depend (for our freedom) upon the ineptitude of corporate smallminds and the cunning of teenage nerdowells.
m$ cannot be allowed to slow the proliferation of linux. The future of open computing (and thereby the future of open society) depend on free, open, uncontrollable software. We are living in dangerous times. The Orwellian future has not yet been prevented. If free/open software isn''t given the time to mature and create the open and secure internet as it needs to be to protect those who inhabit it, we will have to depend (for our freedom) upon the ineptitude of corporate smallminds and the cunning of teenage nerdowells.
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