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- BIT: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe
- BIT: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeThe function, then the how.A discussion beginning: State population totals were derived from individual census tract results by... would create a context. As a narrative strategy, reaching a goal is more organized, satisfying, than describing a process and giving...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- Orwell denied: Bill to stop employers from sticking RFIDs under workers' skin
- Orwell denied: Bill to stop employers from sticking RFIDs under workers' skinRFIDSo you tell me my info is safe, But.. laptops and personal info is stolen constantly with folks personnal info on it. You tell me that You're not "watching me" But you want RFIDS. You tell me that...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-20
- Zimbabwe army says cell phones danger to security
- Zimbabwe army says cell phones danger to securityOrwell in ZimbabweLet's see now, the cops want to protect the country from crooks by listening in on all conversations. Not that those cops are the minions of their chief nut case ... Orwell's three slogans: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- Scary IT: Ministry of suspicious walks
- Scary IT: Ministry of suspicious walksJust a few years......that's all Orwell was off by. Everything else seems to be falling right into place.The suspicious walks algorhythm is a minor worry.Apparently the cameras also have software to determine whether they are obtruding on people in the privacy of their bedrooms,...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-02
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- Apple's "force fed ads" patent more likely related to content, not hardware
- Perhaps neitherHopefully you are right and they'll use this process to allow customers to earn free content. Unfortunatley I see this as being a way for Apple to increase its warchest by forcing its followers to view ads. Perhaps it'll be a blend - view enough ads to put $10...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Wireless users may be shut off if sharing copyrighted files
- ACTA: The Bigger Picturehttp://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4510/125/Not likely to happenWhy? Because the internet companies are not going to shut off paying customers just because they are accused of sharing files 'illegally'.... they will either tell the companies to file a lawsuit against the people in question or give them some REAL evidence that...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Enteprise 2.0 - the non-debate
- Mega-Corps & the worldThere is life beyond the Mega-Corp droneculture where management punishes theworker ants for a mistake and threatensthem with layoffs and pay cuts.No thanks, small enterprise businessis the groundwork, big mega-corpsare puppet shells with CEO's pullingthe strings.RE: Enteprise 2.0 - the non-debateWell putRE: Enteprise 2.0 - the non-debateUnfortunately...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Amazon clears up Kindle content deletion policy
- It seems that Amazon has settled a lawsuit that it picked up after deleting George Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm" from people's Kindle devices. As part of the settlement, Amazon has finally cleared up Kindle content deletion policy. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-10-02
- Can we let the Kindle/1984 thing go already?
- I wanted the Red TruckBut I wanted the red truck.Oh no, that was a limited time offer, says so right here in the fine print.Even kids know its wrong to hide behind fine print...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiAvHPPc8M8$150,000 is a little excessiveBut I like to think that Mr. Orwell's spirit is smiling at the...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Can we let the Kindle/1984 thing go already?
- $150,000. That's how much Amazon has agreed to pay the kid whose Kindle ate his homework. Sure, he's donating the money to charity after paying his legal fees, but really? $150,000? We get it already: Amazon still owns the books we all thought we were buying. ...
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Crop circles: What's Google trying to tell us?
- Biofuel competition?My hope is that is it not something as simple as Orwell's books being made available on Google Books. My thought is crops, space craft, space age technology, future technology...biofuel. Perhaps some sort of biofuel grant competition or similar?! It must be big if they are using...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Amazon makes up for '1984' snafu but the chapter isn't over
- Uh huh...Yet another reason to buy hard copy. Write your notes in it. And have to worry neither about it getting electronically "pulled" from you, nor about "the committee" taking stock of the type of annotations you have written they may be quite politically incorrect!How ironic that this...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Amazon offers redelivery, $30 to users who owned '1984'
- Amazon came under fire for wirelessly deleting copies of two George Orwell titles from the Kindle e-readers of customers. On Thursday, Amazon e-mailed customers an offer for redelivery of the titles or a $30 gift certificate. by Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- The new Sony Reader Daily Edition may replace my Kindle and Reader 505
- And it's real easy for you to transfer, right?All you have to do is push a button, or make a phone call, or send an email, and all your Kindle stuff moves right over to the Sony?Of course notBut that's the risk you take when you deal with companies that...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- PC makers make (small) progress closing Apple's customer satisfaction gap
- Let me put on my flame proof suit.....Apple customers as a group are unique in their loyalty to Apple. PC customers are not very loyal at all to any particular PC brand. Apple customers, as a group also seem to put up with abuse by Apple, which in my opinion...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-18
- Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'
- Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'"As Authorized""[i]... or as authorized by Amazon ...[/i]" seems to leave a pretty big hole in the TOS.RE: Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'since 1984 book is available thousands of places, the law suit has little merit in terms of damages regardless of how much the download...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-31
- Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'
- Chris Dawson thinks this: If you don't like buying online products only to have them remotely deleted without so much as a "have a nice day," ... Don't buy a bloody Kindle! Chris thinks that Amazon's terms of service create...
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- Ridiculous lawsuit against Amazon
- Don't like DRM and Amazon's ability to access your Kindle? The solution is easy: Don't buy a bloody Kindle! The blogosphere and regular news outlets are buzzing again with a rekindled pun definitely intended story of the young man who lost summer work when Amazon deleted his...
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- Amazon CEO apology: 'Stupid,' 'thoughtless' to remove e-books from Kindle readers
- A rare thing occurred yesterday: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos apologized. Quite the Kindle user flareup ensued after the company decided to remotely remove copies of popular George Orwell novels 1984 and Animal Farm -- yes, the irony was immediately apparent -- after it determined that it sold...
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- Amazon ate my homework, or why DRM stinks for education
- Amazon ate my homework, or why DRM stinks for educationHave the kindles linked to the grade not the student.The way to get around this (not the Amazon eating homework, but the reuse DRM issue) is to have the Kindles for a specific grade. All ninth graders have the same Kindles...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-21
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