tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post4964515563060742110..comments2024-02-25T05:24:24.948-05:00Comments on Beyond Easy: Us, the Web KidsPatrick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02410016566636603639noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-79166467044582604962012-03-09T02:22:20.567-05:002012-03-09T02:22:20.567-05:00This part:
That's what this so-called "b...This part:<br /><br />That's what this so-called "bitching" is supposed to accomplish: Getting people to realize that a problem even exists.Zadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503202929776307367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-10611598865362305472012-03-08T23:01:32.774-05:002012-03-08T23:01:32.774-05:00The article is about how the internet affects soci...The article is about how the internet affects society. To put it bluntly (and not completely accurately), it's about why many things we enjoy about the internet are bad. And what is it about my first comment that you "disagree" with?siefkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909748477014438436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-25476187609711425452012-03-08T17:44:06.727-05:002012-03-08T17:44:06.727-05:00Yes. It's absolutely your imagination that the...Yes. It's absolutely your imagination that the post was solely about the internet. Check the tags at the bottom.<br /><br />I was speaking about civilization and politics.Zadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503202929776307367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-34301698571760397152012-03-07T23:29:59.316-05:002012-03-07T23:29:59.316-05:00Is it my imagination, or was this post about the i...Is it my imagination, or was this post about the internet? I'd say that most people enjoy the internet. What did you think I was talking about?siefkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909748477014438436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-63207142918821892932012-03-07T18:59:45.100-05:002012-03-07T18:59:45.100-05:00Why didn't you reply to me directly?
I disag...Why didn't you reply to me directly? <br /><br />I disagree. I tried articulating why, but gave up.<br /><br />Also, I refuse to believe that anyone "enjoys" American politics. If you believe that, then, in my opinion, your opinion doesn't matter.Zadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503202929776307367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-34789796881263148312012-03-07T02:26:58.896-05:002012-03-07T02:26:58.896-05:00Saying things like "you seem more interested ...Saying things like "you seem more interested in complaining...than you do in finding/hearing solutions" seems to be a popular sentiment when people point out problems with things that most people enjoy. But how are these solutions ever going to be found if no one bothers to point out that they're needed? That's what this so-called "bitching" is supposed to accomplish: Getting people to realize that a problem even exists.siefkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909748477014438436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-30894689267522356092012-03-06T18:50:20.913-05:002012-03-06T18:50:20.913-05:00Pat, you might find this interesting. While I can&...Pat, you might find this interesting. While I can't show you how Mark Zuckerberg felt working upon Facebook in its early days, I can show you what the engineers designing what would become the internet were thinking as they were doing this. Here is a link to some of the more interesting RFCs: http://lateblt.tripod.com/rfcs.htm<br />RFCs are files that were used to harvest peer review by internet engineers. It's interesting seeing how they approached their work, as well as how little they seemed to know about how much this would impact the world. They're very interesting if you ever have a few minutes to check them out.Johnathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15611162434868647463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-25494426219444507742012-03-05T04:29:37.493-05:002012-03-05T04:29:37.493-05:00Thanks. I already bought your book. I was kind of ...Thanks. I already bought your book. I was kind of lying to you.<br /><br />But if we're just doing this to think, then I'd like you to skim this: http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/mzlsx/the_ghost_of_plato_offers_you_one_of_two_pills_if/<br /><br />I think that thread is oxymoronic.Zadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503202929776307367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-44287224125931536432012-03-04T18:45:16.567-05:002012-03-04T18:45:16.567-05:00Okay, okay, okay. I'm not sure what you want m...Okay, okay, okay. I'm not sure what you want me to say, though.<br /><br />Human history is a precession of solutions to problems becoming new problems requiring solutions, which then become problems that need to be solved. Epochal shifts arise out of circumstance and necessity. The Internet and its effects on civilization are no exception. Nobody commanded it to happen. Nobody mapped out a plan for it. The digital age was the ineluctable product of circumstance. Whatever follows will be its direct, likely unforeseen consequence.<br /><br />It is as easy to propose solutions to problems as it is to point them out. I am more interested in compelling people to <i>think</i> rather than telling them what they ought to do. At least I have some small chance at getting results from the former.<br /><br />So what do you want me to say about your augmented reality headset? Just patent it and get it out there. Whatever the hell I have to say about it won't make a difference on how or whether it is adopted. You should be looking for people who can fund, build, and market it instead of asking for a stamp of approval (from me of all people).<br /><br />I am reminded of an American inventor and entrepreneur named Dean Kamen. After a string of successes and awards, he announces that he is preparing the Next Big Thing. His new and top secret invention is going to change EVERYTHING. It's going to cause as epochal a shift in civilization as the automobile. Cities will be constructed around it, he said. Prior to its release, it was known only as "IT."<br /><br />That invention was the Segway.<br /><br />At the same time, I think about Mark Zuckerberg slapping together the Facebook prototype for kicks back in 2003 and wonder if he had any idea what his toy would eventually become.<br /><br />All I'm saying is go one step at a time. Don't think about what the endgame's going to look like before you've even nudged your first piece.<br /><br />Regarding the Economic Cooperative piece -- again, what do you want me to say? If you believe can assemble it, go for it. But for me to sit here and weigh the pros and cons of what is at this moment a totally fictional institution would be as fruitless as any bitching I've ever done.<br /><br />I'm not the person you should be talking to. Find people with money. Find people with connections. Find people who are interested in helping you make it happen. I have absolutely nothing to contribute and frankly wonder why you would think I do.<br /><br />You have your ideas, goals, and guiding philosophy. Go act on them. That's all you can do.Patrick Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410016566636603639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-60274037077169143372012-03-03T18:28:28.212-05:002012-03-03T18:28:28.212-05:00Well, actually, I posted them once (this being the...Well, actually, I posted them once (this being the second time), and the reason was because you can't post 4 pages worth of words in the comments section. My "blog" consists of only those 4 pages and it's badly edited, I never plan on updating it. Besides that, the contest is over. It's not advertising.<br /><br />But if you still feel it's inappropriate, I would be happy to delete it on your behalf.Zadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503202929776307367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-63586366756396150962012-03-03T17:15:48.296-05:002012-03-03T17:15:48.296-05:00Zade, I'm not going to speak for Pat, but you ...Zade, I'm not going to speak for Pat, but you posted your links multiple times on posts that have nothing to do with them. The fact that it seems this is for a contest makes it look as though your just using his blog to advertise yourself. He obviously isn't going to comment on stuff like that. <br /><br />I don't know what private conversations you may have had with him, but if their purpose had anything to do with your blog, then I wouldn't be surprised if he dismissed them. I don't know the whole story about this, but it seems like your just trying to advertise your blog.Johnathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15611162434868647463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-89495155055949867172012-03-03T04:50:54.072-05:002012-03-03T04:50:54.072-05:00I kinda want to respond, but I'm torn here. I&...I kinda want to respond, but I'm torn here. I've discussed similar subjects with you. Hell, earlier I posted a link to those 4 pages I was talking about and got no response.<br /><br />But (please don't take this the wrong way) you seem more interested in complaining about the current situation and problems, than you do in finding/hearing solutions for them. So many tout this "we're powerless" meme that whenever someone tries to offer a solution, they're ignored... in favor of more bitching.<br /><br />Honestly, do you think you want a solution? That's not sarcasm or mocking. You ignored my 4 pages. I remember when I mailed you some of my ideas your response was basically "you better know someone with a lot of money."<br /><br />I'd be happy to point out my solutions to the problems you have with direct democracy, civilization and journalistic funding, but first you'd have to acknowledge that there's a possibility that there are solutions to those problems, and I might know them.<br /><br />We could even make it a debate if you wanted. I could do actual sourced research. It could be fun. I'll even buy your book and comment on it. Hows that sound?<br /><br />TL;DR? My views are different than yours, this post only matters if you think your views could be wrong. Also, I'll buy/comment on your book if you comment on my 4 pages: http://hjufvvhjbj.blogspot.com/2011/11/jmvhjv.htmlZadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503202929776307367noreply@blogger.com