I will attempt to critically examine technology, and the use of information in this ever expanding noosphere. I will outline several of the myths of the increasing technological society, along with some of its disastrous consequences. I will also weigh the consequences of the loss of meaning through too much information in society (in a Baudrillardian sense.) Lastly, I will attempt to argue for the responsible use of technology.
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Follow me on Twitter - Mental note #109a,b,c: No Fiber One cereal if go to a festival; Make sure there are clean bathrooms there; Stick to mixed drinks not beer.
- good friday so far, bbc's sherlock is awesome. Only downside is not enough time coding or reading
- RT @AncientProverbs: In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. -Chinese Proverb
- Best foodie ever at seafood section of #acme more people like him are needed.
- Reasons not to go to supermarkets anymore.expensive; impersonal... Etc. Farmers market rules. #acme am looking at you.
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- Cheapo Android Tablet DFP7005 FTW! May 3, 2012So I purchased an AGPTek DFP7005 Android tablet. The specs are as follows:Model: DFP7005;Android Version: 4.0.3 (ICS);Kernel Version: 3.0.8+ shen@compiler #1;Build Number: DFP7005_0.5.3-r167_20120322;1GB Ram;2GB Internal Flash;External SDHDC slot;LCD Resolution: 7" 800 x 480 pixelsOutput Cable: HDMI & CVBS Output to HDTV;Processor: A10 1.5GHz Multi […]
- The most decadent sandwich March 11, 2012While watching the IT Crowd it came to me. A sandwich made of: turkey, provo, mayo, tons of fresh ground pepper between each layer, 1 hard boiled egg sliced, 1 fresh sliced garlic clove (as thin as you can make it, but not minced), pickled moroccan string beans (a lattice under the provo), multigrain bread, open faced into toaster oven at 450F for 15min. Not […]
- Eclipse's MenuBar Sucks March 8, 2012I have to say it... and there. It's not the lack or plurality of items. It is the fact that when I click it and move the mouse the entire window becomes a floating window instead of a fully expanded window. While going for the time, I end up moving my IDE to the next desktop: very annoying. […]
- milter-greylist fails on Fedora 15 upgrade as socket "unsafe" February 22, 2012I was getting the following error from sendmail after upgrading from Fedora 14 to Fedora 15 (x86_64):Milter (greylist): local socket name /var/run/milter-greylist/milter-greylist.sock unsafeMilter (greylist): to error stateAfter a couple of hours, and much hunting on the internet, I realised that it was not a standard answer (i.e.: permissions, etc). Instead […]
- Linux Durable (aka: last plank unchanged) February 9, 2012So the only thing remaining that had *any* contact with my first (IBM PC Compatible) computer is a video card that I still use as my primary machine. The graphics card: an ATI Experts-at-play card from Microcenter. First one that X11 supported a decent resolution on.01:06.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro 215GP (rev 5c) (prog-if 0 […]