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ptburton |
Question Formation/Analysis 1
Sep 8 2008, 9:57 PM EDT
1. Do you think big companies would be willing to give up control over their private systems to heighten/improve the “utility computing system”? How much would a business be giving up? What would it cost them? (The Big Switch, p.60-61) 2. Similar to the invention of electricity, the internet/computers have changed the way we live – in many ways for the better – but in what ways has the Internet effected us (as a society/personally) negatively? Should we put restrictions on what is available to us? – Or is this even possible? (Based on references from class discussions/with others) 3. In Thomas Benton’s article he argues how Americans have gotten increasingly ‘stupider’ because of our disinterest in learning and education… One of the most prominent reasons he points out is due to the Internet culture and how it has impaired our learning on so many levels. With all of this said, how do you think we can change this if this really is a problem? How can we reshape the way we learn and think? Can this even be done? Benton, Thomas H. “An Academic in America: On Stupidity.” Chronicle.com. 1 August 2008. 7 September 2008. http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/08/2008080101c.htm Do you find this valuable?
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sematthe |
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Sep 11 2008, 12:40 AM EDT
While the internet was originally created as a tool for people to share information with one another, it has had many unintended impacts (both positive and negative) on our society. Sometimes it even seems that the negative impacts outweigh the positive impacts. Personally, I feel as if I have become a slave to my computer and the internet. Every morning when I wake up, the first thing I do is check my e-mail. I rely on the internet for certain things that my parents used to rely on the computer or newspaper for, such as setting my homepage to a national news channel or finding out the weather forecast for the next ten days through weather.com. I check my e-mail constantly because I think that if I don't check it every hour, then I might miss something important. I also turn to the internet for entertainment, like following every single movement in the lives of my friends through the creepiness of Facebook or even watching television shows and movies for free. Plus, Google has an answer to all my questions. The negative impacts of the internet on my personal life seem very trivial compared to the impact the internet has had on society. Cybercrime is a major problem around the world. Illegal activities happen every minute through the world wide web - identity theft, security fraud, child pornography/child predators, harassment/cyber-stalking, spamming, and the creation of dangerous computer viruses that can collect and harmfully use your personal/financial information.
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