Monday
the Internet is useless.
Digital wonder, I mosey from site to site searching for a part of myself. I have skimmed the surface for superficial thrills, and I have dove down to the depths where scary creatures lurk. I have never known anything else, and I am happy in the Internet. Yet, there is an emptiness out there, which should have been filled with user created content. It is easy to create websites and this has over saturated the Internet, leaving huge voids. These voids have become ever annoying and a we must work to compress the content online.
Working
To push makes my work deeper and more interesting. This is my style as of today, I want to break form but I was told I need to complete a series. I need to complete my work by pushing it back.
Exercise in free writing.
Stressed my life will not turn out the way I want it. Worry about tomorrow and let today pass. Don't want to be one of those people content with normality. Extraordinary, unique, not everyone is. Any many that are waste their gifts. Have wasted the gift for many years but no longer. Demand success, success today.
Saturday
Color
Why would a manufacture think that color is something the public is willing to loose. We have stumbled for eye strain. We have entered the age of Color
Tuesday
The Public
Intellect is becoming more and more binary. The divide between intellectual and moronic is becoming ever greater. With the wide spread use of recreational drugs both prescription and non, a generation raised on a nutritious McDonald's diet practically from birth, and of course the Internet.
Wednesday
Search by Searched
We are all being searched on a daily basis, we all are searchers. We live in a era where searching has become so important basic rights are given up to aid the search. Privacy is given away so that an individuals need to search is satisfied. There are physical and digital searches. Physical ones can violate the body, home and mind. While the impact of a digital search can be much more invasive.
Digital searches are invasive on a number of levels. The first and most obvious has to do with personal information on the web. The problem of identity theft is only possible in an era where faces to face transactions are on the decline. Personal information in its digital form must be protected from predators. Digital searches have also invaded our lives on an hourly basis. Smart phones capable of accessing the web from anywhere are becoming commonplace. Individuals overuse these products and their capabilities. One might think that the purchase of a smart phone would make the consumer smarter, however, it does the opposite. Allowing the consumer to become lazy, no longer does the brain hold information, because all the information the consumer needs is at his or her fingertips.
Too often individuals will be in conversation when a wall is reached. An unknown name, place or fact is brought up. Instead of moving on with the conversation, consumers today reach into their pocket to retrieve the information, with little consideration of the relevance. This invasion of conversation is only possible because of search, a mobile search. This invasion is on a digital level but manifests itself in the physical world.
We are all searchers, investigating everything we come across. Our society is obsessed with search, obsessed with knowledge. Whether that knowledge found through search is now the only measure of intellect. Human brains which can store large amounts of raw data are becoming less and less important. If the great thinkers were alive today their classic genius could be replaced by a two hundred dollar phone and a data plan.
Digital searches are invasive on a number of levels. The first and most obvious has to do with personal information on the web. The problem of identity theft is only possible in an era where faces to face transactions are on the decline. Personal information in its digital form must be protected from predators. Digital searches have also invaded our lives on an hourly basis. Smart phones capable of accessing the web from anywhere are becoming commonplace. Individuals overuse these products and their capabilities. One might think that the purchase of a smart phone would make the consumer smarter, however, it does the opposite. Allowing the consumer to become lazy, no longer does the brain hold information, because all the information the consumer needs is at his or her fingertips.
Too often individuals will be in conversation when a wall is reached. An unknown name, place or fact is brought up. Instead of moving on with the conversation, consumers today reach into their pocket to retrieve the information, with little consideration of the relevance. This invasion of conversation is only possible because of search, a mobile search. This invasion is on a digital level but manifests itself in the physical world.
We are all searchers, investigating everything we come across. Our society is obsessed with search, obsessed with knowledge. Whether that knowledge found through search is now the only measure of intellect. Human brains which can store large amounts of raw data are becoming less and less important. If the great thinkers were alive today their classic genius could be replaced by a two hundred dollar phone and a data plan.
Monday
Are Roms Legal?
Within the cannon of video games there are a few games that a true gamer must beat. The specific games which are in the cannon can be debated about for years to come. I am concerned about access to these works. With increase in bandwidth speeds piracy has become more wide spread. During the era of 56k users needed to get the most entertainment out of the bits. Emulators and Roms were a godsend during this time. An emulator was a major time commitment, but after that initial investment the Roms were quickly downloaded and would provide hours of entertainment.
Today however, bandwidth is relativity cheap. Yet, piracy of classic games have taken a back seat to the piracy of movies and television. A good pirate can have a steady stream of entertainment. Time spent downloading equals hours entertained. For example if a pirate downloads a movie of average length, it should take about 90 minutes. Offsetting these downloads will allow the pirate constant entertainment.
During the 56k era, Roms and emulators provided the same ratio of entertainment and download time. The piracy of this kind of entertainment is less harmful to businesses because many of these games are entering into the public domain. Yet, the method of distribution for these Roms is being choked by governmental lawyers.
How can new gamers experience these texts with the distribution of emulators and Roms being attacked by the government and classic consoles and cartages becoming more of collector items, which fetch a healthy price? What is a poor gamer supposed to do but break the law?
Today however, bandwidth is relativity cheap. Yet, piracy of classic games have taken a back seat to the piracy of movies and television. A good pirate can have a steady stream of entertainment. Time spent downloading equals hours entertained. For example if a pirate downloads a movie of average length, it should take about 90 minutes. Offsetting these downloads will allow the pirate constant entertainment.
Downloading Time = Entertainment Time
During the 56k era, Roms and emulators provided the same ratio of entertainment and download time. The piracy of this kind of entertainment is less harmful to businesses because many of these games are entering into the public domain. Yet, the method of distribution for these Roms is being choked by governmental lawyers.
Torrent Sites, providing both legal and non-legal services are being forced to shut down.
How can new gamers experience these texts with the distribution of emulators and Roms being attacked by the government and classic consoles and cartages becoming more of collector items, which fetch a healthy price? What is a poor gamer supposed to do but break the law?
Tuesday
The modern mercantile.
The bazaars of Middle East, the black market in Mexico, hill top shops in the alps and downtown Tokyo are great. But for essentials a large warehouse style store is the best option. Many think these warehouse sized superstores are evil, they destroy local businesses, take advantage of their employees, and are the cause of global warming. But I would argue that these superstores produce a much needed social environment.
With the increasing popularity of online shopping, many individuals avoid the malls, some even fear them. This online shopping has allowed business to prosper because of niche markets. This type of shopping has not yet totally replaced physical shopping. Shopping purely online does have its disadvantages, not being able to touch and feel the product, having to wait for the purchase and shopping online there is always an air of mystery.
Physical stores will always provide something which online retailers cannot.
With the increasing popularity of online shopping, many individuals avoid the malls, some even fear them. This online shopping has allowed business to prosper because of niche markets. This type of shopping has not yet totally replaced physical shopping. Shopping purely online does have its disadvantages, not being able to touch and feel the product, having to wait for the purchase and shopping online there is always an air of mystery.
Physical stores will always provide something which online retailers cannot.
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