The People vs Tech
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I've just finished reading the excellent book 'The People Vs Tech: How the internet is killing democracy (and how we save it)' by Jamie Bartlett. It makes some excellent reading, and many of his points are well researched and should make us all think about where technology is taking us. Are we sleepwalking into a future where Facebook, Twitter et al will dictate what news we see, what we should think etc. I've written a couple of articles over on my blog covering similar ground. The People Vs Tech by Jamie Bartlett | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books[^]
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter
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I've just finished reading the excellent book 'The People Vs Tech: How the internet is killing democracy (and how we save it)' by Jamie Bartlett. It makes some excellent reading, and many of his points are well researched and should make us all think about where technology is taking us. Are we sleepwalking into a future where Facebook, Twitter et al will dictate what news we see, what we should think etc. I've written a couple of articles over on my blog covering similar ground. The People Vs Tech by Jamie Bartlett | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books[^]
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter
Dominic Burford wrote:
Are we sleepwalking into a future where Facebook, Twitter et al will dictate what news we see, what we should think etc.
Eh? It's already here :D
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Dominic Burford wrote:
Are we sleepwalking into a future where Facebook, Twitter et al will dictate what news we see, what we should think etc.
Eh? It's already here :D
I suspect you're right :-D
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter
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I've just finished reading the excellent book 'The People Vs Tech: How the internet is killing democracy (and how we save it)' by Jamie Bartlett. It makes some excellent reading, and many of his points are well researched and should make us all think about where technology is taking us. Are we sleepwalking into a future where Facebook, Twitter et al will dictate what news we see, what we should think etc. I've written a couple of articles over on my blog covering similar ground. The People Vs Tech by Jamie Bartlett | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books[^]
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter
There is an episode of "The Orville" in season 1 that warns of the coming future where everything is governed by likes and dislikes of the masses. I can't remember the name of the episode - you'll just have to watch all of them!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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There is an episode of "The Orville" in season 1 that warns of the coming future where everything is governed by likes and dislikes of the masses. I can't remember the name of the episode - you'll just have to watch all of them!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
Forogar wrote:
There is an episode of "The Orville" in season 1
Did you mean "Black Mirror?" Or are they the same thing. Anyways, that was a great episode! Season 3, episode 1: "Nosedive"
Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Forogar wrote:
There is an episode of "The Orville" in season 1
Did you mean "Black Mirror?" Or are they the same thing. Anyways, that was a great episode! Season 3, episode 1: "Nosedive"
Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802