Antworten an drak, Seite 62

simsa01 drak

@drak > didn't deny,; neither that there is greed or powerplay.I's these features that align ppl w/ the centralising character of tech.

simsa01 drak

@drak In fact, the tech seems to be the same, only the way it comes to have impact changed. That some tech is pushed instead of others I >

simsa01 drak

@drak Whether it was "the biggest public library" I can't say. But you seem to bemoan the loss of an infrastructure, not a technology.

inscius drak

@drak But cc is always shared, with some restrictions. If one has systematic collection from use of such works, doesnt that break license?

inscius drak , inscius , kuro

@drak @kuro tho I wonder about potential conflict with CC-licensed works?

inscius drak , inscius , kuro

@drak @kuro I can only read the English text, but it seems like a great initiative. I did not know about it.

zoowar drak

Evolution. We either trust the community when they tell us not to eat that mushroom, or we don't. Most of the time we die when we don't trust them and eat the mushroom. Occasionally, we prove them wrong. Today we have science to turn to, but this …

simsa01 drak

@drak why should gnutella have the potential of a pervasive technology?

simsa01 drak

@drak The most I see that technolgy can be said to be controllable is that it's ppl that can be pressured to comply to ensure it's running.

simsa01 drak

@drak (No offence intended, really.)

simsa01 drak

@drak What you're saying betrays the same kind of blind trust in technology we've seen till the 60s. It became fashionable again under Kohl.

simsa01 drak

@drak No technolgy can be managed, due to the complexities it creates & problems of adminstrattive oversight that are involved.

simsa01 drak

@drak who is "we all"?

simsa01 drak

@drak need more? cf. http://is.gd/xy0zBn http://is.gd/PsfHMu http://is.gd/AX7At9 ;)

simsa01 drak

@drak e.g., from naive trust in technology & technical fixes, incapability to deal w/ complexity, control fetishization, laziness, etc.

simsa01 drak , mcscx

@mcscx @drak Problem is not lies,info-overload,media,politicians etc It's the belief in practical constraints & "facts" that reduces options

simsa01 drak , mcscx

@mcscx @drak Problem is not lies,info-overload,bad media,evil politicians etc It's the belief in practical constraints that reduces options.

mcscx drak

@drak that's part of the problem: voters are more interested in smear campaigns of boulevard newspapers etc. rather than the big matters

erkanyilmaz drak

Otis G. #Pike (1921-2014) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_G._Pike