Comments for George's Spot

Comment on Cognitive Surplus Chapter 2, 3 by Sagar Patel

Sagar Patel — Wed, 09 May 2012 03:44:13 +0000

I truly understand how technology has taken a new form and is creeping more and more into our classrooms. Before, when presentation were made people would be behind a podium or just flat out right in the middle of the class talking. Now, a powerpoint to go hand in hand with your speech is almost a must.

Comment on Wiki by Serigne Gueye

Serigne Gueye — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:51:16 +0000

Thats a great question you asked. As time goes by, I believe more search engine and sites similar to wiki will develope. This may cause wiki to lose its place. Indeed, many people are not aware that wikipedia is not a credible source. It wasnt until last year that I learn about the information being posted on wikipedia. A professor warned us about using it to do our research and since then, I try to avoid using wikipedia.

Comment on Privacy by Nanda

Nanda — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:44:17 +0000

Thank you for the service, George. Often times, I feel as though we do not say it enough (given that our army does not draft) as well as do enough to help the troops who come back to home.

It seems to me that there is a trade-off between privacy and security involved given the real threat; and, that reasonable compromises should be made to protect the citizenry. However, what is reasonable is what people expend a lot of energy debating about in the policy circles. More importantly, we need to ensure that the government has proper oversight and does the job competently (especially if the trade-off is erosion of privacy). Have a look at this interesting post by James Fallows at the Atlantic a few years ago:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/05/if-the-tsa-were-running-new-york/39839/

Comment on Privacy by Narea

Narea — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:12:17 +0000

First off, Thank you for serving our country!
Second, security has stepped up dramatically in the U.S after 9/11, for example in airports. We have groaned and rolled our eyes, but complied and accepted the process. If what the government is doing is for security, why not just ask us to comply? Because conflict of human rights and privacy issues will arise, which is why our first soldiers have fought for.

Comment on Hello world! by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:43:08 +0000