tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post4987815641919216886..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: The Creepy IoT (Internet Of Things)Steve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-43974050826501109892014-11-29T09:39:15.214-06:002014-11-29T09:39:15.214-06:00ellroon, different generations, not surprisingly, ...ellroon, different generations, not surprisingly, exhibit different reactions to new technologies. When the internet came into being, I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread (indeed, long before it existed, I had a genuine sleeping dream about a machine that would answer questions, and the 'net is effectively that machine). <br /><br />I demo'ed the 'net for my father in its early days; he was awed, but lived outside a small Texas town which did not offer connections in the boondocks. OTOH, a friend's mother was convinced the internet was some sort of fishnet poised to drop down on people, and advised her daughter repeatedly to have nothing to do with it. Between the two of them, they probably understood the essence of the 'net, but neither ever actually used it, and I soon made my living developing web sites for various companies.<br /><br />By now I expect the NSA's predatory attacks on people's privacy rights, but I probably will never resign myself to them. If our kids' generation does, how long before we have <i>1984</i>?Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-24021762135663098022014-11-29T00:13:39.381-06:002014-11-29T00:13:39.381-06:00Kids will grow up in an unrecognizable world and w...Kids will grow up in an unrecognizable world and will cope better than us. We remember how it was to be unencumbered by electronics and the Big Brother government/ corporate powers. They won't. I just pray they will find privacy, peace, and comfort.ellroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.com