tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246177474821158277.post7137054443614952348..comments2024-02-25T07:37:17.555-05:00Comments on Cold Class Communications: Cyber ScalpersLance Stratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246177474821158277.post-53456469609608664432010-03-05T21:23:05.793-05:002010-03-05T21:23:05.793-05:00I agree ....I agree ....lisastolarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607937985854634635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246177474821158277.post-62552849887574130252010-03-05T18:50:49.349-05:002010-03-05T18:50:49.349-05:00The thing about technology is that it's suppos...The thing about technology is that it's supposed to solve a problem, but inevitably introduces new problems, which require more technologies, which introduce still more problems, and so on. Jacques Ellul talks about how this results in a kind of autonomous geometric growth of technology, but Paul Levinson coming from a more positive position calls it <i>remedial media</i>. Either way, Captchas are incredibly annoying.Lance Stratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246177474821158277.post-15563821215313284172010-03-04T21:32:53.966-05:002010-03-04T21:32:53.966-05:00Lisa,
I think its funny that we are in a constant...Lisa,<br /><br />I think its funny that we are in a constant search for the human element in cyberspace, but isn't it the human that helps shape the medium? Margarets paper has me thinking about this constantly, and I think cybercrime is a manifestation of peoples inabilities to admit faults in their selves. <br /><br />But it is crazy, all the automated programs that now exist just to prove that you, as the user, are real. Like before making purchases, having to type in crazy graphic words that a computer would not be able to read.<br /><br />Even I get it wrong!<br /><br />-JessicaJessica Vanacorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500763299958767662noreply@blogger.com