Movies
Went and saw V for Vendetta last thursday. It is a brilliant movie! I wasn't expecting too much - the trailer kinda gave me the impression it was trying too hard to be a clever movie, but it really wasn't. As a story, it is very good, and the story is VERY well told. I would have liked it to be a little more political though. I thought it was going to be more like 1984, and make more of an enemy out of the state, but in V for Vendetta the state wasn't shown to be the enemy of the people so much. I think it should have been. But that didn't take too much away from the story. It gets
8.7
out of 10.
The other movie I saw (yesterday) was Ice Age 2. This movie is even better! I loved every minute of it and I want to see it again. It is every bit as good as the first one. I'm planning on watching the first again (I haven't seen it in 4 years) and then going back to see it. I very, very rarely want to go see a movie again so soon after I've just seen it. But let the score say it all - it gets:
9.2
out of 10.
My only faults - that I thought the beginning was a bit weak, and some things they got wrong:
1. When ice caps melt, they melt from the outside in, not the inside out.
2. Mammoths didn't have fur, they had hair.
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I invented a new word last night: Threquel. A threquel is the sequel to a sequel.
Return of the Jedi is the threquel to the original Star Wars.
The threquel to Spiderman is coming out next year.
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Staff meeting tomorrow morning :)
At 7am :(
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IMAGINE THIS:
A mate takes a photo of u on his phone. He puts the phone back in his pocket. You go and do something else. But the phone is working. It's sorting through his contacts list, comparing the photo he's just taken with the information it already has about the people on his list, trying to put a name to your face. It finds you on his list, does a face comparison with pics he's already taken of you (which the phone already knows are of you), then sends the picture, along with your details and current location to a central database, which updates it's information on what you look like, who you like to hang out with, what kind of people they are, what you like to do, where you like to go, and so on.
Every text you send, every phone call you make, every photo you take, is used by your phone to add this information to this particular organisation's database.
But it doesn't stop there.
You're walking down the street to get some groceries at the supermarket down the road. As you go, you are photographed by several cameras who identify you on the database and send information on where you are and what you are doing. Your entrance into the supermarket is recorded and noted. At the checkout, everything you buy is recorded on the system and compared with things you've bought before.
You're on your computer and everything you type, every site you view, every email you send, every file on your computer, is being recorded and compared with what you've done in the past, finding out your habits. Every book you read, everywhere you go, every person you meet (and how you interact with them), everything you eat, everything you do, is being recorded and analysed by cameras, phones, TV's, computers, cash registers, cars, and so on, and added to the organisation's database.
Who is this organisation?
It's Google. It's Yahoo. And Microsoft, AOL, and all the others.
What do they want with this informatuion?
They sell it. To advertising companies. You're at the supermarket, and a display screen hooked to the network lights up saying "Hey! You like blueberries! Try our new blueberry muffins - aisle 5!" or "You haven't purchased cornflakes in 2 weeks, shouldn't you get some? Aisle 7."
You're driving in the car, and your car mentions that there's a Denny's not far from here. It knows you like Denny's - you're watched every time you go in. Then it mentions that the manager's special today is Honey Roasted Chicken. It knows you like honey roasted chicken - you once said so on msn.
Meanwhile at home, your TV remembers that you like a particular show that's about to start. It clicks on the VCR and records it for you.
That's what these companies have planned for our futures. Ultimate convenience at the cost of a total loss of privacy. Every thing you do is recorded. The system knows what you do, it knows who your friends are, what you like and dislike; it hears what have to say about people, it sees your embarrasing habits (and records them), it knows your beliefs, your dirtiest secrets, your petty crimes, and any controversial behaviour you may engage in. Then you are constantly spammed with ads specifically selected and aimed at you.
This isn't yet a reality. At the moment it is simply what they are aiming for. At the moment it is technologically impossible to do this (as well as the fact that no-one would agree to it). However as technology improves, it is being offered to us in peices. The idea is that we slowly accept giving more and more of our details away, until we're used to the idea of being constantly monitored.
IMAGINE THOUGH...
How easy it would be for an increasingly authoritarian government to require that all this information is turned over to them. All that is required is a perceived security threat (terroism comes to mind) and all the data held on every member of the population has to be turned over to the government.
That light was orange for a good 4 seconds before you shot through (as it went red) - you could so have stopped in time. That'll be $80.
You've downloaded one song too many, buster. That's off to court with you. Yeah tell that to the judge.
You and your mates played silly buggers with the supermarket trolleys last night. Come with me and we'll hear what they have to say about it. You have the right to remain silent...
You stopped and talked to that little boy for several minutes. According to our records you don't even know him. We'll be watching you you sicko. Anything else in this line and it's an eviction order for you.
New law: In the interests of security, some slightly tighter rules are being introduced. You are now to comply with the following...
And suddenly Big Brother steps in. It's no longer some nightmare lurking on the edge of science-fiction. These companies, right now, as you read this, are working to make Big Brother a reality.
If you consent to letting Google collect, store, and examine information about everything you have on your computer, as well as everything you do on the Google network, click here.
8.7
out of 10.
The other movie I saw (yesterday) was Ice Age 2. This movie is even better! I loved every minute of it and I want to see it again. It is every bit as good as the first one. I'm planning on watching the first again (I haven't seen it in 4 years) and then going back to see it. I very, very rarely want to go see a movie again so soon after I've just seen it. But let the score say it all - it gets:
9.2
out of 10.
My only faults - that I thought the beginning was a bit weak, and some things they got wrong:
1. When ice caps melt, they melt from the outside in, not the inside out.
2. Mammoths didn't have fur, they had hair.
-------
I invented a new word last night: Threquel. A threquel is the sequel to a sequel.
Return of the Jedi is the threquel to the original Star Wars.
The threquel to Spiderman is coming out next year.
-------
Staff meeting tomorrow morning :)
At 7am :(
-------
IMAGINE THIS:
A mate takes a photo of u on his phone. He puts the phone back in his pocket. You go and do something else. But the phone is working. It's sorting through his contacts list, comparing the photo he's just taken with the information it already has about the people on his list, trying to put a name to your face. It finds you on his list, does a face comparison with pics he's already taken of you (which the phone already knows are of you), then sends the picture, along with your details and current location to a central database, which updates it's information on what you look like, who you like to hang out with, what kind of people they are, what you like to do, where you like to go, and so on.
Every text you send, every phone call you make, every photo you take, is used by your phone to add this information to this particular organisation's database.
But it doesn't stop there.
You're walking down the street to get some groceries at the supermarket down the road. As you go, you are photographed by several cameras who identify you on the database and send information on where you are and what you are doing. Your entrance into the supermarket is recorded and noted. At the checkout, everything you buy is recorded on the system and compared with things you've bought before.
You're on your computer and everything you type, every site you view, every email you send, every file on your computer, is being recorded and compared with what you've done in the past, finding out your habits. Every book you read, everywhere you go, every person you meet (and how you interact with them), everything you eat, everything you do, is being recorded and analysed by cameras, phones, TV's, computers, cash registers, cars, and so on, and added to the organisation's database.
Who is this organisation?
It's Google. It's Yahoo. And Microsoft, AOL, and all the others.
What do they want with this informatuion?
They sell it. To advertising companies. You're at the supermarket, and a display screen hooked to the network lights up saying "Hey! You like blueberries! Try our new blueberry muffins - aisle 5!" or "You haven't purchased cornflakes in 2 weeks, shouldn't you get some? Aisle 7."
You're driving in the car, and your car mentions that there's a Denny's not far from here. It knows you like Denny's - you're watched every time you go in. Then it mentions that the manager's special today is Honey Roasted Chicken. It knows you like honey roasted chicken - you once said so on msn.
Meanwhile at home, your TV remembers that you like a particular show that's about to start. It clicks on the VCR and records it for you.
That's what these companies have planned for our futures. Ultimate convenience at the cost of a total loss of privacy. Every thing you do is recorded. The system knows what you do, it knows who your friends are, what you like and dislike; it hears what have to say about people, it sees your embarrasing habits (and records them), it knows your beliefs, your dirtiest secrets, your petty crimes, and any controversial behaviour you may engage in. Then you are constantly spammed with ads specifically selected and aimed at you.
This isn't yet a reality. At the moment it is simply what they are aiming for. At the moment it is technologically impossible to do this (as well as the fact that no-one would agree to it). However as technology improves, it is being offered to us in peices. The idea is that we slowly accept giving more and more of our details away, until we're used to the idea of being constantly monitored.
IMAGINE THOUGH...
How easy it would be for an increasingly authoritarian government to require that all this information is turned over to them. All that is required is a perceived security threat (terroism comes to mind) and all the data held on every member of the population has to be turned over to the government.
That light was orange for a good 4 seconds before you shot through (as it went red) - you could so have stopped in time. That'll be $80.
You've downloaded one song too many, buster. That's off to court with you. Yeah tell that to the judge.
You and your mates played silly buggers with the supermarket trolleys last night. Come with me and we'll hear what they have to say about it. You have the right to remain silent...
You stopped and talked to that little boy for several minutes. According to our records you don't even know him. We'll be watching you you sicko. Anything else in this line and it's an eviction order for you.
New law: In the interests of security, some slightly tighter rules are being introduced. You are now to comply with the following...
And suddenly Big Brother steps in. It's no longer some nightmare lurking on the edge of science-fiction. These companies, right now, as you read this, are working to make Big Brother a reality.
If you consent to letting Google collect, store, and examine information about everything you have on your computer, as well as everything you do on the Google network, click here.
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