Found on Twitter recently. His words are so spot on not to pass here.
Important Words from Carl Sagan, 25 Years ago
Losing Control
We may have lost control of our democracy because we lost control of Facebook. In light of recent appearances of Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, how can we have faith in this guy? This is very troubling and nobody seams to known what to do next to fix this. Facebook is the symbol of algorithm based... Continue Reading →
Staring At Their Screen All The Time
How about a bit of social behaviour observations? I’m visiting Hawaii since July 12th. I’m loving it very much. I’ve seen such of varying environment: rain forests, desert like landscapes, wonderful beaches, etc. I’m able to report on this because I’m a typical epicurean type of guy when on vacation. You might think that I’m... Continue Reading →
Welcome to China
You can't make this shit up, right ? WTF! Go follow the link to see the short video. Here's a dystopian vision of the future: A real announcement I recorded on the Beijing-Shanghai bullet train. (I've subtitled it so you can watch in silence.) pic.twitter.com/ZoRWtdcSMy — James O'Malley (@Psythor) October 29, 2018
A (Depressing) Smartphone Review
Here is a different kind of smartphone review. It is about the new Google Pixel 3. Go and read the first part which is all about our current toxic society. Why toxic ? Look around you. People allways staring at their screen, big and small. Great and (depressing) read.
Get Your Numeric Footprint
As a numeric citizen, an Apple citizen I might say, there is a very simple way now to get your data from Apple. Follow this guide. Google offers the same. Now it is easier than ever to know what they know about us. Now, the next step will be to help people designate others that... Continue Reading →
