Comments for Big Jelly http://bigjelly.net Science Fiction, Futurism, Technoculture Wed, 02 May 2012 21:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Hardcore Gaming Kitties by Shanna Dixon http://bigjelly.net/blog/2012/05/hardcore-gaming-kitties/comment-page-1/#comment-2029 Shanna Dixon Wed, 02 May 2012 21:09:32 +0000 http://bigjelly.net/?p=1801#comment-2029 Strange to think of buying a cat his own ipad. All I could think about was litter boxes paws and claws touching my screen. I'd seriously consider declawing the family pet to use the technology. But interestingly, I wonder if training pets to use ipads to communicate with pet owners would be possible. Though it could get extremely annoying to get updates from the family pet throughout the day. I don't know if it would be healthy, but separation anxiety might be eased with the technology. Strange to think of buying a cat his own ipad. All I could think about was litter boxes paws and claws touching my screen. I’d seriously consider declawing the family pet to use the technology.

But interestingly, I wonder if training pets to use ipads to communicate with pet owners would be possible. Though it could get extremely annoying to get updates from the family pet throughout the day. I don’t know if it would be healthy, but separation anxiety might be eased with the technology.

]]> Comment on The Future of Our Cars by Marian http://bigjelly.net/blog/2012/04/the-future-of-our-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-2023 Marian Wed, 02 May 2012 00:52:25 +0000 http://bigjelly.net/?p=1691#comment-2023 The universe is a chaotic place. Nothing is 100% certain (well, except death and taxes). Just imagine the lucrative lawsuits against these companies should anything go wrong. The universe is a chaotic place. Nothing is 100% certain (well, except death and taxes). Just imagine the lucrative lawsuits against these companies should anything go wrong.

]]> Comment on Username and Password Please by Marian http://bigjelly.net/blog/2012/04/username-and-password/comment-page-1/#comment-2022 Marian Wed, 02 May 2012 00:44:52 +0000 http://bigjelly.net/?p=1451#comment-2022 I'm pretty sure law enforcement can get into your Facebook account and see your old wall posts, pictures, and I think even messages. Something else I've been noticing is more and more news sites are requiring a Facebook account to post comments. This could be problematic for anybody with a government job who espouses a counterculture opinion. Nothing is private on the web. Never post anything you wouldn't want your mother to see. Or big brother for that matter. I’m pretty sure law enforcement can get into your Facebook account and see your old wall posts, pictures, and I think even messages. Something else I’ve been noticing is more and more news sites are requiring a Facebook account to post comments. This could be problematic for anybody with a government job who espouses a counterculture opinion. Nothing is private on the web. Never post anything you wouldn’t want your mother to see. Or big brother for that matter.

]]> Comment on Beware of the Man in the Browser by Marian http://bigjelly.net/blog/2012/04/beware-of-the-man-in-the-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2021 Marian Wed, 02 May 2012 00:37:59 +0000 http://bigjelly.net/?p=1209#comment-2021 There already is a Mac virus. And Apple ignored it for months. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2128376/Flashback-Virus-Did-Apple-leave-half-million-Mac-users-mercy-cyber-attack.html There already is a Mac virus. And Apple ignored it for months.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2128376/Flashback-Virus-Did-Apple-leave-half-million-Mac-users-mercy-cyber-attack.html

]]> Comment on A Collision Course by Paul Roadarmel http://bigjelly.net/blog/2012/05/a-collision-course/comment-page-1/#comment-2019 Paul Roadarmel Tue, 01 May 2012 20:15:38 +0000 http://bigjelly.net/?p=1262#comment-2019 The furor surrounding Foxconn is an interesting one. Like you said, its a labyrinth of issues. I first heard about it on NPR with Mike Daisy discussing his show "The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs". From there, I went on to look up a little more on the topic. One of the big things that you cited, the rash of suicides, isn't that uncommon. Or at least, isn't unique to the Foxconn factory, compared to the other factory complex/cities in Shenzhen. I think the larger and more important issue is what you mentioned in your last paragraph. If the younger generation is demanding more rights and better wages than their parents, what's going to happen to American companies' production scheme? Some analysts compare what's happening in China to America's Industrial Revolution, but with more advanced technology. They think China will eventually follow with child labor laws and unions negotiating for workers' rights, similar to the Industrial Revolution in the West. But they will do it faster, having an example to follow. It's going to be an interesting decade if nothing else... The furor surrounding Foxconn is an interesting one. Like you said, its a labyrinth of issues. I first heard about it on NPR with Mike Daisy discussing his show “The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs”. From there, I went on to look up a little more on the topic.

One of the big things that you cited, the rash of suicides, isn’t that uncommon. Or at least, isn’t unique to the Foxconn factory, compared to the other factory complex/cities in Shenzhen.

I think the larger and more important issue is what you mentioned in your last paragraph. If the younger generation is demanding more rights and better wages than their parents, what’s going to happen to American companies’ production scheme?

Some analysts compare what’s happening in China to America’s Industrial Revolution, but with more advanced technology. They think China will eventually follow with child labor laws and unions negotiating for workers’ rights, similar to the Industrial Revolution in the West. But they will do it faster, having an example to follow.

It’s going to be an interesting decade if nothing else…

]]> Comment on Who Forgives God? by Kevin Bryant's Portfolio http://bigjelly.net/article/2011/12/who-forgives-god/comment-page-1/#comment-2003 Kevin Bryant's Portfolio Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:26:33 +0000 http://bigjelly.net/?p=349#comment-2003 [...] chosen professions with a strong background in writing, being published online at such websites as bigjelly.net, graphic design, film production and editing, and social media management. Now that I have made [...] [...] chosen professions with a strong background in writing, being published online at such websites as bigjelly.net, graphic design, film production and editing, and social media management. Now that I have made [...]

]]> Comment on Username and Password Please by Allison L. Boutwell http://bigjelly.net/blog/2012/04/username-and-password/comment-page-1/#comment-1967 Allison L. Boutwell Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:14:11 +0000 http://bigjelly.net/?p=1451#comment-1967 [...] their current and future employees’ Facebook accounts (though this habit may soon be obsolete as Facebook limits employer access to accounts).  Sometimes Internet access is limited because of [...] [...] their current and future employees’ Facebook accounts (though this habit may soon be obsolete as Facebook limits employer access to accounts).  Sometimes Internet access is limited because of [...]

]]> Comment on 90 Days without Technology by What Does it Mean to be Friends? » PAVEProductions.net http://bigjelly.net/blog/2012/02/90-days-without-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 What Does it Mean to be Friends? » PAVEProductions.net Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:02:00 +0000 http://bigjelly.net/?p=691#comment-1865 [...] important as online social networking is to the millennial generation, and in light of anecdotal experiments done with regards to abandoning them, we may need to step back and take a look at how much social [...] [...] important as online social networking is to the millennial generation, and in light of anecdotal experiments done with regards to abandoning them, we may need to step back and take a look at how much social [...]

]]> Comment on Blog by What Does it Mean to be Friends? » PAVEProductions.net http://bigjelly.net/blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1848 What Does it Mean to be Friends? » PAVEProductions.net Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:02:32 +0000 http://bigjelly.net/?page_id=509#comment-1848 [...] Seminar: New Media class at Macon State.  Check out Dr. Lucas’ techno-culture blog over at Big Jelly for other posts from myself and my [...] [...] Seminar: New Media class at Macon State.  Check out Dr. Lucas’ techno-culture blog over at Big Jelly for other posts from myself and my [...]

]]> Comment on Blog by A Giant Stumbles » PAVEProductions.net http://bigjelly.net/blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1847 A Giant Stumbles » PAVEProductions.net Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:54:55 +0000 http://bigjelly.net/?page_id=509#comment-1847 [...] Seminar: New Media class at Macon State.  Check out Dr. Lucas’ techno-culture blog over at Big Jelly for other posts from myself and my [...] [...] Seminar: New Media class at Macon State.  Check out Dr. Lucas’ techno-culture blog over at Big Jelly for other posts from myself and my [...]

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