tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520988618550035575.post4453594680571960365..comments2023-11-05T07:47:56.406-05:00Comments on The Really Sarcastic Weasel: Kindle Now Actually Freaks Me OutThe Really Sarcastic Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08087081611974367590noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520988618550035575.post-32729535568703427752009-08-05T01:22:10.459-04:002009-08-05T01:22:10.459-04:00Yeah, its creepy and I'm definitely not optimi...Yeah, its creepy and I'm definitely not optimistic enough to think government agencies or corporations or religious movements or any sort of large group capable of getting the power to do so wouldn't take the opportunity. In fact, I currently have a whole lot of books on my Kindle from Project Gutenberg. Have I checked them to verify that they are the exact text of the works in question? That Dostoevsky hasn't been changed to reflect a pro-Scientology viewpoint? No, I have no idea, though I'd like to think I'd notice the changes. <br /><br />So far, I like the thing, though. Its real handy way to keep books I want to read around, and is especially useful for the news, where I get Slate, NYT Headlines, The Atlantic, and Reason delivered automatically every time there's a new release. <br /><br />But convenience is a very common entry point toward tyranny. It would be really handy if I also had a National ID card. And if I had one central ID that I could use to login to my bank, Amazon, facebook, credit card companies, and so on. <br /><br />So I don't know. One thing they said about Mussolini, he made the trains run on time.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166838804322908976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520988618550035575.post-30280213345787476362009-07-25T11:19:29.419-04:002009-07-25T11:19:29.419-04:00From what I heard, the real copyright owners had n...From what I heard, the real copyright owners had no interest in allowing 1984 or Animal Farm as an e-book format. Maybe I am too optimistic to think that our government/corporations won't change works be authors. That the same ideas and ideals from our printed works would be changed just seems to be impossible. What would be nice is the application of watermarks or other solutions by authors in this new digital age that says it is the original... I just don't know, but you are right, paranoia is a lot of work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108008395721447860noreply@blogger.com