Well, to answer that question, I think it's about time you do. The issue of radiation and how much of it we are actually exposed to daily has been argued upon for decades now. What is more shocking or impressive, depending on your opinion, are the statistics stating that approximately 8 out of every 10 people in the world can acquire access to a cell phone services from cellular antennas. These numbers are said to rise rapidly in the years to come, a statement which has raised numerous concerns such as the potential health hazards or threats cell phones, and cellular devices pose to us.
The fact that some people suffer from very rare illnesses or conditions brought upon then due to cell phones usage is frightening enough. However, what is even more shocking is that a law exists in the USA which somewhat protects cellular phones companies and etc. from answering to the problems posed on residents in communities over placement of cellular antennas which is my understanding of the situation. This law is based on facts that no studies prove that cellular devices have a negative effect on users. However, sceptics claim that technology of our age is too new to have been endured upon by humans, which is a strong counter argument in my opinion..... What’s yours??
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Would banning anonymous comments reduce cyberbullying
Now picture this, imagine several high profile cases filed on an issue almost as anonymous as that of ‘cyberbullying’. This may not make perfect sense to you, however, allow me to explain further.
Cyberbullying has been defined as the harassment of computer users, often teens and preteens, through various forms of internet communications. Now the groups opposing this cause, which in this scenario is banning anonymous comments, speculate that the right to protect your identity online in other words remain anonymous is somewhat a human right and should not be ‘infringed’ upon ob account of the bad behaviour of a small group of people.
On the other hand, the groups backing the cause claim that the anonymous nature of the internet directly or in my opinion indirectly leads to such immoral behaviour. These people are willing to push further and by that I mean getting the government to grant laws that somewhat force internet access providers to verify and retain the ‘true’ identity of all users, making false identification put up on the net illegal.
Those are pretty high demands I would say but the cause is worth supporting to secure the psychological well being of those affected by all this..... What’s your opinion??
Cyberbullying has been defined as the harassment of computer users, often teens and preteens, through various forms of internet communications. Now the groups opposing this cause, which in this scenario is banning anonymous comments, speculate that the right to protect your identity online in other words remain anonymous is somewhat a human right and should not be ‘infringed’ upon ob account of the bad behaviour of a small group of people.
On the other hand, the groups backing the cause claim that the anonymous nature of the internet directly or in my opinion indirectly leads to such immoral behaviour. These people are willing to push further and by that I mean getting the government to grant laws that somewhat force internet access providers to verify and retain the ‘true’ identity of all users, making false identification put up on the net illegal.
Those are pretty high demands I would say but the cause is worth supporting to secure the psychological well being of those affected by all this..... What’s your opinion??
Monday, May 10, 2010
Should recycling of electronics be made easier
Dear bloggers, in our modern day and age, the issue and importance of recycling has been stressed for a while now. However, recycling as an activity is more popular and exposed when it comes to objects such as paper and plastic. But what is rather not mentioned for various reasons is that recycling your electronics or electronical equipment would enable you to pollute the environment far less as well. Therefore, the ethical question here and as the title goes is; should recycling of electronics be made easier?
Well ‘e-waste’, which is the term given to refer to discarded electronic Items, is surmount able due to the fact that present day technology advances quickly and so does its prices, Thus making it easier for the general public to perceive of electronics as disposable items. Now the problem isn’t that electronic items do not generate enough waste for public concern. This would-be contest is all about exposal and approach which is the key to solving this problem. Making recycling of electronic as easier program as that of the Paper, plastic and maybe glass programs would provide users with another option instead of dumping through these items in landfills which more than often are put through incinerators. And that’s about it from my side..... What’s your take on this??
Well ‘e-waste’, which is the term given to refer to discarded electronic Items, is surmount able due to the fact that present day technology advances quickly and so does its prices, Thus making it easier for the general public to perceive of electronics as disposable items. Now the problem isn’t that electronic items do not generate enough waste for public concern. This would-be contest is all about exposal and approach which is the key to solving this problem. Making recycling of electronic as easier program as that of the Paper, plastic and maybe glass programs would provide users with another option instead of dumping through these items in landfills which more than often are put through incinerators. And that’s about it from my side..... What’s your take on this??
Saturday, May 8, 2010
A bit 'about' this blog
First of all, the blog name or title is somewhat derived rhetorically in a sense that the information and tips I will be providing you, will interact you into being technologically literate.
Lesson 1: A 'blog' is an informal website consisting of time-stamped articles rather in a non-chronological order, which means, on a website such as this which is a blog; you are most likely to see the most recently updated or rather in this case 'posted' material before you take notice of older or previously posted items. Each post is accompanied with the time and date of its post. Other vocabulary associated with blogging is a video blog or 'vlog' which as the name state is a blog consisting of video clips. The 'blogosphere' refers to a worldwide collection of blogs seeing as blogs have become an essential means of communication and medium for expressing opinions, interests and personalities of all site visitors as well as the author which is my humble self.
In case I haven’t directly mentioned it, the basis of this blog is on the technological ethics and issues of our time. Be sure to look out for my next post and that should be around this time tomorrow.
Lesson 1: A 'blog' is an informal website consisting of time-stamped articles rather in a non-chronological order, which means, on a website such as this which is a blog; you are most likely to see the most recently updated or rather in this case 'posted' material before you take notice of older or previously posted items. Each post is accompanied with the time and date of its post. Other vocabulary associated with blogging is a video blog or 'vlog' which as the name state is a blog consisting of video clips. The 'blogosphere' refers to a worldwide collection of blogs seeing as blogs have become an essential means of communication and medium for expressing opinions, interests and personalities of all site visitors as well as the author which is my humble self.
In case I haven’t directly mentioned it, the basis of this blog is on the technological ethics and issues of our time. Be sure to look out for my next post and that should be around this time tomorrow.
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