Here is the European Commission’s press release summarizing the content of the agreement, and here the fact-sheet.
Showtime!!
What “Big Brother” and “Orwellian” actually mean
A lot of people – politicians, “gurus” and “activists” use the word “Big Brother” and “Orwellian” without having read even the cover of a George Orwell’s book.
They rather want to have a look at this TED-ed short lesson, to discover what they’re actually talking about.
Apple Update’s Options. Freedom the Apple Way
Whenever Apple releases a software update, a badge like that shows on your desktop
Apple just gives you an alternative with two option (install now – install later), but what if you are content with your current version? No “no” button to push, no “close” cross-hair to click, no “dismiss” gesture to perform. Sure, you can ignore the message and carry on, disable the auto-update feature etc., but the point is that – at a glance – you’re not given a full list of possibility.
This is freedom, the Apple Way: do whatever you want as soon as you pick one of the option we lay down for you.
This is the “Walled Garden” strategy that sound oddly familiar to Noam Chomsky‘s prop-agenda theory…
How Do Digital Signature and Time Stamping Work
Begins at 1:50.
https://youtu.be/_Eb6eGFmVDU
The Buzz Aldrin’s Glass
Do you see this glass of water in front of us? To a pessimist is half empty… to an optimist is half full… to an engineer is just much too big.
This is a quote form an interview that Buzz Aldrin gave to the Italian national broadcasting service on July, 21 2007.
No need for further explanation…