Copyright

Source: http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s–KeG5auq3–/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/18ipc6ouvm79ajpg.jpg What do I think are the biggest issues/problems with Digital Copyright today? Cost of Enforcement Governments and corporations spend a lot of money and time each year trying to enforce copyright laws and handing out copyright infringement notices to people, often even when the person receiving the copyright infringement notice has only used […]

Considering Problem Solving & Bias

Source: https://frodo2016.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/dd0ee-dilbert-confirmation-bias.gif A Personal Bias One bias I’ve noticed in myself for a while now is confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is a bias that affects your ability to consider other views or ideas once you’ve made your mind up about something, making it less likely that you will go back and make a reconsideration when […]

What is Real?

Source: http://3s9h7h3y0i6u2n9j4h5vgkf1.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/reality-illusion.jpg What do I think is ‘real’? I think the question “what is ‘real’” is a pretty vague one, due to the ambiguity of the word “real” I suppose. To answer what I think is real, I think it would first help to define the difference between what is real and what exists. For […]

The Internet’s Own Boy

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OhyBJxg9RA What did Aaron Swartz do that got him into trouble? Since Aaron had a JSTOR account that was given to him, he could freely access an online database which contained a lot of scientific papers and other documents. These documents normally cost people money to view. He then downloaded as many documents as […]