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Welcome to the new Globalpov, dedicated to that twilight zone where technology meets society. Specific topics will include Privacy, Intellectual Property, Security, Pop Culture, Politics and anything else that looks interesting.
I will be following some national issues very closely like the Patriot Act confirmation hearings.
I'm especially interested in stories about how technology is driving change. Look at the Apple Ipod. It certainly wasn't the first MP3 player, nor the best. Why the fad? Look at the original Palm Pilot or the Tivo. What all three of these gadgets have in common is, first and foremost, they work. They do what they say they do, not much more, nothing less. That's the promise of technology, a hammer that works on nails, a screwdriver designed for screws. As many times as I buy 6-in-1 ratchets at K-Mart; you know, the kind with the bits in the handle? Anyway, I never use them. A hammer is a hammer and an MP3 player is an MP3 player. A good tool is a fiercesome thing, capable of knocking down forests or music companies.
Posted on October 31, 2005
