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- 1041: Morality and Ethics and Computers
- ... should not censor material on the Internet. The government does not censor information like this in public libraries, so why should it censor this information on the Internet? The government censors information like this on television though, so why wouldn't it censor this on the Internet? If the government goes strictly by the First Amendment, it would not censor anything on the Internet because that would be a violation of ...
- 1042: Microsoft Corporation
- ... world of business and trade. With the subsequent invention of wire communications (i.e., tapping out Morse code and speaking over telephone lines), business and trade grew exponentially. Wireless communications via the inventions of radio, television, and motion pictures contributed greatly to the advances of the Industrial Revolution. The need to find better ways of doing business to keep the marketplace fresh and innovative has driven the human race toward the ...
- 1043: Government Intervention of the Internet
- ... a new standard to replace DES. This new standard is called Clipper, and is based on the "public key" algorithms. Instead of software, Clipper is a microchip that can be incorporated into just about anything (Television, Telephones, etc.). This algorithm uses a much longer key that is 16 million times more powerful than DES. It is estimated that today's fastest computers would take 400 billion years to break this code ...
- 1044: What is Virtual Reality
- ... in which the viewer(s) stand. An early implementation was called "The Closet Cathedral" for the ability to create the impression of an immense environment. within a small physical space. The Holodeck used in the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is afar term extrapolation of this technology. I.1.4. Telepresence Telepresence is a variation on visualizing complete computer generated worlds. This a technology links remote sensors in the ...
- 1045: The Internet
- ... take from a few days to a couple of weeks, according to the distance it travels. Furthermore, e-mail is inexpensive. The cost of connection to the Internet is relatively cheaper than that of cable television. Evidently e-mail is both time-saving and cost-effective. Discussion groups are a great way to interact with others in the world and to expand the knowledge of one's horizon. The response is ...
- 1046: Fiber Optics
- ... to 24 months. The newest systems operate at more than two billion bits per second per fiber pair. During the 1990s optical fiber technology is expected to extend to include both residential telephone and cable television service. Currently Bell South is placing fiber cables containing up to 216 fibers, and manufacturers are starting to build larger ones. Bell South has been placing fiber cables in the Orlando area since the early ...
- 1047: Brave New World: Escape from Reality
- ... is a non-issue. We see that by this sort of “escape from reality” people tend to become less and less of an individual. We have our own soma nowadays, whether it be called advertising, television, consumerism, and the gods of efficiency, materialism, and self interests, all these things seem much more at ease with one another and a lot easier to come by. Huxley’s idea is to make his ...
- 1048: Catcher In the Rye: Point of View, Locations, and Characterization
- Catcher In the Rye: Point of View, Locations, and Characterization Society is full of artificial people. Influences such as television, magazines, money, and fame encourage people to focus on a person’s outside features rather than their inside behavior. People have adjusted to this society and harmonize in it. For those individuals who cannot accept ...
- 1049: Alice Walker's "Beauty: When The Other Dancer Is The Self"
- ... her because of her eye. She knows children are cruel about physical differences from the way she was treated by others while she was young. Walker said about her daughter, “Every day she watches a television program called “Big Blue Marble.” It begins with a picture of the earth as it appears from the moon. It is bluish, a little battered-looking, but full of light, with whitish clouds swirling around ...
- 1050: Fahrenheit 451: Insignificance of Life and Death
- ... to start a conversation. The women’s dialogue reveals their lack of concern for the coming war, the commonplace of nature of suicide, and the low state of family values. Mildred’s life of watching television has killed her attention span, and now she can hardly even comprehend what is going on in the programs she watches. Mildred is so far disconnected from reality that she forgets to tell Montag Clarisse ...
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