Technology
The perils of state corporatism
Helmut Neukirchen Professor of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Uni Iceland resigns his post due to administrative pressures favoring Microsoft.
The timing is interesting as the EU Regulation – on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data – is about to gain parliamentary approval.
One definition of a Cloud is that you are storing your data on someone else’s computer, at your own peril.
It’s all about emotion
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.”
Resistance is futile!
Propaganda
Propaganda Terms in the Media and What They Mean
The Hidden Persuaders
… “custom-built men” guaranteed to have the right attitudes from the employer’s standpoint.
Science Of Persuasion