Honestly these days I think people/governments/corporations should stop worrying about trying to control people and spend all that time, effort and cash on teaching people to use common sense, logic and responsible application of free will. If I want to view something that is considered 'bad' then that should be up to me and me alone. As long as the education system that was provided to me as a citizen of wherever I am provided me with sufficient education to make a rational and informed decision on what and what not to access, then that should be where any form of external interference ends. If you dont want me to be able to buy illegal drugs online, or view child porn, then instead of blocking access to said sites, then apply your resources and legal powers to prosecuting those parties responsible for producing and distributing said materials. I should still have the free will to choose what I want to do, and accept the consequences that are entailed. (In no way do I support the use and or access of/to illegal drugs or child porn, these were just examples)
Nice episode guys. Glad to see you all made it back safely.
RE: forum free speech/censorship, I greatly err on the side of free speech, but I do recognize and understand the problem that trolls can have on the nature of discussions within a forum and can greatly degrade a community, so a balance must be found, and I think it should be left to communities themselves to find those balances based on consensus, rather than administrators or moderators who have the power to arbitrarily punish being for being trolls merely because they disagree with them politically, psychologically, or religiously.
That said, I think the community here is excellent. It's probably the best online community I've ever been a part of. The 5% you speak of seems pretty invisible to me, but then again there are a lot of forums I don't read, and fuck, maybe I am part of that 5% and just don't know it! ad;lkfjald;fkjas;ldkfjal;sdkfjad;lfkjdslfkj
I'm curious about some things regarding China. Did you see any worker conditions? If so, how were they? Did you see any widespread poverty? Did you notice much pollution? What were the tech product markets like where you got game controllers and what not? Were there barriers to entry for people wishing to sell items there, or was it as we would say in America, a free market? It would be interesting if free markets exist like that in China whereas in America, cops shut down children's lemonade stands because the children don't have fucking permits.
Wendell used the term 'vulcanisation' of the internet, it's more like a sterilisation of the internet by countries intent on 'internet censorship'. It certainly reminds me of a little bloke from Austria who approved book burning around 80-years ago, and thought he could rein-in 'free thought'.
Wendell's lag, screen cut-off, abrupt ending where Logan cut himself out... meh. It's still The Tek. I gloss over the miniature issues and enjoy the content.
@Logan 2052 ( though i had to look it up :P ) Heres the order.
20XX – Fallen Angel 2027 – Icarus Effect 2027 – The Fall 2027 – Human Revolution 2027 – Human Revolution (comics) 2029 – Mankind Divided 2052 – Deus Ex 2072 – Invisible War
Haven't been on the site for a while. Can anyone tell me what Logan is talking about, all the vitriol and hate going on in the forum? I don't see it now, did something happen? Or was it just a troll infestation?
Great Tek fellas, but what was up with the OBS layout?
Just on the subject of Computex-2015, it's great to see the differing perspectives in coverage on this tech-event. The Tek Syndicate covering certain aspects, and Paul's Hardware reporting on other interesting aspects, too (and both providing excellent coverage)
Paul's Hardware looked at the type of 'Meet the Makers' event at Computex, with Lisa also testing games designed on the fly by Dave Cooper (great stuff)
On free speech. I think its mis-interpreted like how people mis-interpreted free software. Maybe a better word/phrase is needed.
Theres a line between expressing your views and deliberately trying to harm people, and its difficult to define. People misuse free speech to target and hurt others, thats not free speech thats just hate speech.
Free speech comes with responsibility, it requires thought.
On the internet, I always say there is no free speech, you are bound by the rules set by the site you are on, and there's nothing wrong with that. Id say more, but there so many paths to follow on this topic, maybe it deserves its own forum topic.
Trolls, people being idiots, people not willing to have adult discussions (i.e. im right your wrong lalalalala).
But I agree, most people are great here. The community is great, just has some poor quality to it every now and then.
