at this point it is an offer that is extremely difficult to remove,, as for a small amount you have to remember the government a million here a million there pretty soon that adds up to a whole lot of money. Allan
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:51 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > I quite like the idea of the cloud and would pay a small fee > additional to my ISP for basic programs and storage. This never seems > to be on offer. > > On Oct 20, 12:52 pm, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know , I still like my privacy. > > Allan > > On Oct 20, 2011 11:54 AM, "Molly" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had the same experience with Google, Alan, when I signed up for > > > Google+. It put all of the information and images I had ever given > > > google into my profile, which included hundreds of images etc from my > > > blogs. All without a choice of any kind from me. It took me quite > > > awhile to go back and undo it all but it was possible and I was > > > thankful for that because many of the images required permission for > > > use. > > > > > It seems to be part of the new online semantics and it completes our > > > participation in the age of ethics and gives us that "in your face > > > "transparency" that is the new reality, whether we like it or not. We > > > got an inkling of it when our phones became photo and video capable, > > > and there was no longer a private conversation that could not be > > > document and proliferated online. The new range of semantics takes > > > the sum total of our online activity and adds it to the rest of > > > humanity. The data that can be pulled is staggering, not just on an > > > individual, but on society as a whole. We have just begun to look and > > > will be looking for quite some time, perhaps until the data becomes > > > meaningless. > > > > > I used to tell my kids that our best moral gauge is this: don't do > > > anything you would't want everyone else to know about. It usually got > > > a laugh. What they did not understand at the time is that, in the > > > long run, it is the moral perspective that allows the view of unity > > > consciousness - I AM everyone, and its OK that everyone knows > > > everything. > > > > > While divorcing my first husband I had a PI following me for months. > > > I quickly learned - who cares? This guy must be really bored. I hope > > > he makes good money for that. If we have something to hide, > > > ultimately, we are only trying to hide from ourselves. Just won't > > > work. We take the final journey alone. I suspect, after sitting with > > > my brother during his, that we face our data then with some sort of > > > soul process. No hiding. The Tibetan Book of the Dead is a > > > fascinating read in that regard. > > > > > On Oct 20, 5:05 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > * **I *updated my iPod last night only to find they were doing > everything > > > > in their power to force me into the cloud. (online that is).. I > have > > > > looked at the concept now for several years.. it is interesting > but I > > > > decided a long time ago I really did not want involved. > > > > When I updated my iPod apple had forced it upon me.. after removing > all > > > my > > > > files and pissing me off, It brought me to the realization,, Apple > is not > > > > really my choice except maybe if it is organic. in the process of > > > > recovering my missing programs and files I came to the conclusion > that > > > it > > > > is not a free service,, but a deliberate hook and bait using your > > > > photographs as the bait and and the automatic wifi download as the > line > > > to > > > > real unsuspecting clients in.. constantly having to buy more space > and > > > then > > > > renew that space every or lose your files. > > > > I am not sure the best way to deal with this invasion or even if > it is > > > my > > > > active imagination and paranoia > > > > Allan > > > > > > -- > > > > ( > > > > ) > > > > |_D Allan > > > > > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > -- ( ) |_D Allan Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
