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Category Archives: Free Choice
Free Choice: Google? It Won’t Judge Us
Nowadays, when we want to find something out, we tend to “Google it” rather than go read a book or find the wanted information from another source. All the information is in the reach within us on our computers. Google … Continue reading
Its Time Part 2
Other issue that has been affecting the U.S for more than decade now would have to be the war in Afghanistan. Since the war began on October 7, 2001 there have been about ninety thousand American soldiers fighting to protection … Continue reading
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Free Writing
I remember a couple of days ago, my internet was extremely slow. I did a couple of speedtests and got around 10mbit/500kbit. For some, it’s very fast and for others; like me, it’s extremely slow. I can’t download music, play … Continue reading
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Online Filter bubbles
One part that I found interesting was the quote that describes their hopes for Google as “something that understands exactly what you mean and gives you back exactly what you want”. That reminded me of a speech that I saw … Continue reading
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Haters gonna hate
There are so many people who are against the internet and who believe it’s hurting our attention span and just our overall experience with books and newspapers. Authors and journalists across the world have lost their jobs because of the … Continue reading
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Digital Readers
I don’t understand why the people listed in Nicholas Carrs The Shallows are making such a huge deal about the Kindle in chapter 6. It’s a good investment and it wont take away from reading. As Carr writes, “You can … Continue reading
Brain Fart
What’s the difference between the memory of the human brain and the computer? How we store memory is different from how computers and technology store. Before we had any technology or even writing, humans had to memorize with their own … Continue reading
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I want a book!
Honestly, who can hate a good story? A good story can keep use entertained, engaged and help our mind flow smoothly. It can also give us a good laugh once in a while. How a story is presented varies and … Continue reading
Personal v. Impersonal
My friend recently acquired over one hundred e-books from another friend and offered to pass some of them another group of friends. A list was given and I skimmed through this list and made mental notes on which books I … Continue reading
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Free Choice
For this blogpost, I feel like writing about something I have just been thinking about just an hour ago or so. At first, I was in the living room watching NBA on my recently purchased Sony Bravia while my parents … Continue reading
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