Author Archives: Christopher
OpenID and You
People are doing more and more online. They use Flickr to upload and share their pictures, they blog using Blogger and Livejournal, and chat using AOL systems. In addition to doing more online, the more they do, the more passwords … Continue reading
Shaping your Identity
As someone who works with digital networks, I can realize the incredible value of data discrimination and oversight from an administrative standpoint – if users don’t know what will be blocked, then they tend to be conservative in their usage. … This meant that they had to be able to communicate to one another about their particular situations, both to their political figures and amongst themselves, so that the laws that are created can be seen to have included the considerations of those who will be affected by the law. … And, depending on the kinds of packet monitoring/reporting systems that are deployed, it may not matter what they say – their messages might just not be sent or they may be censored and, when they demand answers to why such actions are occurring, receive an answer that is something along the lines of ‘you communication was deemed to be in violation of the Terms of Service that you agreed to when you signed the contract to receive this service’. Continue reading
Fact, Character, and Family Narrative
I’d be lying if I said that ‘knew’ Lloyd Parsons, my grandfather who recent passed away, in the sense that ‘to know’ is typically identified. I don’t know the date that he was born, though I could get the information … Continue reading
Away For a Bit
I’m heading out of town for about a week, and after that am in the middle of a final review of my MA thesis. As a result, my posts are going to be less regular – I’ll try to post … Continue reading
