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shi chen

How iPods killed the boombox star - 0 views

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Ipod loss

shared by shi chen on 06 Oct 09 - Cached
  • We lost something valuable when private playlists replaced public noise
  • ''rock and roll ain't noise pollution''.
  • Rock and roll can be noise pollution.
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  • Today, playing music has become a much more private experience.
  • But things changed a little with the arrival of the Sony Walkman, and then a lot when we entered the iPod age.
  • In the iPod age, everyone has their own private soundtrack as they walk the streets, which means the streets themselves no longer have a soundtrack
  • With the white buds in our ears - a modern look that sends a clear message of ''do not disturb'' - we are oddly vacant in urban spaces even as we inhabit them.
  • The loss is not only the music we no longer hear, but all the acts of having music foisted upon us that we no longer experience - and what these acts mean.
  • shi chen on 06 Oct 09
     
    the sadness about using new technology
  • jermaine lee on 07 Oct 09
     
    From time to time, some Aussie teenagers play their music real loud on the train, through the use of their mobile, which is very annoying and disturbing to other commuters. I guess, even though ipod is widely used nowadays, it hasn't stopped the noise pollution completely~
Andrew Ooi

Internet users upset over Govt's filter attempt - 0 views

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Internet Censorship Malaysia

shared by Andrew Ooi on 23 Aug 09 - No Cached
  • mulling an Internet filtering system similar to China’s controversial “Green Dam” project
  • Government has called for a tender for a system that could block “undesirable websites.”
  • The MSC Malaysia Bill of Guarantees specifies that the Internet will not be censored to ensure the success of the MSC Malaysia initiative
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  • Many in the Government have blamed the vibrant and critical Internet culture for Barisan Nasional’s losses in the 12th General Election in March last year, and there has been pressure from some quarters to muzzle the medium. The Government had previously considered registering bloggers, many of whom are critical of the ruling coalition.
  • anonymous on 25 Aug 09
     
    Mandatory internet filtering is a form of censorship. Full stop. Not only is the concept being considered in Malaysia but also right here in Australia too. Governments claim the internet filtering will only serve to filter out "harmful" web content - but who is to decide what is "harmful"? The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) serves to monitor web content and attempts to ensure illegal documentation such as child pornography ceases to be available online. But in terms "harmful" content... where is the line drawn?
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