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Weiye Loh

Do avatars have digital rights? - 20 views

hi weiye, i agree with you that this brings in the topic of representation. maybe you should try taking media and representation by Dr. Ingrid to discuss more on this. Going back to your questio...

avatars

kenneth yang

SD ballot measure would ease restrictions on stem cell research - 1 views

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A proposed ballot issue to ease restrictions on stem cell research will strike a chord with South Dakotans because nearly everyone has had a serious disease or knows someone who...

ethics rights stem cell

started by kenneth yang on 21 Oct 09 no follow-up yet
Weiye Loh

Libertarianism Is Marxism of the Right - 4 views

http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t21933.html "Because 95 percent of the libertarianism one encounters at cocktail parties, on editorial pages, and on Capitol Hil...

Libertarianism Marxism

started by Weiye Loh on 28 Aug 09 no follow-up yet
Satveer

Spammed, scammed, jammed: Flu outbreak dominates online buzz - 10 views

This article is about online misinformation on social networking sites such as twitter and in this case it particularly pertains to health. It has got to do with swine flu and how people on Twitte...

http:__www.canada.com_entertainment_Spammed%2Bscammed%2Bjammed%2

started by Satveer on 19 Aug 09 no follow-up yet
Low Yunying

Ethics and Euthanasia - 0 views

Article: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/09/italy.euthanasia/index.html The debate on Euthanasia is definitely not new. It is interesting in this case where Euthanasia is illegal in Italy, b...

Ethics Euthanasia

started by Low Yunying on 19 Oct 09 no follow-up yet
Inosha Wickrama

Pirate Bay Victory - 11 views

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/4686584/Pirate-Bay-victory-after-illegal-file-sharing-charges-dropped.html Summary: The Pirate Bay, the biggest file-sharing internet site which was accu...

Olivia Chang

Slacktivism - 7 views

URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/opinion/edit-page/Pay-It-Forward-On-Being-A-Slacktivist/articleshow/5065543.cms The article talks about the point of view of a slacktivist. A slacktivist's ...

online activism

started by Olivia Chang on 30 Sep 09 no follow-up yet
juliet huang

Government 2.0 - it's the community, stupid - 8 views

This article comments on the government use of the internet to comment and collabrate with the public. According to the author, efficient use of tools to interact with the public will create a "c...

started by juliet huang on 16 Sep 09 no follow-up yet
Valerie Oon

players' nightmare: don't date him bulletin - 3 views

http://dontdatehimgirl.com allows women to post warnings about 'bad dates' to prevent potential heartbreak for other women. These posts can contain very personal information about the 'jerk' in que...

privacy surveillance

started by Valerie Oon on 09 Sep 09 no follow-up yet
qiyi liao

Online Censorship: Obama urged to fine firms for aiding censors - 3 views

Internet activists are urging Barack Obama to pass legislation that would make it illegal for technology companies to collaborate with authoritarian countries that censor the internet. -The Guardi...

started by qiyi liao on 02 Sep 09 no follow-up yet
juliet huang

Virus as a call for help, as a part of a larger social problem - 7 views

I agree with this view, and I also add on that yes, it is probably more profitable for the capitalist, wired society to continue creating anti-virus programs, open more it repair shops etc, than to...

Virus

Chong Yi Ting

The tweeter and the phweeter - 8 views

Article Link: http://www.asiaone.com/Digital/Features/Story/A1Story20090728-157468.html Summary of Case: With the growing popularity of Twitter.com, a popular micro-blogging website which allo...

started by Chong Yi Ting on 18 Aug 09 no follow-up yet
Paul Melissa

"Can a robot commit a war crime?" - 1 views

http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2008/02/military-turing-test-would-make-war.html This question was raised at the question was raised at the conference on The Ethics of Autonomous Milit...

started by Paul Melissa on 15 Oct 09 no follow-up yet
Valerie Oon

Ethics discussion based on new movie, "Surrogates" - 8 views

This movie upset me. I don't think the director developed the premise and plot to the potential it could have reached. Quite a shallow interpretation. But it does raise some intrigue. I'm a bit stu...

technology future empowerment destruction

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