Comments for Ben Chapman http://ben.dismiz.com Resistance Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:26:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Argumentitive. But I can change? by Think less, do more | Ben Chapman http://ben.dismiz.com/personal/change/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Think less, do more | Ben Chapman Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:26:13 +0000 http://ben.dismiz.com/?p=310#comment-51 [...] advice younger I would have more friends now, not that I don’t have friends, but going by this post you can get a rough idea of how I feel about that whole topic. I regret a lot, and much is stuff [...] [...] advice younger I would have more friends now, not that I don’t have friends, but going by this post you can get a rough idea of how I feel about that whole topic. I regret a lot, and much is stuff [...]

]]> Comment on Education, the last revolution? by GGG http://ben.dismiz.com/personal/education-the-last-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-43 GGG Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:47:07 +0000 http://ben.dismiz.com/?p=172#comment-43 The NCCA (who make every single curriculum in Ireland) are planning a massive overhaul of the Junior Cycle (and from this the Junior Cert. exams themselves) which will most likely impact 5th and 6th class in primary and the senior cycle. You can read about it here: http://tinyurl.com/337azgb . The Dáil na nÓg (National Youth Council) is hoping to get their input into this because at the AGM this year young people asked for a 3 year senior cycle and this might be possible if they are changing the junior cycle. No hope for us currently in secondary though as we'll have to stick with it... Change will probably happen in 5-15 years. Or never if they're lazy. The NCCA (who make every single curriculum in Ireland) are planning a massive overhaul of the Junior Cycle (and from this the Junior Cert. exams themselves) which will most likely impact 5th and 6th class in primary and the senior cycle. You can read about it here: http://tinyurl.com/337azgb . The Dáil na nÓg (National Youth Council) is hoping to get their input into this because at the AGM this year young people asked for a 3 year senior cycle and this might be possible if they are changing the junior cycle. No hope for us currently in secondary though as we’ll have to stick with it… Change will probably happen in 5-15 years. Or never if they’re lazy.

]]> Comment on Capitalism, Copyright and Equality by Gerard Cunningham http://ben.dismiz.com/copyright/capitalism-copyright-and-equality/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Gerard Cunningham Sun, 23 May 2010 01:59:30 +0000 http://ben.dismiz.com/?p=275#comment-26 The (apocryphal) Colmcille example rather reinforces Ben's point though. Colmcille sampled a book of psalms (which by the way would be public domain in modern law, since it was by then hundreds of years old) and improved on the original. Seriously though, I'm not sure when modern copyright first made an appearance, but the Colmcille story shouldn't be treated as history. It appeared in a hagiography, not in the Gaelic law texts, as far as I remember. The (apocryphal) Colmcille example rather reinforces Ben’s point though. Colmcille sampled a book of psalms (which by the way would be public domain in modern law, since it was by then hundreds of years old) and improved on the original.

Seriously though, I’m not sure when modern copyright first made an appearance, but the Colmcille story shouldn’t be treated as history. It appeared in a hagiography, not in the Gaelic law texts, as far as I remember.

]]> Comment on Capitalism, Copyright and Equality by Ben http://ben.dismiz.com/copyright/capitalism-copyright-and-equality/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Ben Sat, 22 May 2010 23:20:25 +0000 http://ben.dismiz.com/?p=275#comment-25 And I guess my main problem with copyright is the fact that larger companies bully people/other companies using it (fraudulently) too frequently And I guess my main problem with copyright is the fact that larger companies bully people/other companies using it (fraudulently) too frequently

]]> Comment on Capitalism, Copyright and Equality by Ben http://ben.dismiz.com/copyright/capitalism-copyright-and-equality/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Ben Sat, 22 May 2010 23:19:30 +0000 http://ben.dismiz.com/?p=275#comment-24 Sorry, yeah... I have an unfortunate tendency to get bored or sidetracked half way through a post and never quite finish it. That's been sitting in my drafts for a week, partly because I've been busy but mostly because I had no idea what to do with it! Sorry, yeah… I have an unfortunate tendency to get bored or sidetracked half way through a post and never quite finish it. That’s been sitting in my drafts for a week, partly because I’ve been busy but mostly because I had no idea what to do with it!

]]> Comment on Capitalism, Copyright and Equality by Mark http://ben.dismiz.com/copyright/capitalism-copyright-and-equality/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Mark Sat, 22 May 2010 23:15:50 +0000 http://ben.dismiz.com/?p=275#comment-23 Copyright's older than you'd think - much older. In 561 our very own Saint Columba wound up in a pitched battle on the slopes of Benbulben. over the rights to copy a book of pslams. Sound familiar? Your piece explores the fundamentals of the concept of copyright and patents...but there you stop. You lay out what is and how it is used but you kind of trail off at that stage. What would you replace it with? Copyright’s older than you’d think – much older. In 561 our very own Saint Columba wound up in a pitched battle on the slopes of Benbulben. over the rights to copy a book of pslams.

Sound familiar?

Your piece explores the fundamentals of the concept of copyright and patents…but there you stop. You lay out what is and how it is used but you kind of trail off at that stage. What would you replace it with?

]]> Comment on Privacy and facebook. Let us be fair! by John http://ben.dismiz.com/interaction/privacy-and-facebook-let-us-be-fair/comment-page-1/#comment-17 John Sun, 16 May 2010 17:03:55 +0000 http://ben.dismiz.com/?p=262#comment-17 Facebook changes its privacy policy at least once a year since it was created http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/facebook-timeline/ Facebook changes its privacy policy at least once a year since it was created http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/facebook-timeline/

]]> Comment on Privacy and facebook. Let us be fair! by Mark http://ben.dismiz.com/interaction/privacy-and-facebook-let-us-be-fair/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Mark Sun, 09 May 2010 22:05:43 +0000 http://ben.dismiz.com/?p=262#comment-14 Google works on what is essentially the same principle. I understand that the company datamines my email, my voicemail (I use Voice), my searches, my website's content, my documents and my instant messages to provide advertising targeted specifically at me. It is, as a business model, incredibly effective. However, Google, doesn't give out my personal information to the advertisers; doesn't give out my information to websites I connect to; doesn't leave a publicly accessible profile with my personal information unless I opt into it (Buzz problems aside). For me, maybe the matter is more a case of principle. I understand datamining as a very common tool in the public (government) and private sectors. My personal opinion on privacy is that we need to change our viewpoint: If you don't want it made public, don't put it online. I am personally apathetic about most information about me on the internet, but I can understand the concerns of many other persons online. Facebook draws my own personal ire because they have reneged on a series of highly-public promises not to do precisely what they are doing now, and they are doing it for nothing more than to make a quick buck. Google works on what is essentially the same principle. I understand that the company datamines my email, my voicemail (I use Voice), my searches, my website’s content, my documents and my instant messages to provide advertising targeted specifically at me. It is, as a business model, incredibly effective.

However, Google, doesn’t give out my personal information to the advertisers; doesn’t give out my information to websites I connect to; doesn’t leave a publicly accessible profile with my personal information unless I opt into it (Buzz problems aside).

For me, maybe the matter is more a case of principle. I understand datamining as a very common tool in the public (government) and private sectors. My personal opinion on privacy is that we need to change our viewpoint: If you don’t want it made public, don’t put it online. I am personally apathetic about most information about me on the internet, but I can understand the concerns of many other persons online. Facebook draws my own personal ire because they have reneged on a series of highly-public promises not to do precisely what they are doing now, and they are doing it for nothing more than to make a quick buck.

]]> Comment on An open letter to app developers and UX designers… by Other Ben http://ben.dismiz.com/interaction/a-letter-about-blocking/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Other Ben Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:33:28 +0000 http://ben.dismiz.com/?p=238#comment-8 Firstly, let her go man. You'll spend the rest of your days chasing up on lost causes. Blanked at bars. You get cock blocked at a bar, do you follow her all the way up to Supermac's to find out why you didn't make the grade? nah you put your game face on and find an uglier bird who you know you have a better chance with. Same applies in your case here. Life is full of people who don't want to interact or for whatever reason aren't arsed with other people. It's not me, it's you. Firstly, let her go man. You’ll spend the rest of your days chasing up on lost causes. Blanked at bars.

You get cock blocked at a bar, do you follow her all the way up to Supermac’s to find out why you didn’t make the grade? nah you put your game face on and find an uglier bird who you know you have a better chance with.

Same applies in your case here.

Life is full of people who don’t want to interact or for whatever reason aren’t arsed with other people.

It’s not me, it’s you.

]]> Comment on Education, the last revolution? by Student http://ben.dismiz.com/personal/education-the-last-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Student Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:02:10 +0000 http://ben.dismiz.com/?p=172#comment-5 "Thou wretched, rash, intruding fool, farewell! I took thee for better." Hamlet; Act III, Scene IV. Who says Hamlet quotes are useless? “Thou wretched, rash, intruding fool, farewell!
I took thee for better.”

Hamlet; Act III, Scene IV.

Who says Hamlet quotes are useless?

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