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Technology is a means of Control
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Technology is a means of control. Human started with tool and gradually grew them into sophisticated system of technology. According to Britannica " By the early 20th century, the term embraced a growing range of means, processes, and ideas in addition to tools and machines. By mid-century, technology was defined by such phrases as “the means or activity by which man seeks to change or manipulate his environment.” Technology, the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of the human environment . An example: The bow and arrow were an even more effective combination, the use of which is clearly demonstrated in the earliest “documentary” evidence in the history of technology
Introducing Tinguistic- Study of Technology as Langauge
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According to Wikipedia " Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system. The scientific study of language is called linguistic" In the similar vein " Technology is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of control, particularly the human ability to do so, and a technology is any specific example of such as system. Today technology need to be considered as a new language. The scientific study of technology as a language is called "Tinguistic"
Existentialism's "Care of the self" and Cloud Computing's " Do It Yourself"
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" care of the self" is the central theme of existentialism. For the existentialist , the value and meaning of each temporal dimension of lived time is a function of his/her attitudes and choices. Some people are always pressed to meet obligations. " Care of the self" of existentialism becomes " Do It yourself" in cloud computing. It is in this context cloud computing has a role to play. A person's attitude towards computing - availing computing with out owning computers ( as done in the past traditional computing) is required. Once he gains this attitude- his choices multiply dramatically. Unlike in the past- computing resources available for the user- both in number and variety were limited- cloud computing makes it possible for user to have access to practically unlimited resources. These resources are veritable and scalable. In this, traditional computing user are pressed to meet obligations. In terms of computing it translates into -
Language is the First Technology
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Humans are are tool-making species One of the greatest moment of progress in human history happened when they invented language. In a sense, language was the first ever technology invented by humans. It consisted of tools (words), systems (grammar) and expressions. These expressions could be as small as an exclamation or it could be as big as an epic or anything in between. This oral technology helped them experiments with this technology- producing poems, arguments, quotes and more. As humans explored the nature and its working better, they started using their understanding to build tools and technologies that made " language" more expansive and its expressions more durable ( books).
Do Venture Capitalists Care About Intellectual Property?
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There has been much debate around intellectual property IP): When do I get a patent? Do I need a trademark? Should I bother with copyrights? Do venture capital (VC) firms care about IP? Does anyone else really care about innovation or IP protection? The answer is “yes” to all of the above. IP matters. According to Dr. Kristina Lybecker in a March 2015 IP Watchdog article , IP-intensive industries have more than double the sales and capital spending than that of non-IP-intensive industries , and wages are more than 50% higher in IP-intensive industries. For these reasons—and myriad others—it’s imperative that businesses care about their intangible assets from the very beginning; if they wait until they’re seeking VC funding, then they risk jeopardizing everything. Take GrooveShark for example. Copyright issues plagued the company, and it was sued into shutting down earlier this year. For complete and original post here
Webinar question answered:Can cloud computing able to provide any application I request?
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One of the attendee in our cloud computing webinar posed the following question. Can cloud computing able to provide any application I request? The answer is an emphatic yes. Today cloud computing is able to offer virtually millions of types of services. Cloud computing basic service models include- infrastructure as s service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS) and Software as a Service ( SaaS). However the creative minds across the world are taking advantage of cloud computing's resources and reach and have come out with every imaginable service; for instance there is a company that offers the service of currency conversion . There is another enterprise that offers service that provides distance between two cities on the map . However whether a particular service is available or not depends entirely on its usability. If a service is unique but required by a sizeable number of people, then the chances are that it is available on the cloud as a service. May be there is charge a
Webinar question answered:Can cloud computing able to provide any application I request?
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One of the attendee in our cloud computing webinar posed the following question. Can cloud computing able to provide any application I request? The answer is an emphatic yes. Today cloud computing is able to offer virtually millions of types of services. Cloud computing basic service models include- infrastructure as s service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS) and Software as a Service ( SaaS). However the creative minds across the world are taking advantage of cloud computing's resources and reach and have come out with every imaginable service; for instance there is a company that offers the service of currency conversion . There is another enterprise that offers service that provides distance between two cities on the map . However whether a particular service is available or not depends entirely on its usability. If a service is unique but required by a sizeable number of people, then the chances are that it is available on the cloud as a service. May be there is charge a