By: Ross Dawson

Ross Dawson — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:04:31 +0000

Great questions and issues Peter – you really understand this. Yes there are lots more questions we will have to ask, in addition to these. Our lives as information-based animals is going to change dramatically.
I’m an optimist – I am far more excited than concerned. We will deal with these issues as we go along (as long as we have you to raise them Peter! :-))

By: Peter Gillespie

Peter Gillespie — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:27:08 +0000

This is all very interesting, indeed.
What concerns me though is the serving my information that addresses my current interest is tantamount to performing a portion however insignificant of my “information filtering” function. This is a key part of who and what I am.
In the short term this might make me more effective. In the middle and long term however, I wonder if this would not open the door to a new dependancy, a loss of know how similar to our contemporary inability to manufacture (produce) basic crafts.
This could be a problem. Maybe it isn’t.
But our ability to filter, organize and prioritize information is a key skill and I would be loathe to surrender without clear tracability as to how the information was collected and what context.
This is too important to mess up. In fact, the ultimate question might just be, “at what cost progress?”.

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