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Can computer gaming make you smarter?
moderator thinks: For those of us not involved in the gaming world...

MMORPG = massive multiplayer online role-playing game


Intrusive advertising
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Out of control email inbox
JBonnin thinks: Hail to Gmail! Just a click and...

Hooray, no spam here! :)


Are newspapers and magazines a dying medium?
newman42 thinks: I've seen that the internet version of a newspaper or magazine has beome more of a supplement and not a replacement for the medium. I don't think the need to have a form of portable reading material will go away any time soon especially considering the resources needed for electronics versions and the difficulty of reading on a computer or other type of screen.

Are newspapers and magazines a dying medium?
NicNiewart thinks: Just as you don't read a novel on the screen, you don't want to forgo the quaint pastime of struggling with a newspaper. The internet may be fast to deliver but it still has to have people to input the information in the first place. Newspapers have better journalists, and a better editorial focus and structure. Radio is actually fastest because the man on the spot can just call in live- he doesn't need to type in the report first like in TV and internet, and/or to go and get made up as in the case of television, he just says what he sees, and asks someone a question.

An example: travelling on the London underground: I checked the TFL website everything was wonderful- 20 minutes later- chaos on the District line that had been a problem for hours- nobody at the website had bothered to type it in- probably former BA employees.

Besides, admit it everybody: don't we just buy that newspaper because those nice people give us a free DVD?


How can we avoid remembering passwords?
abum96 thinks: It's simply a matter of coming up with forms of identification that are more reliable and of course more secure.

How can we avoid remembering passwords?
sajid thinks: Interesting. I had to use the forgot password link to retrieve my password to post my comment. Another example that we definitely need an alternate system. My first suggestion would be on the lines of something which Alexkaatsch said above.

We have better photographic memories. We often remember someone's face rather then name. The access control on the internet or applications could also leverage on this fact by creating visual passwords rather then alpha numeric passwords. A quick thought would be something like choosing a set of pictures in sequesce......

Secondly, as newman42 said, any system will have its loopholes. So for really critical data access, you may go in for multi layered protection (If the data is critical, would you mind doing that?).

I think there can not be a single straight forward answer that can be applied to all access problems. But definitely a system needs to be created which can be uniformly applied at all levels with different levels of strength.

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How can we avoid remembering passwords?
Glampner thinks: It's difficult to keep track of them all but iris scanning is scary sounding also.

I'm at a loss....

Registerin­g for this site wasn't easy, either. It took 3 times before I could read the security code through all the lines!


How can we avoid remembering passwords?
Redpebbles thinks: While we are waiting for a solution to be given to us by technology... For now I have a quick and dirty solution. I'm currently managing all my passwords and login details by using an excel sheet. I know it's not ideal nor safe, but at least I'm able to manage all of them without having to remember them all together ;-)


Inhabiting the Moon and Mars
jimyproton thinks: We should definitely inhabit other planets. Humans are at the top of the food chain, which means that they are the ones most affected by the extinction of other creatures. Think of the ecosystem as a huge pyramid. Each species is a block in the pyramid. When a species is extinct, a block is removed. Think about what happens when too many blocks are removed. The answer is quite simple: the pyramid will collapse. When the earth becomes over-crowded, only the fittest species will survive, which means that some species will die out. The earth is approaching overpopulation. It may be hard to see, but the effects of 7 billion people have a big impact on the earth's surface, especially since many people use way more resources than what they need. In order to produce more resources, humans need to free up land on which to grow them. Where do they put the former human inhabitants? The first solution is skyscrapers. There should be cities completely composed of superstructures, which can house millions of people. Once that is taken care of, move to the moon. Once that is taken care of, move to mars. Technology makes it possible to solve the problems with overpopulation, with the effects lasting for 100,000's of years.

The only problem is people who are not willing to move into crowded structures. Not everyone believes me, and in fact some of my readers are probably disagreeing with me right now. People are selfish, they want their own land, and they will destroy the earth to get what they want. They gather resources for themselves, not having any concern for other people who are dying due to the effects of the loss of resources. They are blind, and they refuse to see the ecosystem collapsing. There is no way to make everyone agree with this, so that is what the law is for. Call me Spartan, but if people refuse to see the ecosystem collapsing, other people should not have to suffer for it. Once technology has provided decent living standards in superstructures, people (except for farmers) should be forced to move into the structures in order to make room for the resources that they need. The only way to do this is for the nations of the earth to unite. However, that is never going to happen, and the human race is probably going to die out because of selfishness and dogmatism. Sin is a very bad thing, and the tortures it creates are horrible in every sense of the word. All we can do is pray that God will have mercy on the earth and unite its nations in technological advancements. I mean that, and we really do need to pray. Let's do it right now.


Managing contact lists
Aos thinks: I like to keep all my contacts within Gmail although this doesn't help when I change to a new cell phone. It's getting easier now that phones are equipped with data cables to interface with the computer, but there is still not a all-in-one solution that I have found to store all my contacts.

What's the biggest issue with tech today?
wicherbos thinks: Is it too many cables, to many remotes? YES!!!

Ever tried to connect a couple of items like digital TV receiver, TV, home cinema? You need to be a specialst, and at least end-up with 3 remote controls if you ever get it working.

So wait till set makers start producing what we want, in stead of what they invent

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