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I like to slice them thin and layer them in a hummus sandwich.
Thanks - it's hard to use up a lot of radishes on sandwiches - one radish, sliced thin, can divide into a lot of sandwiches. We used some in orzo salad and some in a root veggie hash.
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I like to roast radishes. I usually use daikon, but have also roasted the standard red ones. I slice them, then put single layer in a pan and pour a water and Braggs aminos (or soy sauce etc) mix over it. Bake about 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, then flip, and bake til done. It is easy to eat a lot of them this way - not as spicy.
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I love making cornbread that is quick & easy.
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This is great with just butter or served with chili.
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Is Technology stopping or abetting political apathy? Can we beat political apathy with technology?
Beating Politics with Technology
Peter Sunde thinks Bitcoin is "interesting" and has a fascinating story behind it, but one that he feels is symbolic of a depressing widespread lack of trust in politics.
'"You can't beat politics with new technology all the time. Sometimes you have to actually make sure that politics are in line with what people want. A lot of people are giving up on politics and thinking they can solve issues with technology. These kind of arrogant behaviours towards the rest of the society are a bit disgusting," Sunde told Wired.co.uk in a Skype interview...'
Nov 21 2013: Poch, I was in the PI years ago and asked a man if he was voting for Marcos or Aquino ... he said Marcos. I asked why. He said Marcos is already a multimillionaire he would steal less.
Technology is a tool. Politicians use all of the tools in the toolbox.
Remember that politicians only have two goals: 1) Get elected and 2) get re-elected. Everything else is rubbish.
The second thing is to know that the general public is extremely uninformed. Along with that is the lack of transparency and cold and calculated lies that are common to all politicians. A good spin doctor is worth their weight in gold .... they not only make the koolade they make the citizens enjoy drinking it and look forward to more.
If the public does not want to see .... no amount of technology will change that.
Nov 21 2013: Using Marcos and Aquino in your illustration hits the nail Bob.
I risked my life using my body as shield to prevent the massacre of rebel soldiers in the EDSA uprising. When the later admins ruled, I saw my sacrifice was for nothing. I was very angry and regretted fighting Marcos.
'...A good spin doctor is worth their weight in gold .... they not only make the koolade they make the citizens enjoy drinking it and look forward to more.
If the public does not want to see .... no amount of technology will change that.'
Very picturesque and sharp sir! Perhaps the public sees but doesn't care.
Joe Crandall
Dec 3 2013: I think we can but it will take a change in mindset. Since I always put my money where my mouth is, I went out and created a platform that I believe answers the question "can we beat political apathy with technology?" Submitted for your approval (and the subject of another conversation on TED that was closed a short time ago) . . .
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The purpose of iNations is to present to people all of the questions that humans have struggled over for thousands of years, along with actual choices so that people can define where they stand on all of these issues. The point of this exercise is to get people thinking about the "big" questions, and yes, committing to an answer (even if that answer is "I don't know" or "I choose not to answer the question.") Then, every person is free to create an "iNation" of their own, based on their beliefs and feelings, and invite other members to join. It's all explained on the site, but I hope anyone reading this checks it out!
Poch Peralta
Dec 3 2013: Hey Joe, iNation is great! Expect me to join your site later.
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And I hope all caring netizens join too.
Joe Crandall
Dec 3 2013: Thanks! iNations is still only in a "proof of concept" stage - basically, I ran out of money! But at least I have a social network that functions and does the basics of what I want it to do. (And please, please, please - share the site with everyone you can. To get to a point where I can start attracting investors, I need a lot more people!!!)
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At some point, however, I'm going to need to figure out how to add in the ability for people to vote (to elect leaders and decide issues via referendum), to customize their iNation home pages, to add in marketing to their home pages (I don't intend to do any marketing on inations.com itself - but I want to provide individual iNations the right to sell ad space on their iNation home pages), to create customized credit/debit cards for use by iNation citizens, to barter/exchange between iNation citizens, and to invite politicians (and other speakers as well) to "townhall" meetings.
What drove me to create iNations was the idea of setting up a system where politicians would be drawn to do online townhall meetings, but they'd be FORCED to answer specific questions and provide their REAL thoughts on the BIG issues. It drives me crazy that we elect people without knowing where they stand on all the big issues!!!
Dec 3 2013: Will you allow me to tag you 'activist' if I advertize iNation?
I could get you into Plato on-line and Twitter. Don't forget to
give me thumbs up :-)Dec 6 2013: Hi Joe, Poch
In Argentina we've been working towards that as well. We are developing a software DemocracyOS (here it's live version in spanish www.democraciaenred.org) that allows citizens to get informed, debate and vote how they want their representatives to vote. Our system, Net Democracy has an offline component, a political party, The Net Party, is the vector through which this collective intelligence has direct impact on government (parliament). The Net Party run for elections in October with candidates who took a vow to vote 100% according to what citizens decided in DemocracyOS.
You can see the code in english: github.com/democracyos. If you are keen we should find ways to collaborate.
My Tedx on the subject http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOn2IIpj7iY (sorry, english subtitles coming really soon) and a presentation we did at The World Justice Forum (english) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lECAWGkvDlg
I'll check out your site in detail and join you!
Cheers.Dec 4 2013: Just joined iNation. Shared it on my FB page and told everyone to check out the iNation "About" page (reading all the way to the bottom!). "NewPoliticalSys" is my handle. What a great concept and site thus far. I'm looking forward to seeing what the "iPerson Questionnaire" questions are like. Joe, I'll send you an email through your support contact page, we've got to talk! I have a few ideas and brainstorms that might be helpful to you.
You said "It drives me crazy that we elect people without knowing where they stand on all the big issues!!!" and I have had the same "itch" that's never been scratched. Politicians play the dodge-ball game with vagueness and carefully crafted rhetoric. They know nobody has the time or tools to properly vet them (and FORGET about the MSM making sense of anything, because they're in it for the $$). That's just one of the things I hope to reverse with my idea. A politician can do far too much damage these days and letting idiots gain office is just asking for chaos. We don't have a better system to vet, rank, score and compare how politicians stand on the issues because no one has developed it. I hope to change that just like you are waking people up to the notion of "borders" and "nationality".Dec 2 2013: I don't think technology per se is the cure. I think our education system is.
During our path through school/college we teach nothing formally about the responsibilities of citizenship and how to effect change within our goverments. Is it any wonder once people leave the education system that people feel completely disconnected from government and focus only on their careers and families?
Civilisation is so precious, and secular government is so key to maintaining it, and yet we treat politics as some niche interest/subject, that only the focussed few will study or work in. And we wonder why politics is so uninspiring?
Make it a part of the fabric of society, not an alternate tv soap for grownups. Teach citizenship and its responsibilities in school, along with political concepts.
Politics is "us", but if we're not actively involving and educating our children about it then we will carry on going round in circles.
We ALWAYS end up with the leaders we deserve, and if we are so apathetic in enthusing and empowering our children about politics, then the leaders we deserve will be the fruit of our apathy. And that's a gamble and a half in my opinion.
Dec 2 2013: 'I don't think technology per se is the cure. I think our education system is.'
Someone has suggested this before Nikos. But not as lucid as you did so
I think you have convinced me. Some activists claim that even education is
being manipulated by the government (Dumbing of America). If that is so,
how much chance your excellent idea of educating children about political
apathy would have?
Dec 2 2013: I agree the idea of improving the educating of our youth on participation in politics has merit and also think some now in politics will want to hold it back, benefiting from ignorance and apathy in the electorate. What if someone set up a system for people to suggest online topics for the President to comment on and had him respond to the top three each week? Could we convince lawmakers to mandate the President address our concerns for thirty minutes a week? I'd ask him about the TPP, the top secret Trans Pacific Partnership "free trade" deal he wants to enact without Senate approval via Fast Track and see him squirm around that one with a politician's favorite tool, shall we say misleading words. Anyway, perhaps as middle class suffering increases, more people will be willing to demand something better from those we elect. There are so many huge problems, money in politics and lack of choice with only two parties to name a couple.
Dec 2 2013: Right Philip. Most hardcore activists are blasting that
TPP proposal. It just hit me that there are indeed only
2 major parties feasting on the elections forever and it
seems a mystery how that came and continues to be!Dec 3 2013: Education doesn't need to be manipulated to create an apathetic populace. It only needs to be turned over to popular control.
Dec 3 2013: If that's the case, then we must fight popular control
too right? Thanks Bryan.Dec 3 2013: Ah, but that's the rub--central direction might not result in apathy, but it does facilitate totalitarianism, while popular control makes totalitarianism very difficult to implement.
Dec 3 2013: lol Ok Bryan. I see your point now lolDec 3 2013: Hi Poch, sorry for not replying sooner, but thank you for starting a great conversation. I would like to reply to your question.
Technology is an "enabler", a tool, nothing more. But it interfaces with all levels of society, and all aspects of it. As such it empowers everyone, not just the Government, if we only possess the will to use it (technology). Technology is a double edged sword, the same power it has to control can be used to liberate.
So, to your question, I would reply that my answer remains the same. Regardless of who is "controlling" education, in any country, the answer to political apathy is still education. If education is corrupt, then that must be fought, with technology or without it, but fought regardless. Same for any institution that has issues. Technology could make that struggle easier on both sides.
Technology is a tool though. With or without it, we still have to solve our societies issues. That responsibility remains, as do we. We deny our responsibilities at our peril.
The universe does not care and will not catch us. Some find that depressing, but I find it gives me a sharper sense of value in our time and place in the universe. We may be alone in many ways, but that just makes what we have and who we are more precious and worth taking seriously.
If we stop assuming we have many lives, or even an afterlife, and start treating this life, and our society, as the fragile flame that it is, and make our global culture reflect that, I believe a lot of things will become easier to prioritise.
Education may be a lifelong journey, but it starts in childhood, and some ideas are too important to leave to adulthood and chance to teach. Its irresponsible to assume we have time, and chances, on our side.
Dec 3 2013: 'If we stop assuming we have many lives, or even an afterlife, and start treating this life, and our society, as the fragile flame that it is, and make our global culture reflect that, I believe a lot of things will become easier to prioritise.'
Another major problem of society again: shortsightedness of majority.
And another question arises: can we blame people being shortsighted?
Or do they just don't care about impending bigger problems?
James Kelly
Dec 2 2013: Education is KEY. What the powers that be want is uneducated drones to "vote" big money candidates into office after knowing nothing more than a name and sound bites. Politics has evolved into a circus NOT by design, but by apathy and chaos. Time to design a better system and it all hinges on education, intelligence and wisdom and undeniable FORCE of numbers. If the current system is imploding it is doing so because we let it get to this point. Now it's time to change direction and Nikos, Poch and Phillip are right on spot.
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Dec 2 2013: We shouldn't be surprised if the powers that be
also use hi-tech drones for their sinister purposes lol.
'Politics has evolved into a circus NOT by design, but by apathy and chaos.'
Very sharp James. Thanks.Dec 3 2013: The "powers that be" need do nothing to get such a goal. People are notoriously short-sighted and hedonistic, with a few exceptions.Dec 1 2013: Appathy to our politics is a fault of the present social system. If many of the concerned citizens were able to participate in debates and to more directly influence the politicians, then the appathy would give way to a far greater degree of democracy than exists today.
Some of this attitude could be expressed by the introduction of referenda, but in order for it to be meaningful the participants should a) have some former knowledge about how the national economy works and b) have had some experience in putting across their proposals and ideas. Thus for the appathy to go requires a degree of training for all those who want to take part in the running of the country and then the politicians must be able to accept more of what these active citizens say. This approach is technology to the degree of better knowledge being applied to understanding.
The subject is confused when we think of technology being applied to production methods. It does not mean that the participants are benefiting from the ease with which their better techniques allow them to earn and spend greater amounts. When new techniques are introduced in production and sales there is always a drop in cost (otherwise the technique is not worthwhile), but quite often the consumer does not directly see this reduction due to the monopolization of the manufacturing resources being the benefactors. Only with competition between would be monopolists, can there be a chance that technological change will benefit the population as a whole.
This comment therefore claims that it is the better technique in government, not manufacture, where real benefits lay.
Dec 1 2013: 'Appathy to our politics is a fault of the present social system.'
Great of you to point that out David. Citizens get apathetic when
they see that their governments are wasting citizens' efforts for
positive changes.
'Thus for the appathy to go requires a degree of training for all those
who want to take part in the running of the country...'
A radical idea sir but considering they are already apathetic, I think
this will be a moon shot difficult to implement. Your illustration citing
production and sales is remarkable. Thank you.
Elizabeth Gu
Nov 30 2013: In my country, tons of people use the internet to share their opinions about politicians and Politics in general. You can easily find various ideas of what's going on in our political system—and process and even numerous gossips about the politicians on the internet.
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It certainly helps people be awake; at the same time misleads us if not authentic.
Can we beat political apathy with technology?
Yes. It[technology] clearly draws people's attention and helps connect us with political movements or something like that.
But what it leaves to us is just a shallowly driven interest.
What saves us from being ignorant of 'politicians' works', if you will, could be…
'Leap before you look'
We need more courage and love toward people and the system that motivates( and controls) people in our society.
Cynicism helps, but shouldn't always be the common attitude.
Nov 30 2013: Are you Chinese Elizabeth? I know that internet freedom is terrible,
if not grossly repressed, in China, Korea, and Singapore. So I'm
glad you're not one of the censored many.
'Leap before you look'
lol you're brave and you sound just like an activist! I'm glad we agree.
Dec 1 2013: 'Leap before you look' lol Yeah! I love this sentence.
其实I got the idea from some famous college's motto.
I agree. 'Internet freedom' could be seriously distorted unless people are truly willing to take part in.
Seems like some people give too much credit for 'mere tools'.
Internet is a great tool.
But we need to be discreet and sensible before jump into it.
It's a wonderful topic, Poch
Thank you
Poch Peralta
Dec 1 2013: 'But we need to be discreet and sensible before jump into it.'
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I have leapt before looking in my online activities so many
times I already feel black and blue lol so I think I have to
listen to your warning.
You made this a wonderful topic Liz. Thanks.Nov 22 2013: Hi Poch,
I observe people giving up on politics because they do not feel they have a voice. I have not heard the idea that people can beat political apathy with technology. In my perception, it is more beneficial to understand and educate, rather than trying to "beat" something. I agree with Entropy..."Technology might be a means towards education, but education should be the emphasis".
Sean Brother
Nov 22 2013: Hi, Colleen: I completely agree. I've always supported as one of my main believings that education is the basis of almost all the improvements of human being, and is also in the basis of co-existente, democracy, respect for human and civilian rights, etc. And education is what those who want dominate are most afraid of
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Nov 22 2013: I agree Sean, that education can be one of the major improvements we can all make as humans. Isolation is a key factor with abuse and violation of human rights. If information is suppressed, it contributes to the isolation and oppression of people, who then become easier to control and dominate. That is why I do not believe fighting, or beating is the most beneficial way to deal with apathy. Technology is a great tool which opens up our world to more and more information, which in my perception, educates.Dec 2 2013: I'd like to see internet technology used to educate the electorate to the possibility of getting the well known corruption in government under control. Good people have made a plan to get money out of politics in the US and are promoting it via the website www.anticorruptionact.org . They want public funding of federal election campaigns to get rid of Citizens United PACs of billionaire money deciding who gets elected. I post a link to their website on so many political posts I comment on on facebook and online newspaper articles. I cannot understand why it is so slow to gain momentum. What's not to like about changing campaign finance to make lawmakers more responsive to voters than to big money operations? The people behind the web site seem OK with taking some years to get the deal going, but I can't see why it's so slow going.....
Dec 4 2013: Philip,
You write..."I cannot understand why it is so slow to gain momentum. What's not to like about changing campaign finance to make lawmakers more responsive to voters than to big money operations?"
I believe it is exactly as you say in a previous comment.....
" It must be the case that the majority of people do not want to hear what whistle-blowers have to say, preferring not to disrupt the status quo no matter how mediocre it may be."
I learned, in an up close and personal way, that whistle-blowers are not always welcomed, as I mention in another comment on this thread. Many people balk at change because, as you insightfully say, they sometimes don't want to disrupt the status quo no matter what!
I understand it, and I don't understand it.....know what I mean? Many people like to stay in what is perceived as their "comfort zone". If they ignore certain information, then they may not feel a need to take action. To address the corruption in government, seems like a HUGE undertaking, which it is. However, my constant mantra is that we can ALL take steps toward the goal, and the combined seemingly small steps can eventually create change. In some respects, I cannot see why it is so slow to happen either. On the other side, I understand the concept of "comfort zone" and how difficult it is for some people to move from an old paradigm to a new one.....even though the new one might obviously be better.
According to your profile, this looks like your first conversation on TED....welcome:>)
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Nov 22 2013: The article seems contradictory and naive in many respects. Peter Sunde appears to have been able to align himself with dot com developers as a spokesperson. I think political aspirations is a natural progression.
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In regard to political apathy, I believe it's naive for him to believe politics doesn't thrive on apathy. It always has, it always will.
Politicians want to satisfy the majority. The smaller and more cohesive the majority, the easier it is to develop a compelling platform. I think intentional ostracization of vast segments of the population is a predominate political strategy.
I also find the following statement demonstrates the schism between the ideals and desires of his generation.
"I really don't see any revolution happening."
A revolution requires consensus. The Me generation is the antithesis of consensus. They are self interested. Which is an obscene paradox because the same generation promotes the open source community. It makes one wonder what really motivates them.
To answer the question... no one wants to beat it...they want to enhance it.
Nov 22 2013: Your analysis seems to be most professional sir.
"I really don't see any revolution happening."
I don't agree with that. There will always be attempts if the admin keeps getting rotten.
'A revolution requires consensus. The Me generation is the antithesis of consensus. They are self interested. Which is an obscene paradox because the same generation promotes the open source community. It makes one wonder what really motivates them.'
Since they are self interested. Then greed motivates them just the same as with the corrupt pols.
'To answer the question... no one wants to beat it...they want to enhance it.'
If you mean all us by 'they', I strongly disagree. I am an activist and learned that apathy is the primary fuel of corruption.
Nov 22 2013: "They" refers to people seeking positions of power. And I agree, cultivating apathy creates fertile ground for corruption.
Nov 22 2013: Very glad we agree sir and thank you for clarifying.Nov 25 2013: The "me generation" is in its sixth decade of existence. They were what the Boomers were called when they were young adults.
Nov 25 2013: Right you are Bryan, the "Me Generation" was originally young Boomers. The term that's being used today is "Generation Me" or the "Millennials". Generation Me is often compared to the Boomers.
Nov 25 2013: Every generation is a "me generation" at that age. Ho + hum = is there anything new under the sun?Nov 26 2013: I'm not sure what you're alluding to Bryan.
Some research suggests youth are physiologically predispose to lack empathy? (also it's suggested empathy is in decline). But then again, there are studies that show babies demonstrate empathy. It seems debatable whether all youth, in every generation are equally self absorbed.
But either way I don't think it matters, because it's not about their natural inclinations. Analyzing and comparing generations is the study of human social behavior.
Each generation shares specific environmental interactions that shape their generation (of course this doesn't mean they don't also have similarities in varying degrees).
But really … I don't know if this relates to your cryptic post. I'm moving on.
Lejan .
Nov 20 2013: Political apathy stems from resignation, which stems from disappointments, distrust and mainly due to the given lack of direct participation. To have a say only once in 4 years is way to little in those 'fast times' of today and not even topic related at all. Change this and people will rediscover the beauty of democracy - direct democracy!
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Nov 20 2013: Do you really think that is possible? I mean, the smaller the gap between
elections, the bigger the expenditure. What more, activists claim that US
is ultra-bankrupt now.
Lejan .
Nov 20 2013: Yes!
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Elections only define political representatives for a certain time frame, thats all, yet the political participation of citizen is usually manged by referendum, which are self-motivated and come free of charge ... at least when the political framework allows for it.
In Switzerland, which is considered a direct democracy, it takes only 100.000 signatures of Swiss citizen to kick-start a referendum to get the parliament active on it and those signatures get collected by those interested and political active citizen who have a need or request for a change.
As much as I know, the federal budget is not involved at all, despite the time it takes to work on a valid referendum, yet this is what politicians are payed for anyway, to deal in and with the interest of their people.
As higher the official hurdles for a referendum are in so called 'modern democracies', as less democratic they actually turn out to be, as 'bureaucratic chicanes' are neither an excuse nor even a positive feature, if real democracy is at stake. And whatever hurdles you may find, they are all there for certain and non-democratic reasons. And those reasons are definitely not budged related.
And even if they were, since democratic governments spent billions of tax money of their people to bail out private 'to big to fail' corporations, there is no excuse to save some bucks on a referendum, as those are top priority - or should be - in any democratic society.
Political apathy is nothing else but the manifestation of the paralysis of political disabled citizen. Its that simple - and - its that dangerous!
Nov 20 2013: Yes...referendums. I've forgotten about it. But kleptocracies will probably
work under the table to prevent or kill it too.
Those apathetic people who don't care about being puppets will suddenly
wake up when it's too late -- when the chains they allowed to tighten will
be unbreakable.Nov 20 2013: Nope. Only education, only education. Technology might be a means towards education, but education should be the emphasis.
Nov 20 2013: Do you think education without political experience can beat politics?
Nov 20 2013: Do you think that political experience is not educational?
Nov 20 2013: Education is not the same as political experience.
Any experience does not come from books.Nov 22 2013: Who said that education has to come in books? Haven't you heard of learning by doing? It's big time in graduate programs in the UK.Nov 22 2013: Poch,
What do you mean when you say..."beat politics"? What do you envision as the end result?
Nov 22 2013: Thanks for joining here Colleen.
When I say 'beat politics', it simply means fighting corrupt politics.
If we ever win doing that, I would like to see the suppression of beneficial
technology -- cure for cancer, natural sources instead of toxic chemicals,
water for fuel instead of oil, etc... -- stopped. Imagine all the health and
wealth we will enjoy if we ever stop corrupt economy from corrupt pols.Nov 22 2013: My pleasure Poch,
You want to see suppression of beneficial information stopped....yes? I agree that we may enjoy more benefits with the availability of more information. There seems to be quite a lot of information available now regarding health issues for example. Is that information being totally suppressed in your perception? I think it is sometimes available, and people simply are not paying attention....maybe they don't think it matters, or something like that.....sometimes the same as political apathy....some people think it doesn't make any difference to be involved or not.
Consider obesity for example....there is all kinds of information out there with evidence that it adversely affects the systems of the body/mind. It appears that people are not paying attention. So, for something like that, more education would be beneficial, don't you think?
Nov 22 2013: Education would always be beneficial ma'am. I know because
I'm one of those eternal students; self-learners. But if people just
ignore health warnings with evidence, how could you expect them
to want more education which is more time consuming? As always,
we have to learn the hard way via painful experience.
Also, suppressing technology is far worse than withholding public info.Nov 22 2013: Me too Poch....a student of life:>)
I don't agree that we HAVE to learn the hard way via painful experience. I believe that if we encourage curiosity in children, which they already have naturally, we can learn. That doesn't mean that we will not have challenges in the life adventure. I just don't think we have to experience pain to learn WHEN/IF we embrace a different paradigm. I don't think that education WITHOUT pain is any more time consuming than education WITH pain. In fact, learning might be faster if one is not in pain:>)
I don't think that suppressing information is beneficial. I also do not like the idea of fighting, and prefer to offer something different and more beneficial, rather than spending time and energy fighting against something. What do you think?
Nov 22 2013: You misunderstood me ma'am. When I said 'we have to learn the hard way via painful experience', I was referring to apathetic people, not the literal 'we'.
Well, of course winning without fighting is better and preferable. But are you aware how
evil our governments now are? Did you know there is massive evidence that it was the
law enforcers that masterminded the 9/11 plane attacks and not radical Muslims?Nov 22 2013: Ok Poch...sorry I misunderstood....you are referring to just the apathetic people....not the literal "we"...
I am aware of various theories regarding the 9/11 attacks. I have not seen any "massive evidence" indicating that law enforcers masterminded the attack.
Dec 2 2013: I think there is a substantial amount of evidence out there that the report of the 9/11 Commission explaining the attacks is very faulty and incorrect in many ways. It pains me that the general public is so quick to accept whatever they are told. Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth (name may not be just exactly that) seem to say there's lots and lots to doubt about the government's version of "the truth". It must be the case that the majority of people do not want to hear what whistle-blowers have to say, preferring not to disrupt the status quo no matter how mediocre it may be. I must be an outlier, because all this stuff bothers me a lot. It seems that internet technology is making some inroads toward making other than the "official story" available to the public, but whether we can ever get enough voters to confront the corruption in government is still an open question. Again, I point to anticorruptionact dot org. Why doesn't everybody tell their friends and neighbors, hey, lets get the corruption out of our government so it can work for us for a change? Too many just don't believe it's possible, while many don't even want to see a problem there at all. I imagine a large number of my facebook "friends" have elected not to have my posts show on their page since I am like a broken record on these things.
Jane S
Dec 9 2013: Technology is a tool like movable type.
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The problem is that this tool seems to make it easier for people to simply confirm their preconceived biases rather than be exposed to alternatives or, and I know this is a stretch, seek to understand other bases for alternate points of view.
Dec 9 2013: You have raised another major issue Jane: Does Tech make us lazy?
It's sad but tech does that to the majority of netizens. And again,
good and bad attitudes are involved.
Dec 16 2013: Plato would have responded that "tech" does make us lazy:
"The story goes that Thamus said many things to Theuth in praise or blame of the various arts, which it would take too long to repeat; but when they came to the letters, "This invention, O king," said Theuth, "will make the Egyptians wiser and will improve their memories; for it is an elixir of memory and wisdom that I have discovered." But Thamus replied, "Most ingenious Theuth, one man has the ability to beget arts, but the ability to judge of their usefulness or harmfulness to their users belongs to another; and now you, who are the father of letters, have been led by your affection to ascribe to them a power the opposite of that which they really possess. For this invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory. Their trust in writing, produced by external characters which are no part of themselves, will discourage the use of their own memory within them. You have invented an elixir not of memory, but of reminding; and you offer your pupils the appearance of wisdom, not true wisdom, for they will read many things without instruction and will therefore seem to know many things, when they are for the most part ignorant and hard to get along with, since they are not wise, but only appear wise."
Dec 16 2013: The best example or illustration so far Bryan!
If the mere ordinary handwritten letter makes us lazy,
how much more will tech!?Dec 8 2013: Technology has had a massive positive impact on the ability to campaign for change. Individuals and organisations are now able to mobilise global support through information on websites, social media, e-petitions, etc. Technology is essential in facilitating such large scale activism. Look at the way ideas and information is shared and exchanged on Twitter. These are such powerful tools fro facilitating positive (and admittedly negative) change and we're only at the very beginning of understanding how to make the most of this.
I would suggest that political apathy arises from disillusionment with existing political systems. And no wonder, they're out of date. In terms of our formal political mechanisms we continue to operate at a country level (ie I only vote for what happens politically in the UK) even though globalisation has enmeshed society to the point that single issues are affecting the entire world. Look at the recent climate change summit. How many political representatives were acting in the best interests of the world, and how many acted for what was best (let's be honest predominantly economically) for their country? This isn't a technological issue, so why is there an assumption that there should be a technological solution?
Dec 8 2013: 'This isn't a technological issue, so why is there
an assumption that there should be a technological solution?'
I didn't assume that 'there SHOULD BE a technological solution' Rebecca.
I asked questions on the possibility of tech being helpful. But I'm grateful
you pointed out that this isn't a technological issue. Maybe that will solicit
more definitive answers.
Dec 16 2013: There is a frustrating habit on the part of dogmatics that asking whether or not something can be done is identical to saying "Something should be done, so here is my passive-aggressive way to say that without explicitly advocating it."
Dec 16 2013: In short, the frustrating habit is called 'hedging',
isn't it Bryan lolDec 7 2013: As much as I like technology for what it can do, I believe Bernard Baruch was right 50 years ago when he said, "In my 87 years I have seen many technical advances, but none have done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think." (my paraphrase)
Technology can encourage transparency and reduce coverup. It can also be used to deceive and mislead quite effectively. Perhaps even more dangerous is the poor decision making in government and industry using data and modeling attractively packaged and persuasively described. Sometimes leaders pass laws or approve mergers that are described as being too complicated to be understood.


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Big crowds enjoyed all the fun of the Georgian Fair
Last updated at 20:30, Thursday, 10 May 2012
Thousands of people turned out for Cockermouth's Georgian Fair to enjoy everything from maypole dancing to sedan chair racing.
For the first time, the fair ran from Thursday to Sunday with events held in Christ Church before the main event on Saturday.
Cockermouth Mechanics Band played Georgian tunes in the Market Place while dance and music band Regency Rejigged performed for the crowds.
The band, from Lancashire and Cheshire, was formed because of the Georgian Fair and it was its third visit to the festival.
There was also maypole dancing in Bitterbeck car park by Broughton and Brigham Brownies and pupils from All Saints School.
Some of the acts that attracted the biggest crowds were the Redcoat displays and performances from the Fairly Famous Family, Swash and Buckle and Martiny's Magic.
There were also discovery walks around the town, a guided tour round Cockermouth Castle and Georgian cookery demonstrations by celebrity chefs John Crouch and Annette Gibbons in the United Reformed Church.
A dance showcase took place in Bitterbeck car park, followed by the costumed parade that went through the town to the Memorial Gardens.
Large crowds gathered to watch the Redcoat musket firing, followed by the Sedan Chair Racing, won by the Ye Olde M-Sport team.
Paul Robinson, 40, of Riverdale Drive, was one of the volunteers who was picked out to help with the Fairly Famous Family routine.
He watched it with his children Iona, five and Harry, three.
He said: "We have been in the town and seen it flooded and it is terrific to walk through it now, see it all with people dressed in all the different outfits.
"It is good for the town which is why we support it.
Mark Skidmore, 41, of St Helens Street, came with his children Anna, 10, Emily, eight, Matthew, five and Beth, three.
He said: "It has been lovely and a great event.
"We have always enjoyed the sedan chair racing and it has been nice to have some good weather.
"It has also allowed the family the chance to dress up as well."
Ian Allison, 53, of Brigham Road, was attending his first Georgian Fair after moving to Cockermouth in August and came with his son Harris Pollitt, 10. He said: "We have just been walking round and enjoying the day."
The fair was opened by mayor Christine Smith and fair patrons Lord and Lady Judd.
Lord Judd said: "There has been a very committed band of people who realise how important this can be in the life of Cockermouth.
"They are determined to make it a success and a tremendous amount of work has gone into it.
"Two years ago after the devastating floods the fair went ahead and it was a resounding success nationally and internationally.
"It showed the determination of people to fight back and has established the event more strongly in the future than it was before the floods.
"It is tremendous and special when you look around Cockermouth and the Georgian character is there and we are preserving it for the future in our very special town.
"Hopefully it will be long established in the life of Cockermouth."
The fair was brought to a close by the finale at All Saints Church.
The concert also featured The Castlegate Singers, Piping Hot and Yann Tan young folk group.
First published at 19:25, Thursday, 10 May 2012
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Aug 28, 2007
NXT-G 1.1 Reports are Coming In
Can any FLLers out there give us their own feedback?
27 comments:
- Jonathan Daudelin said...
I just ordered my copy, so I'll post about my findings when it gets here.
- Aug 29, 2007, 5:13:00 AM
- Scotty Rippel said...
Rick Rhodes -
I know that the font you used in the NXT-G 1.1 picture is a standard font, but since it is not one that is in NXT-G 1.1, can you please change it?
It is the same color and font that iLegoWorld uses, and I feel that you have copied it.
If you would like to email me please use the contact form on iLegoWorld.
Thank you,
--Scotty Rippel
- Aug 29, 2007, 5:17:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Seeing as how you are both using a public font, that neither of you has any prior claim to, and he's not even using the same color (check, it's different), and your blog only went live less than a month ago, I very strongly suspect he did not copy it, nor do I see any convincing reason to change it.
Brian Davis
- Aug 29, 2007, 6:15:00 AM
WHAT?????? since when is blue a copied color???? the things people complain about!!!
- Aug 29, 2007, 6:16:00 AM
Are you serious?! It looks like a standard Ariel or Courier font in blue. Plus it is from another blog called motocube who posted the original image it looks like. Blogs do this, you know.
There are better ways to get your website noticed Scotty than telling our friends at The NXT STEP that they're stealin' your font. Get over it.
Jake from Austin
- Aug 29, 2007, 6:22:00 AM
Scotty has an even bigger problem because he's using the word LEGO in his website name. Plus it's not even in uppercase. I smell LEGO lawyers around the corner! iLegoWorld.com sounds too much like a legit LEGO spin-off, me thinks. Better change it before LEGO sees this and emails you a polite shut it down letter ;)
- Aug 29, 2007, 6:29:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Man, I step out for 30 minutes to run to the post office and come back to this :)
Okay, everyone take a deep breath... let's calm the situation.
Scotty, the graphic you see isn't ours - we're just sharing a post from motocube.com (Jim G.'s site). It doesn't look like he intentionally took your font or color... Jim's a good blogger and I'm sure it's just coincidence.
Jake, Dave, Anonymous - thanks for coming to our defense. Everything is cool.
- Aug 29, 2007, 6:37:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
This is what I get for being lazy. I used Jim's G's graphic over at Motocube without even checking on its origin.
Scotty, I checked your web site and the graphic and/or font doesn't match the graphic that Jim G and I used.
Nevertheless, Fay will make another generic graphic for this same post. It'll be up in a couple of minutes.
And if I catch anyone copying it, I'll sue. (Just kidding!!)
Rick R.
- Aug 29, 2007, 7:32:00 AM
CAn some comment here or in the other NXT-G 1.1 thread whether they are using 1.1 w/ the retail kit? Here is what I posted in the other NXT-1 1.1 thread.
"I called LEGO Education and asked if this upgrade worked on the retail kit. They weren't certain but felt that it would not and that perhaps retail division had it's own upgrade planned. They then sent me to LEGO Consumer resources. I spoke w/ someone in software issues. He said that he supports 1.1 and since he is at LEGO REtail, the upgrade must work on the retail kit. Sort of a round about way to say that yes the NXT-G 1.1 works on the retail kit but he seemed a bit confused. If someone finds out something different, please post."
- Aug 29, 2007, 8:39:00 AM
- srobot said...
I did not mean for this to happen.
I am NOT trying to get noticed by starting a flame fight.
Lego(TM), can not stop me from having my website, I in no way clam that I am Lego, or officially represent Lego in any way!
I only wanted my comment to be a friendly comment, just saying that so people do not get mixed up you should remove or change the picture.
I hope you have taken no offence.
All the best,
Edit - Thanks for changing the picture! yeah, the color is different... I guess that's what I get for being lazy... :) See you around!
- Aug 29, 2007, 8:47:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Anyone out there know the answer to Sybil's question?
- Aug 29, 2007, 9:28:00 AM
Can the moderator please delete all the flam that has nothing to do with NXT experiences so the public doens't have to read through it????
ps: delete this msg too so people don't ask about what was deleted.
- Aug 29, 2007, 9:34:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Well, I don't think there's a great reason to delete the (off-topic, but somewhat informative) debate, but getting back to Sybil's question...
I very strongly suspect that the 1.1 will end up being on the retail as well as educational side of the equation. The additions and improvements to the environment are basic, and the only difference between the retail and educational version is some of the content plugged into them (different pre-programed robot plans, and a slightly different set of basic blocks which can be added later in any case). I do not know when a "retail version" would be availble, but I'm 95% certain it would be exactly the same editor, just slightly different content.
Brian Davis
- Aug 29, 2007, 10:15:00 AM
- Robert said...
one resource that I seem to be missing! Where do you get it
- Aug 29, 2007, 11:02:00 AM
I installed the Lego Education NXT-G 1.1 update on a machine that contains the Lego Retail 1.0 version and it works fine. It creates a separate set of directories, which means that both 1.0 and 1.1 versions can be run. As expected the Education version has the Education user interface and does not pick up the blocks from the 1.0 version. I took the install defaults which meant it didn't install the 1.1 update into the 1.0 directories. Regards. Colin.
- Aug 29, 2007, 11:22:00 AM
Brian is correct (as usual). With V 1.0 you could go to the MINDSTORM website and download the extra blocks that the education software had. You could also download the models and lessons. Or if you had the education version you could download the retail models.
I would get the education upgrade to 1.1. If you really like Spike and Alpha Rex you could make copies of the files before unloading the V1.0 software. I think the robot academy stuff that comes with the educational version is far superior.
- Aug 29, 2007, 12:14:00 PM
Well, well you learn something new everyday! I had no idea that you could download extra blocks from MINDSTORM that didn't appear in one or the other. Is there someplace which details the differences so I know what to look for? I do recall now that in Jim's programming book he mentioned that if you were using the eduction kit, the screen would look a bit different.
thanks Dean!
- Aug 29, 2007, 10:34:00 PM
- Brian Davis said...
The extra blocks ("legacy blocks") can be downloaded here:
Note that if you are running 1.0 you will also need to download and install the dynamic block patch to allow you to import blocks (on 1.1 I *think* this is already built-in, and very nicely done actually).
I don't remember whwere you can download copies of the robot center content from... anyone?
Brian Davis
- Aug 30, 2007, 1:08:00 AM
For those interested, I called LEGO Retail division again and found someone knowledgeable this time. They are finalizing the retail NXT-G 1.1 upgrade and it should be available "any day now." She went and got the official word which is "any day now." Ha Ha Ha.
- Aug 30, 2007, 4:05:00 AM
- AlexD said...
I installed 1.1 both as an upgrade to NXT Edu 1.0, and as a fresh install. Both claim to be 1.1 seem to work fine, although I have not tested them thoroughly.
I must stress that 1.1 OVERWRITES the NXT Edu installation, unlike the case reported with the Retail upgrade. My guess is that the Edu upgrade just writes in the Edu original directory, and the retail upgrade (when available) will overwrite the retail directory. On the other hand, it preserved my 1.0 expansions, like block import/export and installed external blocks, remove bad wire, etc. I can insert external blocks in a program. However I have not tested the external blocks to see if they compile/work in the in the new version.
A nice feature that I just noticed is that it remembers the palette between restarts, so if you ended up using the complete palette, it does not get you back to the common palette, as 1.0 used to do (I think).
I did a few simlpe programs, but I can't tell any difference. Next I'll try line following and see what happens.
- Aug 30, 2007, 6:57:00 AM
- Scotty said...
please remove all comments about the "i", see site...
yeah, and they let them have email@example.com, which I did not know about at the time I started my site...
if you see il@goworld any where let me know, i must "remove it"...
and, yeah you thought it was an easy way of get rid of il@goworld, i'll be back...
- Aug 30, 2007, 10:59:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
It's probably better to have LEGO ask you now than face any kind of legal action down the road. I've faced this issue myself before, and I certainly understand LEGO's position now - they have a name, a brand, and various products to protect, so don't take it personally.
Pick a new domain name and let us know when you're back up and where we can find your resources.
- Aug 30, 2007, 11:22:00 AM
What is the "remove bad wire" I've been reading about? I had a program once that kept giving me a "bad wire" note. I finally deleted the program and started over and that fixed the issue.
- Aug 30, 2007, 11:24:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
It's a completely unofficial (but sometimes rather useful) addition to the NXT-G environment. Take a look here:
Brian Davis
- Aug 30, 2007, 11:41:00 AM
AHHHH thanks! That program would have solved my problem.
- Aug 30, 2007, 12:01:00 PM
Im very happy with NXT-G 1.1! Much more stable, faster, and better scrolling.
- Aug 31, 2007, 11:04:00 AM
is it free?
please emal me
- Sep 10, 2008, 10:46:00 PM


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