How far would a partner/spouse have to go online before it is considered cheating?
Keeping their interaction with a person a secret is well on the road to cheating and cybersex is over and above. So somewhere in between.
Up to what point is flirting online acceptable?
I heard somewher that flirting is human nature and that apparently everybody does it whether they mean to or not. With that in mind I'd say that the point of unacceptabilty lies in the intentions of the person doing the flirting. If a person is in a relationship and is flirting with someone else with the intention (or hope) of it going further then it's probably already to late.
How 'real' is cybersex?
How 'real' is anything on the web? How 'real' is reality?
Reality is subjective, it is dependant on the perceptions of the individual, one person will see the world and all it encompasses differently to how another person will see it.
So the answer to the question is dependant on the views of the people involved. Personally I don't see it being any different to physical sex (apart from the bleeding obvious), it's still a sexual action taken by people that has the same emotional responses and ramifications, you just don't have to worry about STDs and pregnancy.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
NET 12: Assignment 1 - Part 2
I am a programmer. These days the majority of my work is not only done with the aide of online applications or references, it is predominately based on web enabled applications.
With the mainstream introduction of the internet, it is now very easy and common to de-centralise the building of an application. Programmers from all around the world are able to contribute to a single applications source. Likewise the internet has also enabled easy and rapid deployment of applications.
The ease of access and availabilty is also a double edge sword; competition amongst developers is at the highest its ever been. However the end user can but win from tight competition, as faster, leaner and more varied solutions become available.
An average day for me typically consists of; start the morning by checking my various mailing lists, check out the latest technilogical news (slashdot, digg, IBM, Sun, etc.), fire up the online resources for the project that I am currently working on, open my IDE and download the lastest source on the current project (checking, modifying and committing any recent changes) and then lastly browse xkcd.com while waiting for the project to compile.
With the current development field the way it is, the lack of the Internet would send most of us back to the dark ages. Freelance developers rely absolutely on the Internet and the sheer flexibility that it allows.
With the mainstream introduction of the internet, it is now very easy and common to de-centralise the building of an application. Programmers from all around the world are able to contribute to a single applications source. Likewise the internet has also enabled easy and rapid deployment of applications.
The ease of access and availabilty is also a double edge sword; competition amongst developers is at the highest its ever been. However the end user can but win from tight competition, as faster, leaner and more varied solutions become available.
An average day for me typically consists of; start the morning by checking my various mailing lists, check out the latest technilogical news (slashdot, digg, IBM, Sun, etc.), fire up the online resources for the project that I am currently working on, open my IDE and download the lastest source on the current project (checking, modifying and committing any recent changes) and then lastly browse xkcd.com while waiting for the project to compile.
With the current development field the way it is, the lack of the Internet would send most of us back to the dark ages. Freelance developers rely absolutely on the Internet and the sheer flexibility that it allows.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
NET 12: Assignment 1 - Part 1
My Internet provider is really starting to tick me off, we've had no end of troubles this week and as a result I'm starting to fall behind again. -.-
But anyway, onwards.
How is the Internet part of everyday life?
The Internet is part of my everyday life in just about everything I do.
For starters I design websites, kinda enough said on that front.
Moving on!
I almost always have the browser open so I can quickly check something when I'm in the middle of doing something else. (I think that makes sense) If I want to know what's going on in the world I check the web, I don't bother with the news on TV much anymore. If I need to find something out I head directly for my computer and look it up on the web, I haven't been to a library in a couple of years now (not because I haven't wanted to, just not been able to get there).
Most of my extended family is in the UK so just about all my conversations with them are through email since it's cheaper and more conveniant with the timezones.
I'm also into Japanese anime which is kinda hard to find where I live and if you can find it, it's expensive. So I do all my shopping for it online (when I can lol).
But anyway, onwards.
How is the Internet part of everyday life?
The Internet is part of my everyday life in just about everything I do.
For starters I design websites, kinda enough said on that front.
Moving on!
I almost always have the browser open so I can quickly check something when I'm in the middle of doing something else. (I think that makes sense) If I want to know what's going on in the world I check the web, I don't bother with the news on TV much anymore. If I need to find something out I head directly for my computer and look it up on the web, I haven't been to a library in a couple of years now (not because I haven't wanted to, just not been able to get there).
Most of my extended family is in the UK so just about all my conversations with them are through email since it's cheaper and more conveniant with the timezones.
I'm also into Japanese anime which is kinda hard to find where I live and if you can find it, it's expensive. So I do all my shopping for it online (when I can lol).
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
NET 12: Introduction
1. How did you first encounter, hear or read about it?
I can't really recall how I heard about the Internet, it just kinda ended up in the house. I think it was probably from my brother. For a long time after my parents divorce we couldn't afford a computer let alone pay for a monthly connection to the Internet.
2. When and how did you first ‘go online’ and what did you think of it?
When we eventually got a computer in 2002/03 (I think, can't really remember), connection to the Internet was pretty much instantaneous. I didn't really use it much since my brother was always on the computer playing online games and if he wasn't doing that he was spending hours responding to the forum he was apart of. I saw it as a great research tool, but at the time I mostly saw it as an excuse for my brother to hog the computer >.>
3. How do you use it nowadays?
I do virtually everything on the Internet nowadays (I have 3 computers that can access it now :O). I use it for work, studies and entertainment. I don't have any friends and I don't make them easily so I haven't gotten into the whole social networking side of the web. I use the web mostly for research, online gaming and doing Uni through and of course for browsing sites like lolcats. =^-^=
4. Do you think of it as different or part of your everyday life?
Definitely part of, there is just so much that's been moved to online that has to be taken care of, like paying bills, studies, keeping up with friends (if you have them). More and more is being done online and with the 'time poor' society that we live in its no wonder we're opting to do as much as we can via the convenience of the web.
I can't really recall how I heard about the Internet, it just kinda ended up in the house. I think it was probably from my brother. For a long time after my parents divorce we couldn't afford a computer let alone pay for a monthly connection to the Internet.
2. When and how did you first ‘go online’ and what did you think of it?
When we eventually got a computer in 2002/03 (I think, can't really remember), connection to the Internet was pretty much instantaneous. I didn't really use it much since my brother was always on the computer playing online games and if he wasn't doing that he was spending hours responding to the forum he was apart of. I saw it as a great research tool, but at the time I mostly saw it as an excuse for my brother to hog the computer >.>
3. How do you use it nowadays?
I do virtually everything on the Internet nowadays (I have 3 computers that can access it now :O). I use it for work, studies and entertainment. I don't have any friends and I don't make them easily so I haven't gotten into the whole social networking side of the web. I use the web mostly for research, online gaming and doing Uni through and of course for browsing sites like lolcats. =^-^=
4. Do you think of it as different or part of your everyday life?
Definitely part of, there is just so much that's been moved to online that has to be taken care of, like paying bills, studies, keeping up with friends (if you have them). More and more is being done online and with the 'time poor' society that we live in its no wonder we're opting to do as much as we can via the convenience of the web.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
New Study Period
New study period, new courses.
I'm gonna record NET12s portfolio thingy in here since its easier and I have to format and reinstall my harddrive at some point in the coming months so its probably safer to use this option lol.
I might even record some stuff for my Chinese so I should probably take more advantage of the labeling that blogger has this study period. I keep forgetting about it...
Anyways back to reading and if anyone's keeping an eye on this blog, heyo o.o/
I'm gonna record NET12s portfolio thingy in here since its easier and I have to format and reinstall my harddrive at some point in the coming months so its probably safer to use this option lol.
I might even record some stuff for my Chinese so I should probably take more advantage of the labeling that blogger has this study period. I keep forgetting about it...
Anyways back to reading and if anyone's keeping an eye on this blog, heyo o.o/
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