Politics, Power and Processors

Posted by josephivo on April 18, 2018 · 89 Comments 

By Josephivo Know where you are standing to decide where to go A lot on our plate today, democracies under attack by populism and autocratic leaders, globalization of cultures and economics, exploding developments in computer science and biology. What are the key elements, how do they interact, why are they relevant? And the ever-important serenity … Continue reading →

Category Education, Laws and Ethics, Technology/Internet

Digitized, shopped, chopped, and hacked

Posted by The Society of Honor on March 7, 2018 · 137 Comments 

By Joe America Technology has changed the world, and will do so even more in the future. Our simple lives are gone. Our old values are history. Now we must deal with global cyber forces like Wikileaks, Facebook, Amazon, and Google, and State cyber hackers from Russia, China, and the United States, and private hackers … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

BPI systems horror of June 6

Posted by chemrock on June 26, 2017 · 67 Comments 

By Chemrock Having made a comment elsewhere that in deference to some sensitive accounts in BPI, the systems horror of June 6 need to be openly explained, it’s a matter of need to do right that I share some thoughts on what the Senate inquiry revealed. It is also to oblige a request from a … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Economy, Technology/Internet

By the people, for the people

Posted by josephivo on March 6, 2017 · 79 Comments 

By Josephivo Being stuck in the present we should remember the future too, the Philippines in 10, 20 years’ time. This piece is intended just as a warming up exercise. The subject is too vast and interlinked with almost every aspect of life. These few paragraphs cannot cover it all. Just some thoughts by thinking … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Education, Laws and Ethics, Technology/Internet

Attack is the best form of defense

Posted by chemrock on February 23, 2017 · 153 Comments 

  By Chemrock In this post-truth age, where everyone is armed with a tool and can, in safety behind anonymity, maim characters and destroy people’s lives, decency and good-heartedness can no longer survive if we chose to believe in the pacificistic “truth will have its way”. VP Leni’s team learned the hard way after heinous … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, Technology/Internet