Comments on: Four Pillars: On analog and digital lives http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/27/four-pillars-on-analog-and-digital-lives/ a blog about information Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JP http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/27/four-pillars-on-analog-and-digital-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-4214 JP Sat, 29 Jul 2006 05:29:21 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/27/four-pillars-on-analog-and-digital-lives/#comment-4214 I want to know that I can get to it when I want it. I want to know that it is looked after, in the context of regular backup. I want to know that I can show it to people I want to show it to, and keep it from people I don't want to show it to. I am comfortable with knowing that some data will only be available to be online, and some offline as well, provided I know which is which. When we do have ubiquitous and affordable bandwidth, I will worry less about online and offline; I think that's a reaction to our current broken state in bandwidth availability. But in the meantime, I largely agree with you. I don't want to care where my data is. I want to know that I can get to it when I want it. I want to know that it is looked after, in the context of regular backup. I want to know that I can show it to people I want to show it to, and keep it from people I don’t want to show it to.

I am comfortable with knowing that some data will only be available to be online, and some offline as well, provided I know which is which.

When we do have ubiquitous and affordable bandwidth, I will worry less about online and offline; I think that’s a reaction to our current broken state in bandwidth availability.

But in the meantime, I largely agree with you. I don’t want to care where my data is.

]]> By: Lloyd D Budd http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/27/four-pillars-on-analog-and-digital-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-4193 Lloyd D Budd Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:48:15 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2006/07/27/four-pillars-on-analog-and-digital-lives/#comment-4193 Don't you want to not have to know or care where your knowledge (data) is stored? Don’t you want to not have to know or care where your knowledge (data) is stored?

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