“E-mail, when it became mobile - what happened? Utilization of email went through the roof. Just pure Internet access and data - what happens when you mobilize it? Multiples. People are dependent upon broadband and as you mobilize it, they become even more dependent on broadband.” PeopleHappensHappenedInternetPureAccessDataDependentMailRoofEmailMobileUtilizationBroadbandInternet Access Author:Randall L. Stephenson
“In Chekhov, when people leave, a carriage is taking them away forever. The stakes are so high just for someone to make a simple exit. And now we have all this access to public transportation, automobiles and jets and the Internet; we're so easily distracted, but the world is still designed to destroy you. It just happens quicker and faster now.” PeopleWorldStillsHappensSimpleForeverInternetAccessFasterStakesDistractedAutomobileJetExitTransportationCarriagesChekhovPublic Transportation Author:Adam Rapp
“The holy grail for a music fan is to hear music from another planet, which has not been influenced by us whatsoever. Or, even better, from lots of different planets. The closest we got to that was before the Internet, when people didn't know of each other's existence. Now, that doesn't really happen.” PeopleKnowsDifferentHappensExistenceFansPlanetsInternetHolyClosestHoly GrailMusic Fans Author:Aphex Twin
“Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life.” LifeHappensHappinessSecurityInternetDenialAnticipationFree SpeechSafety And Security Book:the female eunuch Source: the female eunuch