BS: WIP Report

Subject: RE: BS: WIP Report
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 08:08 PM

I think the results are a bit skewed. They show very low internet usage by "decrepit old farts" in Australia, and we have more than enough of those here to account for more than are shown in the results.

(Or maybe I missed it, and there's a separate cateregory for "disreputable O. F.s" ... where ours show up?)

Most of the results are about what I'd have expected, although there are a couple of "puzzlers" that I'll have to think about.

Some of the questions would give me difficulty. For example - "is information on the internet reliable?" The answer is NO if you look at it superficially, but probably (for much of it) YES if you read it with some understanding of the "standard lies" imbedded in it and with due consideration for the sources. (A lie that's reliably recognized for what it is often still offers information you can rely on? For half-truths you only take the ten-percent that's true.)

It might be worth noting that the report is only 15 pages, so it's a fairly quick read unless you find something to ponder.

John

Subject: BS: WIP Report
From: Rapparee
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 02:21 PM

World Internet Project Report. It's in PDF, so you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read it.

Interesting findings....