Cybercafes!

I was so stoked to find a section on cybercafes included in Chapter 9 of the textbook. Having traveled to every continent except Australia & Anartica, I have visited a ton of internet cafes in my travels abroad. I loved the picture of the cybercafe in what I presume was an east-Asian country-only in these mega tech places, can you have a McDonalds meal while surfing the web. In this country, the majority of people have some sort of computer at home, whereas in other countries its not the case. My fondest cybercafe memory was one I went to in Granada, Nicaragua-not only was the speed fantastic, the place was air-conditioned and provided the most awesome relief from the 110 degree temperatures outside. If cybercafes did not exist, I truly feel that the world would not be nearly as connected and networked as it is.

I wanted to share a new word I learned today-podslurping. Although it sounds really bizarre and funny, it really is a serious matter. The textbook brought up a good point regarding companies that allow workers to bring lap tops home. If an employee's lap top was stolen, what does that mean for the company since immense amounts of confidential information were stored on it? I am torn on whether or not companies should be held legally liable when data theft occurs. On one hand, a company is resposible for safeguarding that information at all costs and yet can they act as the 24/7 monitor for each of their employees and their friends and relatives? It really is a tough call as well as a catch-22 situation-someone always stands to lose.

On an embarassed note (that is for not being up with the times) I finally found out what SMS stands for. YAY! I never was that interested in knowing but I would always see it everywhere. I'm sure it has something to do with that I am not at all text/cell phone obessed. That really is a pet peeve of mine, people who can't put down their darn cell phones.

I've noticed a lot of people posting questions about grades and feedback. To me, I completely share this sentiment. In a semester this short, it is all the more vital to really know how you're doing, and if you're doing bad, how you can change that asap. Nothing is worse than thinking you're doing fine and then only to find out you're actually not. A lot of stuff seems to have been posted on the announcement link recently. Need to check them out before feeling too overwhelmed.

C'est tout pour today.