http://www.cyberlawcentral.com/2008/05/02/jonathan-zittrains-new-book-is-out/ The digital world, its impact and legal framework Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:52:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.cyberlawcentral.com/2008/05/02/jonathan-zittrains-new-book-is-out/comment-page-1/#comment-4146 Georgette Wed, 14 May 2008 21:53:02 +0000 http://www.cyberlawcentral.com/?p=156#comment-4146 An interesting take on the Internet -- I especially liked his suggestion for maintaining PCs without losing the ability to experiment: “In an effort to satisfy the desire for safety without full lockdown...we could divide a PC into two virtual machines: “Red” and “Green.” I disagree with his thoughts on Wikipedia, tho, I think the rate of vandalism is too high. His analogy to the highway that is safer because there are no laws ignores the fact that choosing to drive carelessly is a life or death decision and choosing to post misinformation on Wikipedia is not. An interesting take on the Internet — I especially liked his suggestion for maintaining PCs without losing the ability to experiment:
“In an effort to satisfy the desire for safety without full lockdown…we could divide a PC into two virtual machines: “Red” and “Green.”
I disagree with his thoughts on Wikipedia, tho, I think the rate of vandalism is too high. His analogy to the highway that is safer because there are no laws ignores the fact that choosing to drive carelessly is a life or death decision and choosing to post misinformation on Wikipedia is not.

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