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Sure, since we have printing, tele-communication, the worldwide web and AI, there is more light. More light, however, by definition creates more shadow. When we ask ourselves whether the technological advances have lead to a reduction of atrocities and violence I am sure we would hesitate with our response. In my humble opinion, every type of new technology so far has been appropriated by the same old type of Homo sapiens we have known for millennia. Our propensity for violence has not shifted one iota. My understanding is that technology is like a gigantic amplifier of human ambition. In short, technology can amplify violence too. Fuji X-Pro1 plus Helios 44M-7 wide-open (ignore Exif data).
A lady wearing the traditional Vietnamese dress (Ao Dai) checks her phone whilst walking through the grounds of the Royal Palace in Hue, Vietnam.
She was going to be photographed as part of her wedding celebrations - a common practice that connects couples with Vietnamese history using the imperial architecture as a backdrop.
In 1968, the Royal Palace was the location of one of the most intense battles of the Vietnamese war. Much of the damage to the wall behind this lady results from that action - including many obvious bullet holes.
The biggest security risk in any system is the user.
"Hundreds of Westminster insiders were added to - and then deleted from - a WhatsApp group set up by shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick to promote his London Marathon run".
In this day and age there should be minimum level of competence with technology to gain access to any position of power or trust, (especially after the U.S "signal app" fiasco).
(As we old techies used to say the problem is "BTKAC" between the keyboard and chair).
The BBC has been told Jenrick is not referring himself to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which investigates data breaches. (What a surprise!).
Minolta X-700 Minolta 50mm 1:3.5 MC Macro Celtic 1:1 Extension Adox HR-50 LegacyPro EcoPro 1:1 05/04/2024
Acrylic marker and ink on paper 21" x 18" January 16, 2023. www.saatchiart.com/art/Drawing-Captured-Technology-Arroma...
Sitting on the window-sill and enjoying the low afternoon sun. Illuminated and in sharp focus is the "good" eye, the one I use for photography. The other one plays second fiddle. However, none of them was really involved in taking this self-portrait. It was the artificial eye of the camera in connection with a clever algorithm (automatic eye recognition) that kicked in when I pressed the shutter release (via a long cable). This is one of the situations where camera technology enables me to do things with ease that, if done manually, would have been quite difficult to achieve.
“The difference between technology and slavery is slaves are fully aware they are not free”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Inquiring about the buildings which look like 'half a building' we were informed, "these were the slave quarters.' While slavery wasn't the first thing we thought about while absorbing NOLAs fine sense of heritage and hospitality, when you become calibrated to it, it is hard not to think of elephants in the room.
French Quarter New Orleans
Even this young lady in traditional dress in Guandu ancient town, Kunming, China couldn't be without her technology.
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