Internet is a scary place
I know that such topic is very common in newspaper, teenage magazine and even I.T. magazine. However, this is not a common topic in blog so I will be doing it.
Thanks to internet that we are who we are now. Thanks to the internet that we are able to get more entertaintment. Thanks to internet that I am able to write my rants online. Thanks to the internet that you are able to read my online diary. Thanks to the internet that we are closer to each other now. Or is it not.
Does the internet really make us closer to each other?
I don't think so. Although we are virtually closer to each other, we are not really close. Imagine chatting with some stranger online in an internet chatroom daily for 8 hours for 1 year. Does that means you really know the person?
Yeah, we all know that the internet is a world where little girls are FBI and handsome hunk are fat boy. You never know that the hot little girl whom you chat to might be a lure from FBI. So what if "she" send you her photo? He might just go search for some hot girl photo and send you. Internet is a scary place. You need alot of intelligence so as not to get deluded by it.
With the increase in technology, internet connection speed is getting faster and cheaper every year. This is a good news for customer of course! Problem arises too.
People take advantage of the fast internet connection and start sharing copyrighted files freely without permission. The most commonly shared file is song and movies. The whole CD can be easily compressed into 38MB (using 128kbps compression) and a full length Hollywood movie can be compressed into around 700MB without any major quality loss.
This is a serious problem. Whenever a new movie is out, there will be pirates doing the immoral stuff as if they didn't learn it in school before. BitTorrent makes file sharing even better. It is fast and safe and alot of people are using it!
What prompted me to write this entry is that Jay Chou new album is leaked and spreading like wild fire on the internet now. His new album is suppose to be out in shelf on 8th September. However, some inconsiderate soul who deserve to be punished leaked it to the internet on 30th August. This is also a serious problem that need to be addressed.
I know that the relevant authorities have already tried their best in keeping pirates down. They even lowered the price of CD. However low you lower it, it still can't be compared with free songs downloaded from internet. Advantage of paying for a CD is that you get to enjoy the full, uncompressed quality of the music! MP3 files are usually compressed and result in lossing some quality. If you are a noob on audio gadgets, you might not experience the difference in compressed music.
The problem is people don't learn. People still continue sharing songs and movies on the internet like nobody's business. They are selfish. They don't care whether what they are doing is right or wrong. What they want is free stuff.
Internet is indeed a scary place. With just a few cables, we are connected. With just a few cables, we are capable of doing so much evil deed. With just a few cables, we changed.
Internet also brings in advantages. With E-Mail, long winded message can now be sent to the recipent almost instantly. You can even attach photo and voice clip to the email. Instant messaging is also another famous thing to do with the internet. Instant messaging client such as Windows Live Messenger (formerly known as MSN Messenger) and Yahoo! Messenger makes connection to friend with ease.
Instant messaging also prove to be a good place for cyber sex. With ever increasing internet connection speed, webcam with high resolution image has no problem transmitting over the internet. This is a major problem if it involves person who is underage.
Obviously, we all know that internet brought alot of harm and benefits. There's nothing we can do but only be honest to ourself. As what I said, stay alert so as not to get deluded.
My blog is the only safe place on the internet!
Thanks to internet that we are who we are now. Thanks to the internet that we are able to get more entertaintment. Thanks to internet that I am able to write my rants online. Thanks to the internet that you are able to read my online diary. Thanks to the internet that we are closer to each other now. Or is it not.
Does the internet really make us closer to each other?
I don't think so. Although we are virtually closer to each other, we are not really close. Imagine chatting with some stranger online in an internet chatroom daily for 8 hours for 1 year. Does that means you really know the person?
Yeah, we all know that the internet is a world where little girls are FBI and handsome hunk are fat boy. You never know that the hot little girl whom you chat to might be a lure from FBI. So what if "she" send you her photo? He might just go search for some hot girl photo and send you. Internet is a scary place. You need alot of intelligence so as not to get deluded by it.
With the increase in technology, internet connection speed is getting faster and cheaper every year. This is a good news for customer of course! Problem arises too.
People take advantage of the fast internet connection and start sharing copyrighted files freely without permission. The most commonly shared file is song and movies. The whole CD can be easily compressed into 38MB (using 128kbps compression) and a full length Hollywood movie can be compressed into around 700MB without any major quality loss.
This is a serious problem. Whenever a new movie is out, there will be pirates doing the immoral stuff as if they didn't learn it in school before. BitTorrent makes file sharing even better. It is fast and safe and alot of people are using it!
What prompted me to write this entry is that Jay Chou new album is leaked and spreading like wild fire on the internet now. His new album is suppose to be out in shelf on 8th September. However, some inconsiderate soul who deserve to be punished leaked it to the internet on 30th August. This is also a serious problem that need to be addressed.
I know that the relevant authorities have already tried their best in keeping pirates down. They even lowered the price of CD. However low you lower it, it still can't be compared with free songs downloaded from internet. Advantage of paying for a CD is that you get to enjoy the full, uncompressed quality of the music! MP3 files are usually compressed and result in lossing some quality. If you are a noob on audio gadgets, you might not experience the difference in compressed music.
The problem is people don't learn. People still continue sharing songs and movies on the internet like nobody's business. They are selfish. They don't care whether what they are doing is right or wrong. What they want is free stuff.
Internet is indeed a scary place. With just a few cables, we are connected. With just a few cables, we are capable of doing so much evil deed. With just a few cables, we changed.
Internet also brings in advantages. With E-Mail, long winded message can now be sent to the recipent almost instantly. You can even attach photo and voice clip to the email. Instant messaging is also another famous thing to do with the internet. Instant messaging client such as Windows Live Messenger (formerly known as MSN Messenger) and Yahoo! Messenger makes connection to friend with ease.
Instant messaging also prove to be a good place for cyber sex. With ever increasing internet connection speed, webcam with high resolution image has no problem transmitting over the internet. This is a major problem if it involves person who is underage.
Obviously, we all know that internet brought alot of harm and benefits. There's nothing we can do but only be honest to ourself. As what I said, stay alert so as not to get deluded.
My blog is the only safe place on the internet!
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