In search of technology

If memory serves, we were lamenting one night during a break about the desire to link our computers to our tv's.

WELL---look no further--the answer is Boxee, which is causing quite a ruckus in the technology world with the ability to link one's computer to their television.

For reasons unknown to me, I am unable to post the link to NPR's "On the Media", but it is an easy Google search.  

Raising innumerable concerns, particularly for syndicated television stations such as NBC, ABC and the like, it does provide the link that many in our class were pining for!

Additionally on the same program was an interesting piece arguing the similarity between Google and G_d.  Several years ago, my father made this same claim to me, although utilizing a slightly different rationale (insofar as we ask G_d for answers and similarly, we ask Google for answers, so to him there was little difference).  Nevertheless, an interesting piece.

Last week I began the class with yet another NPR story, this one concerning the patroling/security of the southern border by citizen "deputy sheriffs" who aided law enforcement efforts via the web.

Here's a link to the story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101050132

which you'll probably need to copy/paste into your browser.

An interesting phenomenon in isolation but perhaps more given our class discussion on governmentality, securitization and the like.