Ken SchreinerOnline Culture Cultivates New, Serious Social Diseases
I enjoy reading and writing for One Utah. I don’t have as much time to do it as I’d like because I’m usually juggling several projects at my studio, maintaining my own blog and website and developing my business in the Salt Lake area one year after moving here. You encounter many different people (including virtuals) and points of view in blogs, chatrooms, social networking sites, etc. But these “relationships”, if they can be called that, are often awkward, hostile and generally unpleasant. What I didn’t know is that these are early signs of serious, medical and mental conditions that, if left untreated, can lead to even greater problems: like becoming a regular viewer of “American Idol.” Here then, for the benefit of all One Utah readers and contributors, is a column from “Wired” containing valuable information that will help you identify the afflictions of your fellow netizens. Together, we can find a cure.
June 20th, 2007 at 9:23 am
I’m definitely a victim of “Bookmark Loop Disorder.” By the time I finish reading the updates on sites I’ve bookmarked, I can’t resist starting a new cycle!
June 20th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
We paid $38 large but we also got a very customized system with bells and whistles most people wouldn’t want like the part that allows the panels to track the sun across the sky (which really increases production). Right now, it’s running everything in the house: swamp cooler, computers, studio (I work at home). I ran the dishwasher earlier, microwave, coffeemaker- all totally from the panels. Of course, it is an extremely sunny day and that makes a big difference. Perhaps the most important thing is I know exactly how much power everything in the house takes and when I should and should not run certain things. People used to feel that way about gas and power until it became so cheap and plentiful we got spoiled. It’s going to take a big change for Americans to accept a leaner, greener age. As George Bush the Elder said about the Kyoto Protocol: “the American way of life is not negotiable.”
June 20th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Ken, in the ‘meat-world’ I am a little lamb.
June 20th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
…but I do love negotiating!
June 21st, 2007 at 9:03 am
How much does it increase it Ken? I posted a suggestion that will tell you exactly how much better it does. Orient the array for season and latitude, then shut it off, and see what the difference is. Now is an excellent time as we are at solstice.
The other option is to save the money on the mechanical system and build a larger non moving array that is solid state.
38k, you must have all the bells and whistles, I figure for your needs you could bare bones and still have all the essentials for about 20-25k. The zoning and all, the anchor and post, that stuff is construction related and some people may not have these issues. If I may askk what did those aspects cost?
As for the sick and demented online, consider that some people are online strictly for entertainment, and like any video game, the objective is to shoot down the aliens and bad guys for high score. Not everyone writes what they think online, Certain statements can maybe help you nail down what the apparently emotional attachments are of the people you are writing with and the issues presented. But nobody really knows anything about anyone, because you aren’t looking them in the eye. Body language tells more about the real intention of a statement, and online sarcasm or wit is often mistaken for snark. For my part this is not real, it is practise.
The only thing that happens online that is substantial is internet sales of products and airline tickets.
The other option to enjoying blogging more is my advice to the sensitive, to grow some hide.