discuss
Oh, the forgotten blog. Forgive me for my absence. As the forces of this world rip me away with their petty responsibilities...
Anyways. Yes, so I have posted nothing here and in the meantime the blog is feasted on by hoardes of spammers, like ants over a discarded ice cream cone. Whatever shall we do.
talk about things with me, people, I'll give you some topics:
1.) Environmental determinism. In other words: To what extent did the features of a culture arise from the environment (climate, soil quality, proximity to water, etc) in which it originally developed? This is often seen as a discredited idea, as it can obscure the influence of other, political factors (e.g., colonization). Did environment play a significant role in the evolution of cultures, or is its influence overestimated?
2.) It is general knowledge that you should turn off your cell phone in hospitals, and sometimes I see signs posted to reinforce this. What is it that the phones interfere with?
3.) What motivates the spammer? Do they actually make money? Do they enjoy the technical challenge of proliferating their material across the web? Are they bored? Where do they come from? Are they hired by someone to spam, or do they choose to do this on their own?