From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Sun Sep 27 1998 - 10:32:54 MDT
Hara Ra wrote:
> >spike wrote: ... simultaneously
> >protecting the database from vandalism (possibly by health
> >product manufacturers) and guarding the privacy of those who
> >contribute to the database.
> >
> >how, extropians? how how how how do we do it? spike
> >
> The quick and dirty approach is for folks to voluntarily provide it, and
> personal Web pages are available today. I would like to see a search engine
> which takes a name, or corporate name, and returns the home page URL....
hara ra, this approach doesnt really protect either privacy or protect
from data vandals. consider my recent experience with the car shopping.
i could not find information on potential problems with a pickup truck i
liked, so i found a website. many posts expressed concern over a new
feature of the 98 fords, that the transmission would not hold up under
the increased load.
then i saw a post that went something like: im a texas cowgirl and i haul
my horses in a yakkity yak trailer and that trany is doing fine after bla bla
miles, etc.
well, as with extropians, she had the problem of a woman on a male
dominated group and they started sniffing. (mmmmm, feeemaaaaale,
like truuuucks, mmmmm) {8^D they asked about her horses, she
never responded. well, if you know horse people, they love to talk
about their horses. so now i suspect "she" was a ford dealer that
posted that, hoping to allay fears about the product.
the same problem would show up with the example i stated: how
to find the link between breast cancer and vitamin e. spike
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