Lifelogging, aka Them Making Money Off You?

It's not until I'd moved to Georgia that I'd really, really started hearing an almost hate for anything that would use your labor, however, inane, small, or otherwise not-so-energy-taxing/zapping, to make money.

I'm a lifelogger, which essentially means I'm able to go into an app and actually look back at where I've been for about 8 years now because I'd recorded my whereabouts. Looking back is nostalgic, and looking at the map of plotpoints is pretty cool, honestly. Still, it's free, and the companies (because there are multiple) are probably using this data to sell to companies who can use it to their devices.

And I don't mind that, really. Sometimes one hears of how many people go somewhere, or at what time, or during certain circumstances. It's pretty neat to hear, actually. These lifelogging tools partly make that possible. I'm also kind of helping artificial intelligence on its way in just a little way.

Because it's not like my life is oodles of fascination anyway...

Sales and Marketing

I have friends whose career it is to get people to buy things, entice people into liking something, or make something look its best. I respect and love these people. I don't their trades, though.

I've never been one to tell people about something they didn't ask for unless it comes up as directly relate-able to the conversation, and I'm certainly not going to weave a conversation just so we can talk about something (as a recent employer had goaded us again and again to do). I really dislike that.

Yes, life is easier without having to barter. This obsession that especially this country has with amassing material wealth is insane, though. It's not this country though. You have Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe that have these witch doctors who entice people to believe other human beings' body parts will get them the wealth they seek.

They've conned people into believing bald men's heads have a trove of gold within them. And people are killing for that "gold".

People think that because I want to hear people's stories that I want to use that information to sell them something because I "know them". No! I want to know people's stories because they're unique and because it's the story itself that's valuable.

I can't buy a meal or pay rent with those stories, though there probably are illicit or illegal markets for certain stories, but they're valuable to me.

I just wish people did things because it's nice rather than because you might make money off it.

Racy texts from Tampa doctor to his patient

WTSP.com 10 Connects - http://bit.ly/ca0aRI

Okay, I don't think people are getting the message about things
nowadays: you can't get away with it! When it comes to pinching
pennies, people, especially insurance companies, will look at
everything!

Being so cavalier about the relationship; and especially not taking
care, they deserve what's to come.

Pee Power! Recycling Urine to Powder Makes Superior Fertilizer

TreeHugger: I suppose combine this with recession gardening and you've got something there, eh?

Researcher: Apple to weather recession better than rivals

Even though economic uncertainty is pulling U.S. computer buying plans into a nose dive, Apple's prospects remain brighter than some of its PC rivals, a research firm said Wednesday.

"The U.S. market is heading south, and there's nobody that can escape unscathed," said Paul Carton, director of research at ChangeWave Research. "But it looks like Apple will handle this relatively well."

From: InfoWorld News 2008-03-26 By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld