Before I say anything, perhaps it would be a good idea for MarkG or yin26 to make a poll on this highly debatable topic.
I think that the above text in bold are very important reasons why the Internet should NOT be a Wonder. Besides, the Internet could be a prerequisite for E-commerce (an information economic science), and wouldn't it make a lot of sense to include that in the tech tree; I don't think that the Internet itself should have any effect on trade because originally the Internet was first used only for sending and receiving electronic mail, obtaining mountains of information on almost any subject, or to communicate with coworkers on projects. E-commerce did not exist as soon as the Internet did; it came later. The Internet alone should have an effect on science. And secondly, other ideas for tech advances related to the Internet such as Encryption and Advanced Telecommunications may be some good ones. By Advanced Telecommunications, I mean things such as cell phones, pagers, fax machines, and broadbandwith.
Oh, hold your breath for this one! ELECTRONIC ESPIONAGE!!! And that's what Encryption is suppose to help prevent. If two civs have the Internet tech advance and one tries to break into to any of the other civ's networks by simply hacking into it, then they can steal techs this way. The Internet without Encryption is like giving your enemy the keys to your door; anyone else that has discovered the Internet can steal your techs this way, and it works 100% of the time! However, an Internet "secured" by Encryption has much less of a chance being hacked successfully(security holes and bugs in they system can sometimes cause failures). Though anyone who tries to hack either a secured or unsecured Internet can either be traced or investigated, which can cause an International Incident if that trace or investigation is successful. Also, civs may also gain other information such as your national infrastructure(or part of your infrastructure), and yours as well as your embassy's troop locations worldwide! NOW THIS IS ESPIONAGE IN THE DIGITAL AGE!!!
So, what do you think? Should the Internet be a wonder or a tech advance?
You decide!
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Zero
[This message has been edited by Zero_Tolerance (edited November 16, 2000).]
quote: Originally posted by Zero_Tolerance on 11-12-2000 04:46 PM INTERNET. Large, international computer network linking tens of millions of users around the world. It is used daily by many individuals for the main purposes of sending and receiving electronic mail (e-mail), obtaining mountains of information on almost any subject, or to communicate with coworkers on projects. Access to the Internet is obtained only by subscription, and an Internet address is needed to receive a message or to send a message to another Internet user. Such addresses have a specific format that specifies the name of the user, the machine they are working on, and where that machine is located. The Internet began as a network of computers, the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, or ARPANET, supported by the U.S. Defense Department. In the 1980s, the National Science Foundation (NSF) supplied funding to extend the network to connect research-based supercomputers at various sites across the U.S. By the end of the decade, the Internet had extended to connect countries from around the world. By the early 1990s the Internet had encompassed all research universities, four-year colleges, federal agencies and laboratories, and computer vendors. At the close of the 1990s, lower personal computer prices and the ready availability of numerous online services encouraged increased personal and home connections to the Internet, particularly via the World Wide Web, an application that gathers resources from the Internet into a series of menu pages, or screens. The advent of the World Wide Web, with its relative ease of use, is undoubtedly one reason for the explosion of home computer use experienced at the close of the twentieth century. Although no single authority governs the use of the Internet, users voluntarily adhere to a telecommunications protocol. Because there is no governing body, however, controversy sometimes arises as to issues of privacy and what information may or may not be allowed into the network. In 1996, a new law designed to regulate indecent material on the global Internet computer network was declared an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment guarantee of free speech by a panel of three U.S. Federal judges. The legislation, known as the Computer Decency Act, had been approved as part of the broad Telecommunications Act of 1996 that won Congressional approval and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in February. The law's supporters said it was designed to stop the dissemination of pornography and other unsuitable material over the Internet network, which was used by tens of millions of adults and children around the world. Under the legislation, the distribution of "indecent" material over the Internet was punishable by a $250,000 fine and up to two years in prison. The decision was the first judicial ruling that Internet materials should be extended the same protection from censorship as printed materials. --------------------------------------------------------- From Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia Deluxe © 1998 The Learning Company, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------- |
I think that the above text in bold are very important reasons why the Internet should NOT be a Wonder. Besides, the Internet could be a prerequisite for E-commerce (an information economic science), and wouldn't it make a lot of sense to include that in the tech tree; I don't think that the Internet itself should have any effect on trade because originally the Internet was first used only for sending and receiving electronic mail, obtaining mountains of information on almost any subject, or to communicate with coworkers on projects. E-commerce did not exist as soon as the Internet did; it came later. The Internet alone should have an effect on science. And secondly, other ideas for tech advances related to the Internet such as Encryption and Advanced Telecommunications may be some good ones. By Advanced Telecommunications, I mean things such as cell phones, pagers, fax machines, and broadbandwith.
Oh, hold your breath for this one! ELECTRONIC ESPIONAGE!!! And that's what Encryption is suppose to help prevent. If two civs have the Internet tech advance and one tries to break into to any of the other civ's networks by simply hacking into it, then they can steal techs this way. The Internet without Encryption is like giving your enemy the keys to your door; anyone else that has discovered the Internet can steal your techs this way, and it works 100% of the time! However, an Internet "secured" by Encryption has much less of a chance being hacked successfully(security holes and bugs in they system can sometimes cause failures). Though anyone who tries to hack either a secured or unsecured Internet can either be traced or investigated, which can cause an International Incident if that trace or investigation is successful. Also, civs may also gain other information such as your national infrastructure(or part of your infrastructure), and yours as well as your embassy's troop locations worldwide! NOW THIS IS ESPIONAGE IN THE DIGITAL AGE!!!
So, what do you think? Should the Internet be a wonder or a tech advance?
You decide!
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Zero
[This message has been edited by Zero_Tolerance (edited November 16, 2000).]
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