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You Can’t Hide From Google Maps
A few weeks ago I wrote about Eric Schmidt, one of the co-founders of Google, visiting North Korea with former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. The trip was an opportunity for Schmidt to speak with the leaders of North Korea about expanding internet services in the country. North Korea has long been isolated, lagging behind its Asian counterparts in most social and economic categories. However, this past Tuesday marked a big step in opening the country up to the rest of the world. Google Maps released a new map of the country complete with street names and, of course, a slew of visible death camps called gulags. The people of the internet are known for their outstanding moral fiber and impeccable behavioral standards. As soon as Google released the new map, the good people of the interwebs took it upon themselves to fill in the blanks. A Google Maps search for “Gulag North Korea” yields results of 10 concentration camps across the country. The Bukchang Gulag lies just north of Pyongyang, and according to the fantastic folks writing Google+ reviews, it has all the amenities of a large death camp while still maintaining an off-the-beaten-path feel. Some mentioned that the “guides” were very helpful during the political re-education courses and the daily 3am physical fitness routines. Most raved about the convenience of the 24-hour torture chambers and the fat melting all rice diet. The more environmentally conscious visitors were excited about the Gulag’s small carbon footprint and ability to recycle everything from glass and plastic to dismembered human remains. Now a more honest and ethical human being would probably turn their nose at such black humor, but that’s only a small percentage of the internet. Most had a laugh and moved on with their day. It will be interesting to see how North Korea responds, however. The internet is a platform on which opinions can be voiced. North Korea has spent the past few decades suppressing opinion in every way, shape and form. Hopefully Kim Jong Un has thick skin, because some of the fake twitter accounts in his name are downright vicious. Unlike with those who voice their negative opinions within North Korea, the country will have a hard time executing a 24 year old pizza delivery boy in Akron, OH who lives in his mom’s basement and is currently struggling through his 5th semester of community college. Opening up the country to the internet means more transparency. Kim Jong Un may never appear on an exclusive episode of MTV Cribs International Palace Edition, but at least we may get a little more information about the day to day lives of an average North Korean citizen. Completely unrestricted internet access in the country is probably a pipe dream though. It’s more than likely that North Korea takes the route of China and gives its people a watered down version of the most important invention of our lifetime.
You Can’t Hide From Google Maps
A few weeks ago I wrote about Eric Schmidt, one of the co-founders of Google, visiting North Korea with former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. The trip was an opportunity for Schmidt to speak with the leaders of North Korea about expanding internet services in the country. North Korea has long been isolated, lagging behind its Asian counterparts in most social and economic categories. However, this past Tuesday marked a big step in opening the country up to the rest of the world. Google Maps released a new map of the country complete with street names and, of course, a slew of visible death camps called gulags.The people of the internet are known for their outstanding moral fiber and impeccable behavioral standards. As soon as Google released the new map, the good people of the interwebs took it upon themselves to fill in the blanks. A Google Maps search for “Gulag North Korea” yields results of 10 concentration camps across the country. The Bukchang Gulag lies just north of Pyongyang, and according to the fantastic folks writing Google+ reviews, it has all the amenities of a large death camp while still maintaining an off-the-beaten-path feel. Some mentioned that the “guides” were very helpful during the political re-education courses and the daily 3am physical fitness routines. Most raved about the convenience of the 24-hour torture chambers and the fat melting all rice diet. The more environmentally conscious visitors were excited about the Gulag’s small carbon footprint and ability to recycle everything from glass and plastic to dismembered human remains.Now a more honest and ethical human being would probably turn their nose at such black humor, but that’s only a small percentage of the internet. Most had a laugh and moved on with their day. It will be interesting to see how North Korea responds, however. The internet is a platform on which opinions can be voiced. North Korea has spent the past few decades suppressing opinion in every way, shape and form. Hopefully Kim Jong Un has thick skin, because some of the fake twitter accounts in his name are downright vicious. Unlike with those who voice their negative opinions within North Korea, the country will have a hard time executing a 24 year old pizza delivery boy in Akron, OH who lives in his mom’s basement and is currently struggling through his 5 semester of community college.Opening up the country to the internet means more transparency. Kim Jong Un may never appear on an exclusive episode of MTV Cribs International Palace Edition, but at least we may get a little more information about the day to day lives of an average North Korean citizen. Completely unrestricted internet access in the country is probably a pipe dream though. It’s more than likely that North Korea takes the route of China and gives its people a watered down version of the most important invention of our lifetime.Follow @JBITelecom for more hilarious and often inappropriate humor regarding anything and everythingJoey Bellcan think of.
Cloud Services Available Even on Sunny Days
It seems like everybody has their head in the clouds these days. No, not the clouds in the sky. The cloud of information that has taken the technological world by storm the past few years. Everybody has heard of the cloud, but not many people know what it actually means. The simplest definition of the cloud is resources and applications which are accessible at any time via anyone with a device with an internet connection. A lot of people think that the cloud is a single entity, when in actuality, it is many different things. Just like there are multiple clouds in the sky, the internet also has multiple clouds in which information is stored. Each cloud is optimized for access depending on what sort of information it is storing. Apple̢۪s cloud is probably the most widely recognized due brand status and massive influence on the entertainment industry. The Apple cloud is used by most as a way to remotely access their library of movies, music, and games on a variety of devices. This allows for easy access of media from any device and eliminates the need for hard drive storage. This is particularly helpful for those with mobile devices that generally do not have enough storage capacity to contain an entire media library. If your iPhone is only 16GB but your music library is 30GB then you cannot fit all of your music on the phone. Using the cloud you are able to upload your library to the cloud and then it becomes available for mobile devices on the go. Email is an excellent example of simple cloud computing. People who use Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail and so on are essentially using a cloud service because their email can be accessed from any device with an internet connection. Their mail is not stored on a hard drive in their home, it is stored in the cloud. There are many advantages to using the cloud as a way to store and access information. The most obvious example is cost. Companies who store their information in-house often need to have IT services on hand for daily management and emergency help. The cloud requires less skills to maintain and thus costs are cut. Since the cloud does not need to be installed on every computer or device, it saves time and money since regular maintenance is no longer an issue. Reliability is another example of how the cloud makes life easier. The cloud is always available no matter what. This makes disaster recovery far easier as business no longer need to worry about losing sensitive data which is vital for running a successful business. As our culture is becoming increasingly on-demand, cloud users can access the cloud whenever they need to with the emergence of smart mobile devices. As we move into 2013, expect to see more of the cloud in everyday life. The emergence of on-demand information storage without a physical storage system will have huge implications on how we do business, entertain ourselves, and the devices which power our world.