06-30-2014, 11:14 AM
I recently read an article that detailed the successes of building code enforcement (I know, not a popular subject on Punaweb)and changes like building out of non combustible materials and requiring sprinklers etc have shifted the focus of fire departments from putting out fires to regulatory compliance and education.
That article reminded me of the 1953 Ray Bradbury book Fahrenheit 451 where he basically saw the final evolution of these concepts and envisioned a world where firefighters were no longer needed because buildings would no longer burn, so the job of firemen wasn't to put fires out, they set the fires, specifically they set fires to burn books.
That made me think, why did amazon call their reader the "Kindle" since that word means to set fire? Then that reminded me of the several instances in the press where amazon mass deleted books on Kindle owner's devices against their will and without their consent. Then I realized that we've already given away our freedoms to the book burners willingly, so I had to just stop thinking for awhile.
That article reminded me of the 1953 Ray Bradbury book Fahrenheit 451 where he basically saw the final evolution of these concepts and envisioned a world where firefighters were no longer needed because buildings would no longer burn, so the job of firemen wasn't to put fires out, they set the fires, specifically they set fires to burn books.
That made me think, why did amazon call their reader the "Kindle" since that word means to set fire? Then that reminded me of the several instances in the press where amazon mass deleted books on Kindle owner's devices against their will and without their consent. Then I realized that we've already given away our freedoms to the book burners willingly, so I had to just stop thinking for awhile.