Violence 'rammed' home in technology
It is rather intriguing to note the imbedded violent and negative linguistic connotations in many of the words associated with technology and digital devices.
Opinion
Don't miss out on the headlines from Opinion. Followed categories will be added to My News.
It is rather intriguing to note the imbedded violent and negative linguistic connotations in many of the words associated with technology and digital devices.
We can "hammer" or "slam" a key/keyboard or "mute", "block," "unfollow", "unfriend" or "delete" a person.
There are "viruses," "bugs" and "malware" to avoid. And yet, if a post goes "viral" it could be a good or bad thing depending on the context.
We "zip" files and worry about how much "RAM" we have on our device.
We can "kill" or "destroy" a document or virus and "boot" or "reboot" our computer.
When something is "down" it's never good news.
Printers get "jammed" and emails "spammed".
Malicious people can "hack" and "attack" our system.
The violent subtleties found in this vocabulary is a concern when it is considered how much of our lives are imbued with technology.
Penbo: Remember when the Greens used to be likeable?
Fast forward to 2024 and those triangular stickers now stand for something quite different from hugging trees, writes David Penberthy.
Maiden: Cashed-up Albo is rubbing young voters’ noses in it
It’s one thing to be loaded after decades in parliament but it’s another to flaunt it so close to an election, writes Samantha Maiden.