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Something Caged

  “We should probably be off to bed,” said Dev.             They were in the library again where they had attempted to discern who exactly they were working for, unfortunately to no avail. There was a grandfather clock next to the door which read quarter to twelve.   “Yeah, shouldn’t break any rules on our first night,” said Ian leading the way.             Their rooms where the first three doors on the second floor’s eastern wing. They wished each other a good night and resigned to their captivity. Ian looked around his room. It was bare; only a double bed and a drawer filled it. He looked along the roof mouldings and spotted four cameras, each with a view of at least two of the others.   “So much for no surveillance,” said Ian to himself.             It was a good setup but it had its flaws, a...

On Early Adopting

A small study about the different categories of technology adoption There is a significant difference between being able to make use of and taking advantage of new technologies, and attempting to embrace technology a tad bit too early. However, spotting these differences can be quite a chore, and many people have even stopped trying to acknowledge a difference between the two. In a study performed by Everett Rogers which led to the formulation of a theory called Diffusion of Innovations (DoI), it is said that there are 5 different categories of adopters which are: Innovators, Early Adopters, Early Majority, Late Majority, and Laggards. According to the (DoI) theory formulated by Everett Rogers, early adopters make up 13.5 percent of the population . As long as I can remember, I have been an early adopter of new technologies, whether it be hardware based, or software based. I found it fun to be able to tinker and play around with experimental web browsers, or new app features th...