Review of Terms of Service
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Review of Terms of Service
[Following is a volunteer review of "Terms of Service" by Craig W. Stanfill.]
Reading Terms of Service: Subject to Change Without Notice by Craig W. Stanfill was a thrill. From the list of terms raising my eyebrows to everything else shocking me, I had to fight with myself to put the book down and do other things. The question of humankind versus machine has been on many people's minds for a long time with the improvements that technology constantly undergoes. This book did not fail to deliver a story that raises questions that caution us against our creations and shed a dim light on some of our social conventions.
Our gadgets already know too much about us: music and video recommendations and personalized advertisements according to frequently visited sites and pages are already a constant thing. Now imagine smiling at your plate of food and immediately getting a notification that there is a sale on the ingredients of your meal. Because technology always has its limitations, who is to say whether or not that smile was inspired by the food before you or a thought that popped into your head?
This book takes what's already happening a step further which, truth be told, is what has been happening with technology since the invention of various devices and gadgets. How many steps further is too far? An alarm that you can't snooze might sound like a nightmare but, are we not already on our way to that with those alarm clocks that wheel away and hide until you drag yourself out of bed and go snooze it? With smart houses becoming the next big thing, it is no wonder that the people in the world described in this book have housebots connected to them via neural networks implanted in their bodies.
The positive aspects that I have mentioned only scratch the surface. This book has a layered plot and multidimensional characters that all add depth and richness to the situations Stanfill sets before us. I am not a fan of science fiction and, for this reason, I kept skipping this book because I thought I would not enjoy it. Boy, was I wrong! If you are curious about this world and its consequences, dive right in. Even if, like me, you had written science fiction off, give it a chance as you might enjoy the intellectual stimulation that this book offers.
Because of how much I enjoyed the book and the fact that it was a professionally edited piece of work, I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. There wasn't anything that I did not like. Nothing hindered my comprehension or impeded my enjoyment. The characters were wholesome and worth reading about. The situations that Stanfill sets out in every chapter offer moments of reflection and wonder. It was an engrossing book that I would encourage science fiction lovers, the intellectually curious, and those who are just in the mood for an unputdownable book to read.
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Terms of Service
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Reading Terms of Service: Subject to Change Without Notice by Craig W. Stanfill was a thrill. From the list of terms raising my eyebrows to everything else shocking me, I had to fight with myself to put the book down and do other things. The question of humankind versus machine has been on many people's minds for a long time with the improvements that technology constantly undergoes. This book did not fail to deliver a story that raises questions that caution us against our creations and shed a dim light on some of our social conventions.
Our gadgets already know too much about us: music and video recommendations and personalized advertisements according to frequently visited sites and pages are already a constant thing. Now imagine smiling at your plate of food and immediately getting a notification that there is a sale on the ingredients of your meal. Because technology always has its limitations, who is to say whether or not that smile was inspired by the food before you or a thought that popped into your head?
This book takes what's already happening a step further which, truth be told, is what has been happening with technology since the invention of various devices and gadgets. How many steps further is too far? An alarm that you can't snooze might sound like a nightmare but, are we not already on our way to that with those alarm clocks that wheel away and hide until you drag yourself out of bed and go snooze it? With smart houses becoming the next big thing, it is no wonder that the people in the world described in this book have housebots connected to them via neural networks implanted in their bodies.
The positive aspects that I have mentioned only scratch the surface. This book has a layered plot and multidimensional characters that all add depth and richness to the situations Stanfill sets before us. I am not a fan of science fiction and, for this reason, I kept skipping this book because I thought I would not enjoy it. Boy, was I wrong! If you are curious about this world and its consequences, dive right in. Even if, like me, you had written science fiction off, give it a chance as you might enjoy the intellectual stimulation that this book offers.
Because of how much I enjoyed the book and the fact that it was a professionally edited piece of work, I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. There wasn't anything that I did not like. Nothing hindered my comprehension or impeded my enjoyment. The characters were wholesome and worth reading about. The situations that Stanfill sets out in every chapter offer moments of reflection and wonder. It was an engrossing book that I would encourage science fiction lovers, the intellectually curious, and those who are just in the mood for an unputdownable book to read.
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Terms of Service
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