The internet as a force for GOOD?

Papa_Complex · 03-30-2010, 10:39 PM

It's weird when you think about how connected the world has become.

Two days ago, on a photography forum based in the UK, I saw a picture of a racebike taken by a New Zealand motorsports guy. It was a great shot, by an amateur who has been doing great work down there. Seeing his stuff through the winter helps keep me sane.

I mentioned it to a Kiwi racer who now lives in Canada, on the off chance that they had met before. He didn't know the racer, but thought that I was asking for him to find the guy. Yesterday he posted about the picture on a NZ motorcycle site, very much like this one.

Today the racer saw the message, looked at the picture, and signed up on the photography forum to comment on it. A Canadian, on a British website, with the help of an ex-pat Kiwi, put together the guy who took the picture and the one who it was of, who live not far from each other but had never met. If he's lucky, the guy who took the picture might get his name around.

When it isn't being used for kiddie-porn and whacko left/right rants, the internet can actually do some good.

CrazyKell · 03-30-2010, 10:47 PM

It's very cool how connected the world has become.

EpyonXero · 03-31-2010, 10:37 AM

dpreview?

Dave · 03-31-2010, 10:40 AM

nevarr!

Papa_Complex · 03-31-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by EpyonXero

dpreview?

Yup. I probably spend as much time there, as I do here.

EpyonXero · 03-31-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Yup. I probably spend as much time there, as I do here.

Same here, although I dont post much.

Papa_Complex · 03-31-2010, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by EpyonXero

Same here, although I dont post much.

I post heavily every 2 weeks or so, over 5-6 months, and then crawl into a cave for the winter. I've tried to find something to shoot over the winter, but have failed miserably.

sherri_chickie · 03-31-2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

I post heavily every 2 weeks or so, over 5-6 months, and then crawl into a cave for the winter. I've tried to find something to shoot over the winter, but have failed miserably.

SNOW? or how about the SNOW? or maybe the SNOW? since that is all we see all darned winter.

Papa_Complex · 03-31-2010, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sherri_chickie

SNOW? or how about the SNOW? or maybe the SNOW? since that is all we see all darned winter.

I actually wanted to shoot snow this winter. I have plenty of good locations in which to do it. We barely got any.

This was from a couple of years back.

Flexin · 03-31-2010, 12:47 PM

That's pretty cool. I'm on a music forum and at one point there was a female on there that couldn't afford a good guitar, one reason was cost in her country. People on the forum starting putting spare parts together, gave them to one guy that painted, built the guitar and mailed it to her. Cool stuff.

James

03-30-2010, 10:39 PM	#1
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	The internet as a force for GOOD? It's weird when you think about how connected the world has become. Two days ago, on a photography forum based in the UK, I saw a picture of a racebike taken by a New Zealand motorsports guy. It was a great shot, by an amateur who has been doing great work down there. Seeing his stuff through the winter helps keep me sane. I mentioned it to a Kiwi racer who now lives in Canada, on the off chance that they had met before. He didn't know the racer, but thought that I was asking for him to find the guy. Yesterday he posted about the picture on a NZ motorcycle site, very much like this one. Today the racer saw the message, looked at the picture, and signed up on the photography forum to comment on it. A Canadian, on a British website, with the help of an ex-pat Kiwi, put together the guy who took the picture and the one who it was of, who live not far from each other but had never met. If he's lucky, the guy who took the picture might get his name around. When it isn't being used for kiddie-porn and whacko left/right rants, the internet can actually do some good. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

03-31-2010, 10:37 AM	#3
EpyonXero AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Redneck Riviera, FL Moto: 2003 VFR800f6 Posts: 2,531	dpreview? __________________

03-30-2010, 10:47 PM	#2
CrazyKell Vrooom Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: 06 ZX6R Posts: 4,427	It's very cool how connected the world has become.

03-31-2010, 10:40 AM	#4
Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	nevarr!

03-31-2010, 12:47 PM	#10
Flexin AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,698	That's pretty cool. I'm on a music forum and at one point there was a female on there that couldn't afford a good guitar, one reason was cost in her country. People on the forum starting putting spare parts together, gave them to one guy that painted, built the guitar and mailed it to her. Cool stuff. James