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[4] viXra:2503.0147 [pdf] submitted on 2025-03-25 02:13:14
Authors: Stefano Cariolato
Comments: 26 Pages. (Note by viXra Admin: An abstract in the article is required)
This article is destined for social sciences, humanities and science researchers, in addition to general public: it is not a technical paper and it is understandable by anyone. Today the digital revolution is almost completed and information of any kind (texts, images, video clips and TV broadcasts, music and songs, WEB pages) is now recorded and disseminated in digital format rather than with a traditional media (paper, film, magnetic tape), with a change that concern all human activities of any type, both collective and individual. Moreover, also archived printed records are increasingly transformed into digital format, both for diminishing their volume and for having faster search procedures, while the new information is only directly generated in the electronic form. Besides those other recordings are also volatile by their very nature, such as e-mails or WEB pages, but they could host information of value in the future and they equally may deserve conservation. Starting with paleolithic graffiti engraved in caves, followed by inscriptions on stones, cuneiform scripts on clay tablets, texts on vellum or silk and papyrus rolls, ending with paper, ever information has been registered in a persistent form visible and immediately readable by a human being knowing that type of writing. But while a book or a letter can immediately be read even centuries after its writing, if its physical support has withstood the time passing, digital information has a shorter life, even in the absence of deterioration of the used media. That because of the same technological development that makes quickly obsolete any recording by irreversibly mutating both the reading hardware and software. Finally digital recordings are carried out in a great variety of different formats, sometimes incompatible with each other or subject themselves to obsolescence, thus unnecessarily complicating the task of preserving the digital document content. If humanity does not find the way and the will to preserve the content of digital documents, similarly to what was done in the past with paper documents, gradually the culture generated in each period will decrease until it shall disappear. A story without a future would create a future without history.
Category: Social Science
[3] viXra:2503.0054 [pdf] submitted on 2025-03-09 15:43:49
Authors: Masashi Ishihara
Comments: 14 Pages.
This paper examines the 2024-2025 movement of approximately 400 metric tons of gold from London to New York through the lens of three competing explanatory frameworks: the Mainstream Official Narrative involving arbitrage opportunities and potential tariff concerns, a Controlled Conspiracy Theory regarding missing US gold reserves, and an Unrestrained Alternative Conjecture grounded in historical precedents during times of crises and wars. Using this case study, we develop a model for understanding how multiple narratives function within modern information ecosystems, particularly in the post-COVID era where institutional trust has declined. We argue that the coexistence of these narratives serves distinct social and political functions beyond merely explaining the gold transfers themselves.
Category: Social Science
[2] viXra:2503.0050 [pdf] submitted on 2025-03-09 20:01:44
Authors: Dainis Zeps
Comments: 7 Pages. (Note by viXra Admin: This article may not be within the scope of viXra and is subject to withdraw)
This article argues that NATO’s survival hinges on supporting Ukraine against Russia’s aggression, as Donald Trump’s actions threaten to dismantle the alliance. Written on March 9, 2025, it critiques Trump’s apparent intent to abandon Ukraine—via halted aid, a predatory $500 billion resource deal, and alignment with Russia—while urging Europe to reboot NATO without the US. Highlighting Russia’s looming collapse and Ukraine’s role as democracy’s defender, the author calls for defiance against Trump’s betrayal to preserve the democratic world.
Category: Social Science
[1] viXra:2503.0047 [pdf] submitted on 2025-03-08 01:19:35
Authors: Sunwook Hong, Jongmyoung Lee, Jongsu Lee, Won Joon Shim, Sehan Lim
Comments: 18 Pages.
Derelict fishing gears (DFGs) present a high damage risk for marine ecosystems, navigation safety, fishing resources, and the economy. To mitigate this damage, considering fishers’ roles is very important, because they are the main contributors directly exposed to the impact. Since DFGs are significant sources of marine debris in South Korea, we conducted a survey to evaluate fishers’ perception of DFGs’ causes, reasons, and measures, based on FAO’s and UNEP’s 2009 suggestions. We also examined which governmental measures they preferred to help decrease DFGs. A total of 134 people participated in the 2015 survey, comprising 55 from capture fishing and 79 from aquaculture. The fishers answered that DFGs are abandoned, discarded, and lost in similar proportions. In terms of abandoned DFGs, they selected similar degrees of impact regarding ‘illegal, unreported andunregulated fishing,’ ‘illegal gear,’ and ‘too much gear for time.’ For discarded DFGs, they mostly agreed that ‘chosen over onshore disposal’ and ‘damaged gear’ were more serious causes than ‘too much gear for space.’They answered that ‘misplaced gear’ causes less lost DFGs than ‘gear conflict,’ ‘poor ground condition,’ and ‘extreme weather.’ In total, the fishers found ‘improving port facilities’ and ‘retrieval activities’ as more effectiveand feasible measures than others. They positively evaluated the Korean government’s existing measures, and preferred ‘mandatory return’ and ‘strengthening gear marking’ for future improvement measures. This study couldfurther contribute to achieving policy goals more effectively and efficiently.
Category: Social Science
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