Legal all over the world!
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Happy 21st Birthday to me!
We all strive for power
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“Power system is the most essential technological feature of the modern world.” That’s the claim that Watts makes in this week’s readings, and I tend to agree with him.
He considers power more important than the creation of roads in the development of civilisation. This couldn’t be more correct. You can still drive your car on areas with no roads. But can’t still watch TV with no power.
How important power is becomes apparent when the power goes out. A few months ago, I awoke to no power and could not boil the electric kettle to have a cup of tea, have a shower with my electric hot water system, watch episodes of Gossip Girl on TV. I even had to get dressed in the complete dark, and to my horror attended a Network Media symposium with my shirt on backwards!
Bottom line, power is everything.
The question of neutrality
categories: Miscellaneous
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In the lab this week, we discussed the confusing topic of neutrality. When discussing amongst small groups, we defined neutrality as technology not being responsible for the outcomes it produces, but rather the trigger using the technology as being responsible for what the technology can produce. This is particularly relevant in relation to the iCloud hacking scandle.
Although in a class discussion, we furthered this idea and explored it from a different perspective. We considered that nothing is neutral. Everything has a purpose, or something that it is defined by. One of the major take aways from this discussion was the idea that everything may not be neutral, but that is only because once we identify something as having meaning and a purpose, its neutrality disappears. Therefore, what we do not know can be considered neutral until it is discovered.
What you’ve been saying
categories: Miscellaneous
Fellow blogger and classmate George discussed the issue of who is to blame in the iCloud candle. He pointed the finger at the hacker, not the victim of the hack and I tend to agree. Why should the innocent people who have put trusted their personal content on the Cloud, take the blame for their content being shared all over the world? Although one does wonder why they would store their personal content on the Cloud and trust that it would not be hacked. Nonetheless, it is not their fault.
Jane discussed the issue of ‘sad shaming’, something that I had not considered before. She talks of the dangers of people sharing their personal and hearbreaking stories online for all to see, and how this would make people in similar situations who don’t want to share their story feel. I have always wondered, why do we feel the need to write an RIP post for a family member that has passed away, particularly if they don’t have Facebook!
Nethaniel has a humourous way to look at last week’s Apple announcement. Why do we feel the need to watch special events and announcements as they happen. FYI, I was in that 8.30 class and still got the same information you did at 6.00am. Bless you sleep.
Crazy book love
categories: Literature
So as most people know, I am a crazy book lover/nerd/enthusiast, whatever you want to call me. Last night I had the privilege of going to a roadshow held by a book supplier to see what new titles are coming out for Christmas to sell to my customers. And more importantly, which of these new titles I want to read!
Little did I know I got to leave with a special surprise. A special surprise worth over $100. Let’s just say I will be eagerly watching my mailbox over the coming months.
Narrative is a collage
categories: Literature
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In the reading this week from David Shiels, he talks about how narrative is a collage, as parts of the story are stuck together to make a narrative. The parts of this narrative do not necessarily make sense on their own, but together form a meaning.
This made me think of the choose your own adventure books I read as a child. As a whole, narrative makes sense as the pieces that you choose to read form a story. Although on their own, the pieces with no context and no story are complete nonsense.
I liked the imagery that Shiels used to describe a mosaic piece. A mosaic piece is formed together by broken tiles and gives new meaning to the original object/s. I might have to consider narrative in a new light now.
Happy Wednesday! Shake it off
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It definitely is a Happy Wednesday because I just inserted some amazing Taylor Swift gifs into this post, using HTML code! That test did help… and Google.
These Gifs describe my mood perfectly.
Me when I realised I had to look up coding.
Me when I found the coding and thought it looked pretty easy.
Me when I used the coding and the Gifs went live!
Privacy is scary
categories: Miscellaneous
I didn’t even realise how much information I was giving away with this simple Instagram Post.
Where I will be on a particular day, where I will be sitting, who I will be with. It’s very ironic I posted this photo at the very time we were talking about privacy and the internet. It really highlights what was discussed in the readings.
Technology is the word
categories: Miscellaneous
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This week fellow blogger Rebecca expressed her outrage about Instagram’s plans to introduce sponsored Instagram posts, AKA advertising. I tend to agree with what Rebecca is saying. If you have a good thing, why ruin it? I understand that Instagram is a business and their prime objective is to make money, although one of the most frustrating elements of other social channels is the advertising and infiltration of information I am not interested in. Sort of like the advertising discussed in this recent blog post of mine.
In Carli’s Blog she discusses the idea of teenagers preferring to live in the technological world rather than the real world. I was able to see this occur at a birthday party I was at recently. A teenager at the party was sitting at the table with headphones in one ear, constantly texting. Other teenagers at the party preferred to play games on their iPad than engage in conversation and socialise with the other 70-odd guests.
I couldn’t agree more with Dom’s blog post this week about privacy online. I had a similar situation that he did regarding being tagged in an incriminating photo on Facebook. Long story short, I didn’t give permission for the photo to be uploaded and it was. It was a photo that incriminated me with my employer and I received disciplinary action because of the image, even though it wasn’t on my account!
AFL coaches avoid the chopping block
categories: Sport
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This week on Bound for Glory News, I discussed how it is the first time since 2008 that a senior AFL coach has avoided being sacked!
I list my reasons and my predictions for 2015 here.