A quote from yesterday’s unlecture which resonated with me; “We often forget that technological inventions are made within a society that has particular values. How does this context get embedded into the technology and shape the way it is used?”…
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Each one of us is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal. Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club
After this week’s readings discussing the relationship between technology and culture, this photo seems perfectly fitting. Showing the drastic incline of technological use within our Western Society in such a dramatic fashion. These two photos were taken at the inception…
I have just returned from 2 weeks in Sydney, where I undertook an internship with Bauer Media. I will admit, that I am the first to advocate for Melbourne over Sydney, and am often the loudest spoken regarding the ‘love-hate’…
I agree with Memphis. I found this week’s reading quite difficult and complex to navigate through. Throughout this semester’s course I have been lost; floating aimlessly week to week as I struggle to grasp the concepts presented. However, after the…
Undoubtedly man will learn to make synthetic rubber more cheaply, undoubtedly his aircraft will ›y faster, undoubtedly he will ‹nd more speci‹c poisons to destroy his internal parasites without ruining his digestion, but what can he do mechanically to improve…
As a middle child, I have pondered long and hard about the realities versus predispositions surrounding ‘Middle Child Syndrome’. My conclusion – it exists. The eldest child, and first born is commonly revered as the prodigy. With parents eyes…
Writing Space – The Computer, Hypertext and the History of Writing by Jay David Bolter After reading, Jay David Bolter’s piece “Writing Space – The Computer, Hypertext and the History of Writing”, the main idea which resonated was that writing…
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