In this post, the author attempts to make an explanation of what he refers to as the six  degrees of separation in line with the theory that all individuals are linked together by 6 people as based on studies that have been carried out on networking as well as the manner in which the brain has. The author also posits the question of whether it is possible for these six degrees of separation to occur without the use of technology. This is especially when one considers that a growing number of individuals are increasingly being connected because of the internet, advancements in mobile telephones as well as any form of communication that does not require an individual to travel.

The author also argues that in many instances, it is not about the six degrees of separation but instead the networks that characterize this separation which bring forth the argument that all the individuals in the world are connected to one another. In order to articulate the theory, the author used the Oracle of Bacon where they typed in the name of the celebrity and a link was then revealed of all the individuals who either knew him or are related to him. The author argues that both networking as well as socializing are critical since it helps to enhance on business, increase the growth capacity of economies and also help to improve on bilateral ties that characterize countries(Felder, 2011)..

The author also articulates the manner in which the entire theory of networking eventfully leads to a clear understanding of the networks that exist within human cells and subsequently to an understanding of evolution. In this way, the author argues that these two distinct case studies while being different also work well together and therefore help to create an understanding not only of the manner in which human beings communicate but also how this fits into evolution(Felder, 2011)..

A positive attribute of this post is that the author clearly articulates to the reader his understanding of the theory of networking and how the internet has played an active role in this process. Moreover, the author presents this explanation using a well known celebrity complete with a picture which is key in ensuring that the reader has a clear understanding. In the end, the author presents a statement “It’s a small world after all” which ensures that the reader continues to consider the post log after it is over especially with regard to the way in which aspects such as technology help to create a sense of connectedness of all individuals. In addition, this question helps the reader to have an overall understanding of the writer’s point (Felder, 2011).

Even with the above mentioned positives, there are a number of criticisms including the fact that an individual with no knowledge of Kevin Bacon will have a difficult time attempting to understand the Oracle of Bacon that was used. Moreover, the author has not clearly articulated the notion of “six degrees of separation” which might leave the reader feeling a little bit confused (Felder, 2011).

In this post, the author sought to answer questions regarding the linkage between technology, art and culture as well as the potential presented by hypertext and the extent to which human beings will be satisfied with the use of this technology. Here the author sought to answer the question of whether technology can be able to continue as a separate entity from both art and culture. The author described how there was a discussion and how one of the tutors argued that technology and culture are not separate entities and that indeed technology can be derived from desires that are artistic in nature.

The positive aspect of this post was the fact that the author presented to the reader just what the symposium had focused on and that the discussion had taken place between tutors. In this regard, the reader had a clear image of the context within which the discussion took place and could imagine the back and forth discussion that was carried out in the symposium. The author also provided the insight that one of the tutors provided to the discussion which was another positive factor. However, the author did not put in an effort to further articulate what the rest of the tutors said and whether the students made any contributions.

Moreover, there was no attempt to make a conclusion to the topic and what exactly the author learned and if indeed he was an active part of the discussion or he was a passive bystander. The author also did not articulate the relationship that existed between technology and culture and whether this was related to the notion of the evolution of technology (Felder, 2011).

The term six degrees of separation is not something new to me. My friends and I did come across it before. But i never knew that based on this theory that we were all only separated by 6 people came out further studies on networking and how the brain is synchronised.

Is six degrees of separation possible without the aid and advancement of technology?  In fact, many people are being connected straight away because of the internet, the advancements of phones or walkie talkies, any mode of communication which does not require us to travel

When you claim that we are six people away from each other, shouldn’t the fifth person in line know the person you are trying to connect to? It’s no long about the six degrees of separation but rather the networks that go behind it. In the lecture, Adrian did say something about at the end of the day with this theory the whole world is connected to one another.

And to prove this theory further we played a little game called the Oracle of Bacon, Kevin Bacon that is, it shows that if we type in any celebrity name there is a link to them from him.

 

They always say, that networking and socialising is very important, it aids businesses, boosts economies indirectly and even improve bilateral ties between countries.  And i believe the very fact that we are able to connect and be able to network is because technology is bringing the world together. It is the reason why the world is getting smaller.

I love how the whole theory of networking eventually led up to a certain understanding of network with proteins in our cells and maybe one day an evolution. These two are completely different case studies working together. It is amazing to see the concept of networking behind the lines. Whether it is through technology, protein cells or even human social networking. It brings all of us together somehow one way or another.

 

What can I say? It’s a small world after all.

 

 

 

So this sem break has been a fufilling one, all i did was laze around. Also, the only interesting thing that happened to me was me taking out 3 wisdom teeth at the same time. Yeah, it takes a week to heal hence all i could really do is laze around. I would like to post a photo of my teeth but it is quite the scene. So i rather not.

Well,

HTML,  Hyper Text Markup Language, is important because it is the backbone of every webpage. HTML is a computer language that computer understand and generate websites which can be viewed to the public.

• HyperText is the method by which you move around on the web — by clicking on special text called hyperlinks which bring you to the next page. The fact that it is hyper just means it is not linear — i.e. you can go to any place on the Internet whenever you want by clicking on links — there is no set order to do things in.
• Markup is what HTML tags do to the text inside them. They mark it as a certain type of text (italicised text, for example).
• HTML is a Language, as it has codewords and syntax like any other language.

and now for some tags:

Bolded text

1. <b>Text goes here</b>
2. <strong>Text goes here</strong>
Italicized text
1. <i>Text goes here</i>
2. <em>Text goes here</em>
Underlined text
1. <u>Text goes here</u>
Changing font color
1. <font color=”red”>Text goes here</font>
2. <font color=”#0099ff”>Text goes here</font>
Changing font size
1. <font size=”12px”>Text goes here</font>
2. <font size=”large”>Text goes here</font>
Adding links
1. <a href=”http://www.URLgoeshere.com” target=”_blank”>Link goes here</a>
1. target=_blank indicates that the link will open in a new browser window; you may remove it if you’d like the link to open in the same window
Adding images
1. <img src=”http://imageURLgoeshere.com/image.jpg” border=”1px #000 solid” align=”right” />
1. border=”1px #000 solid” will put a black border around your image generated by each visitor’s web browser. The first value (1px) refers to the thickness; the second value (#000) refers to the color, which can be replaced with any web-based color name or RGB hex code; the third value (solid) refers to the pattern of the line, which can be replaced with dotted or dashed
2. align=”right” will manipulate the image to align with the text in a specified way; you may replace right with left, center, or justify
Adding a horizontal divider between sections on your webpage
1. <hr />
Adding a line break
1. <br />

 

yeah, thank me later~ teehee.

 

For all that, the book that
changes every time you read it, responding to your moods, your
whims, your latest fetish is, perhaps tellingly, a fantasy that has never been explored in print

with that said, this reading talks about how print and hypertext are different in a sense that for hypertet the outcome is variable because it allows the reader and the author to interact whereas in print, it is ‘set in stone’ which actually reminds me of the book examples adrian uses in our symposiums, print media is bound up by it’s fixity, the changelessness of its text. but hypertext allows choices as it is liquid.

Hypertext is a  network of texts and links, that is the form of technology, which in part two of the reading Douglas, J. Yellowlees mentions

Even a hypertext action as brief
as Joyce’s “Twelve Blue,” with ninety-six segments of text bound by 269 links, contains multiple sequences that feed into other strands,crisscross them, loop endlessly, or arrive at points of closure, with no single reading exhausting the branching and combinatory possibilities of the text.

Unlike print narratives, where each chapter builds upon the preceding one and leads to a single, determinate conclusion, the narrative strands in hypertexts can lead to numerous points of closure without satisfying the reader. Or the reader can be satisfied without reaching any point of closure at all.

it seems to me that hypertext allows users to have a choice and that it is the new and improved book that allows the viewer to decide on the ending that they want. However, i feel that books should not have a ambiguous ending where the reader decides, it’s like a open conversation that never ends because of the back and forth interaction, it’s just a little… mind boggling that we as human do not want closure.

This weeks symposium questions focused on about the art, culture and technology, the potential of hypertext and if we will ever be satisfied with it.

1. Can technology progress independently of art and culture?

Technology => Art => Culture The tutors had a discussion about it, one of them said that technology and culture are not separate and that technology came from artistic desires. I remember in one of my communication module i had a reading on what is technology and what i remembered from it was that Technology, is a body of knowledge that creates tool, develop skills, and extract or collect materials therefore, everything is technology, culture and art. Art is just a technology practice.

2.What is the untapped potential of hypertext? Will we ever be satisfied with it?

What Adrian said in the symposium to ans this question really resonated with me as I never thought about it this way before, he said that on the world wide web, everything is equidistant meaning to say that in a book for example, chapter 10 on the web, will be of same distance as chapter 4, 3 , 2 , 1. and this leads us to the concept of hypertext where there is a reciprocating function unlike a link and it works in the past, present and future. Will we ever be satisfied with the potential of technology? I say no. definitely not. We are evolving, our needs are evolving and therefore there will always be a demand for the next shiny new toy. one will never be satisfied hence greed is one of our 7 deadly sin.

 

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This is the first HTML page that I’m writing for network media. I have a blog and a second simple webpage too.

i am enrolled in network media in the School of Media and Communication.

              

The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer computer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. Using an FTP client is a method to upload, download, and manage files on our server. 

FTP Clients:

• Cyberduck
• Fetch
• Filezilla
• Feign

However, we are using Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)

Instructions to log in:

Server: proxy.rmit.edu.au

Port: 1080

Username password: student ID

 

I finally caught the hyped about show Lucy. I must say it really questions human abilities and also it reminds me of when i went to Dr. Michio Kaku’s (celebrity physicist) talk. The difference between humans and animals is the fact that they have no concept of tomorrow however, a dolphin is smarter than us using a higher percentage of their brain  and using sonar to navigate the seas and objects in them. Dolphin brains also have many features correlated with higher brain functions similar to human brains. Research has shown that they comprehend language, at least certain whistled commands. Captive dolphins also have been taught to answer yes or no when asked simple questions with about 75 percent accuracy.

If we can only access 15% of our brain imagine the  things we can do and how our society would be more advanced, Dr Kaku did mention that the internet is just a communication tool for the future, if we access 15% we can actually communicate with sonar waves. The possibilities are endless.

 

Edit: Today in symposium we talked about this electrowaves thing which kinda links to what i said here, we have electromagnetic waves flowing through all of us and we a re fueling the internet in a sense we are worker ants working for the queen ant aka internet.