Last semester I was working on a project that didn't have a clear direction or motive behind it. This semester I decided to further develop my project, rather than starting all over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H883DfjEbnU&feature=youtu.be I recently asked my following on Instagram a few questions on my story. I asked them; Have you seen my Youtube Channel? …
How global are you???
If I was to ask you what your favourite TV show was and where it is from, would you say America? Well, odds are that you would say America. However, it is highly likely that the TV show/sitcom/reality TV show has originated or influenced from a different country. Example: Big Brother originated in the Netherlands, …
What’s your scorecard?
Currently, in China abuse of control is so prevalent, in the sense of technology. China has installed hyper-surveillance in their country. Where they have ID's that must be scanned at every purchase, and monitor what they do online. The ID card tallies up points to give them a score, to tell whether they are a …
Open and closed sourcing – what is it?
When I was researching open and closed sourcing to feed into this blog post, I found this really cool video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8fHgx9mE5U If you are like me, when reading an article, you probably didn't watch that video. But I'm going to suggest that you rewind and go and watch it, because nothing of what I'm going …
What’s been happenin’ on Poppy and Willow?
I don't know if ya'll remember my very first video that was entitled "Pitching my ideas for my Digital Artefact", well this is the second edition of that, and it's called a Beta. Basically, I'll talk about what ideas I pitched, what prototypes I put in place and what processes I used and what were …
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a long, long, long time ago
Does any remember a time before copyright??? https://media.giphy.com/media/3oeSB0KgZkNjFdnk64/giphy.gif https://media.giphy.com/media/3oeSB0KgZkNjFdnk64/giphy.gif Me neither... It seems like copyright laws have been around forever, right? Before copyright, everyone was free to; Modify, copy or sell already made content, Nobody had claims over their work, Instead of collective commons, we had public commons. This sounds like a different time, doesn't …
A Technology Haven, Earthly Ignorance or The Matrix?
Many modern day Philosophers describe the word 'Hyperreality' as an inability to distinguish reality from a simulation of reality. I don't know about you, but when I hear the phrase 'a simulation of reality' I just HAVE to think of the Matrix or The Truman Show! Are you the same? You see though, Hyperreality runs …
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How one man manipulate an entire nation?
Edward Bernays, the author of the book "Propaganda" states that; "Politics was the first big business in America... business has learned everything that politics has had to teach, but politics has failed to learn very much from business methods." Trump saw a connection between his aim to be President and this book, and he discovered …
Those Easter Sunday Mornings…
As your eyes flutter back to life, you become unexplainably excited to find those precious little gifts hidden around the house. Never have you ever been so excited to get out of bed on a Sunday morning. You run to wake up your little brother and parents, only to find them sitting on the couch …
Who are the “big guys” of the media?
Have you ever thought about who owns all that information that is being forced upon you? Is the information you are receiving influenced by the owner opinion? And should I start thinking about this? Have you ever heard the names,; Bruce Gordon Janet Cameron Rupert Murdoch John Singleton Kerry Stokes You've probably heard their names …
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