Thursday, November 1, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
KAYS' DREAM OF THE DYNABOOK
Are cell phones replacing the notebook computers?
In 1977 Alan Kay and Adele Goldberg envisioned their newly designed Dynabook as a tool that would allow all people of all ages to express their creativity. Now some thirty years later I would stay their vision was right on target. I was amazed to read that children in junior high schools not only were able to write programs and understand how to make the computer more intuitive but also were also able to teach classes to their peers. Today it is still the children that are able to understand the newest forms of technology.
Parents are giving theirs kids cell phones. In turn the kids are becoming experts in text messaging. The kids are developing there on language of acronyms and versions of shorthand. It is driving the demand for a faster and more reliable connection. More band with will allow people to do more things, which I believe, will lead to more user-friendly devices.
In 1977 Kay and Goldberg wonder what if everyone in the world had a Dynabook? Today the Dynabook is old and dead. I know the notebook will be dead someday day too, I just wonder if I will live to see it put to rest.
In 1977 Alan Kay and Adele Goldberg envisioned their newly designed Dynabook as a tool that would allow all people of all ages to express their creativity. Now some thirty years later I would stay their vision was right on target. I was amazed to read that children in junior high schools not only were able to write programs and understand how to make the computer more intuitive but also were also able to teach classes to their peers. Today it is still the children that are able to understand the newest forms of technology.
Parents are giving theirs kids cell phones. In turn the kids are becoming experts in text messaging. The kids are developing there on language of acronyms and versions of shorthand. It is driving the demand for a faster and more reliable connection. More band with will allow people to do more things, which I believe, will lead to more user-friendly devices.
In 1977 Kay and Goldberg wonder what if everyone in the world had a Dynabook? Today the Dynabook is old and dead. I know the notebook will be dead someday day too, I just wonder if I will live to see it put to rest.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Monday, October 8, 2007
Mircea Cantor
Artist Mircea Cantor was born 1977 in Romania and currently lives in Paris and Spain. He is best known for creating short political films like “Shadow for a While” and “Deerparture”. Shadow for a While is a 16mm film shot in black and white that projects a flag’s shadow image on a wooden rod hanging at a 45-degree angle blowing in the wind slowly burning. The flames are somewhat invisible at the start to the naked eye but in a short time it becomes very apparent to the viewer what is happening. This film sends a strong political message to all forms governments. Since it is just the shadow of a flag that we see it can be apply to any nation. And like most nations that have experienced revolutions or have had times of civil unrest, the revolutionists are much like the flames, almost transparent from the start. The film ends with the flag consumed in flames falling off the wooden rod that it was once attached to, leaving only the rod, which I believe to be the backbone or the raw land that is contained within boarders of the country in place. Now a new flag, which is a representation of another form of government, can now be reattached to the wooden rod.
In the film “Deerparture” a deer is in an all white confined 20’ by 20’ ft. space with a live wolf. The film is about 2 minutes and 50 seconds long and loops, it is shot in color, and is without sound. The filmmaker used cuts and a host camera angles to heighten the drama. It’s really an amazing piece of work. I think the film sends a strong political message in a very poetical way. My interruption of the film was that the two animals were symbolic; of two sovereign states that boarder each other. One state (the wolf) has a strong military, which it uses to dominate over the lesser state (the deer). The wolf does not attack right away but I feel if the wolf is left in the room, unfed, unhindered, long enough, it eventually will. The deer’s fear pushes her against an opposite wall where all can do is watch the wolf and wait for his eventfully attack.
In the film “Deerparture” a deer is in an all white confined 20’ by 20’ ft. space with a live wolf. The film is about 2 minutes and 50 seconds long and loops, it is shot in color, and is without sound. The filmmaker used cuts and a host camera angles to heighten the drama. It’s really an amazing piece of work. I think the film sends a strong political message in a very poetical way. My interruption of the film was that the two animals were symbolic; of two sovereign states that boarder each other. One state (the wolf) has a strong military, which it uses to dominate over the lesser state (the deer). The wolf does not attack right away but I feel if the wolf is left in the room, unfed, unhindered, long enough, it eventually will. The deer’s fear pushes her against an opposite wall where all can do is watch the wolf and wait for his eventfully attack.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Situational Tour: THE HOOK UP
It's only 6:30am and it's hot already.
Hi, I am Wayne Fleshman but most people call me Flesh. I work outside plant for Verizon. My days usually start off right here at 935 V. I work in DC, MD, and VA. Today, I got to meet my crew somewhere in Northern Maryland.
"Na man see that J is broke, you can put that joint back."
"Hey B gimme that Apollo."
"What's Up Earl?"
"Yo, What up Flesh?"
"Yo, hold up Fred, Len say cheese."
“CHEESE.”
"Hey, yal can take them pictures later. Earl and them ready to get started pulling that lasher."
"Len drive me behind Earl.so I can bug it off while he's lashing."
"FORWARD!"
"Come on Fred!"
“Come on Flesh you can ride with me and M.”
"Bet."
"Len."
“FORWARD!”
“Hold on Flesh.”
“Yeah, Okay. Len you wearing that steering wheel ain’t you girl?"
“Shut up Flesh you know I’m short.”
“HOLD THAT!”
Within three minutes Earl arrives at the first pole.
First he tapes off the lashing wire and then he transfers the lasher. This process is called (straight lashing).
The Apollo lasher weights nearly 50 pounds and costs over $25,000.00. It spins around both cable and strand while being pulled. After Earl has transfer the lasher to the other side of the pole he can then continue to lash.
“FORWARD!”, he shots.
One down only one hundred and six more to go.
“HOLD THAT!”says M.
He will now cut the lashing wire and attach the bugnuts to the strand. This will keep the cable tight to the strand and prevent it from sagging. His process takes about 10 minutes per pole.
A deer watches us as we work well into the day.
The sun can really burn down on whomever works up in the bucket.
And you must stay alert, at substations there can be 50 thousand volts electricity only 40 inches from your head.
It's a good idea to a fresh bucket operator.
Verizon wants to upgrade its entire copper network to fiber. Verizon wants all employees to "see the light", "sell the light"
"Yo, hold up Fred, Len say cheese."
“CHEESE.”
"Hey, yal can take them pictures later. Earl and them ready to get started pulling that lasher."
"Len drive me behind Earl.so I can bug it off while he's lashing."
"FORWARD!"
"Come on Fred!"
“Come on Flesh you can ride with me and M.”
"Bet."
"Len."
“FORWARD!”
“Hold on Flesh.”
“Yeah, Okay. Len you wearing that steering wheel ain’t you girl?"
“Shut up Flesh you know I’m short.”
“HOLD THAT!”
Within three minutes Earl arrives at the first pole.
First he tapes off the lashing wire and then he transfers the lasher. This process is called (straight lashing).
The Apollo lasher weights nearly 50 pounds and costs over $25,000.00. It spins around both cable and strand while being pulled. After Earl has transfer the lasher to the other side of the pole he can then continue to lash.
“FORWARD!”, he shots.
One down only one hundred and six more to go.
“HOLD THAT!”says M.
He will now cut the lashing wire and attach the bugnuts to the strand. This will keep the cable tight to the strand and prevent it from sagging. His process takes about 10 minutes per pole.
A deer watches us as we work well into the day.
The sun can really burn down on whomever works up in the bucket.
And you must stay alert, at substations there can be 50 thousand volts electricity only 40 inches from your head.
It's a good idea to a fresh bucket operator.
Verizon wants to upgrade its entire copper network to fiber. Verizon wants all employees to "see the light", "sell the light"
Friday, September 7, 2007
The Old New Inside Out Upside Down
Are the newer forms of art and expression uniting or dividing our society? Do they further expose the generation gaps that exist in most of our homes? Furthermore, will all be able to afford and understand the new medium and/or technology?
Ironically, I opted to title this blog “The Old New Inside Out Upside Down.” What makes it ironic is currently, I am attending American University as a Visual Media student in my senior year, and I’m sick and tried of reading all that clever shit that makes you think too much. What made authors become so subjective anyway? Why must intellectuals be so damn intellectual?
Okay, by now you can probably see what frame of mind I’m in and one of the last things that I’m trying to do here, at this juncture in my life, is to be clever by coming up with a witty , cute title that may or may not provide humor or enlighten some of my readers. But never the less that’s the title and you can plainly read the lively green bold text in the above now, let me briefly justify it.
The old refers to the relative time, historically in which mankind has sought to express his feelings and/or thoughts artistically. Within the text of “Multi Media From Wagner to Virtual Reality “ the authors discuss cave dwellings that were found dating back to 15000bc and the integration of the arts. The usage of word old in the title also refers to old people. Not old like forty, but, old like seventy, seniors will be left out, unable to keep up with the newer forms of artistic expression.
That brings to our next word, new. Yes, new like in new forms of mediums, new generations of both consumers and artists. On the other hand, new problems tend to lead to new legislation. I have learned that legislation is not free. It is most costly to taxpayers. So the inside story is that new forms of art could lead to newer, higher taxes. Uncle Sam is going to get his cut and then the local boys are going to get theirs and finally it will lead to an increase in goods and services. An example of this is AOL to DSL to FIOS each improvement of service costs more than the last. HDTV costs more than regular cable and cable cost more than TV and so on. We have come accustomed to paying for the upgrade.
This brings us to our next word, inside. Who will have the new technology inside their homes? And are we aright with leaving the others out? It won’t just be the elderly; we will also have to continue to exclude those that have not reached the level of our finical freedom. See now I am trying to be cute. But seriously you never know what a person is capable of doing. Economics has tough me that this world has become one that relies on interdependent markets. There is a real concern among the global leaders to raise the standards of lesser-developed nations. If conditions in LDCs improve then the global markets will do likewise. For some reason I am convinced that this global attitude can be redirected to an individual. And in closing, I truly believe that there is an upside to helping those that are down.
Ironically, I opted to title this blog “The Old New Inside Out Upside Down.” What makes it ironic is currently, I am attending American University as a Visual Media student in my senior year, and I’m sick and tried of reading all that clever shit that makes you think too much. What made authors become so subjective anyway? Why must intellectuals be so damn intellectual?
Okay, by now you can probably see what frame of mind I’m in and one of the last things that I’m trying to do here, at this juncture in my life, is to be clever by coming up with a witty , cute title that may or may not provide humor or enlighten some of my readers. But never the less that’s the title and you can plainly read the lively green bold text in the above now, let me briefly justify it.
The old refers to the relative time, historically in which mankind has sought to express his feelings and/or thoughts artistically. Within the text of “Multi Media From Wagner to Virtual Reality “ the authors discuss cave dwellings that were found dating back to 15000bc and the integration of the arts. The usage of word old in the title also refers to old people. Not old like forty, but, old like seventy, seniors will be left out, unable to keep up with the newer forms of artistic expression.
That brings to our next word, new. Yes, new like in new forms of mediums, new generations of both consumers and artists. On the other hand, new problems tend to lead to new legislation. I have learned that legislation is not free. It is most costly to taxpayers. So the inside story is that new forms of art could lead to newer, higher taxes. Uncle Sam is going to get his cut and then the local boys are going to get theirs and finally it will lead to an increase in goods and services. An example of this is AOL to DSL to FIOS each improvement of service costs more than the last. HDTV costs more than regular cable and cable cost more than TV and so on. We have come accustomed to paying for the upgrade.
This brings us to our next word, inside. Who will have the new technology inside their homes? And are we aright with leaving the others out? It won’t just be the elderly; we will also have to continue to exclude those that have not reached the level of our finical freedom. See now I am trying to be cute. But seriously you never know what a person is capable of doing. Economics has tough me that this world has become one that relies on interdependent markets. There is a real concern among the global leaders to raise the standards of lesser-developed nations. If conditions in LDCs improve then the global markets will do likewise. For some reason I am convinced that this global attitude can be redirected to an individual. And in closing, I truly believe that there is an upside to helping those that are down.
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