Tech Annoyance

"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity."

Albert Einstein

Technology  has become a necessary tool for our everyday lives. With the rise of social media tools and apps we fall to the mercy of technology one way or another. As technology rises so does the problems with it. With every advance it takes there's always seems to have a problem or bug that needs to be improve in the next version or update.

In the link above it talks about several pet peeves on certain technology. I can fully agree with most of the items listed above. One in particular is Captcha. Although I understand the use for it, I still do not like it. Seems to me that it does not really suppress hacking but rather slows down or just annoys users that forgot  their password.

Credit Card Machines, QR codes, phone recognition are all annoyances that one must deal with if they want to further its uses. While the idea is a good one and its sole reason is to benefit others it still has that tick that makes it almost unbearable.

I understand the difficulty of machines, if Terminator, IRobot, The Matrix have taught me anything is that machines/technology can be a great asset to humanity but it can also a pain to deal with. 











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Social Media Today

"When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in  really good place." Mark Zuckerburg, CEO & founder of Facebook.

In a time where social media is all around us, there have been a drop of a few that uses social media. According to this article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2200880/A-THIRD-U-S-population-refrains-using-Facebook-Twitter.html

There are people in the world, at least 1/3 of the world that refuses to use Facebook or twitter. A survey was taken to find a deeper answer to why some don use any social media.

It seems a lot are afraid of hackers that may potentially steal one's identity. While hackers and viruses are potential threats, many people also just do not want a Facebook or a Twitter, While I have Facebook I do not have a twitter or Myspace account. Some people do not wish to set up or create an account or maybe do not even know how. One reason why the decline of accounts could be that the social media era is coming to a close, maybe within the next few years a new social media idea will rise.

Working hard

“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” Buddha

Technology is ever growing, much like a tree it needs to grow and develop. When it was time to upgrade to a new phone I decided to get the Samsung galaxy s2, I have been waiting for so long for this phone, I heard only amazing things the phone. just like many I did not question where this amazing piece of technology came from, where it was created, what materials, how many work on, etc. This article reports that the Chinese labor watch found six Samsung factories with "several labor abuses." The article continues to say that
the abuse includes unpaid labor, forced ans excessive overtime hours, and physical and verbal abuse. it is stated that workers would work for 12 hours straight and that there was discrimination based on age, gender and personal  appearances.

Apparently Apple has a similar article, It seems as we strive to better phones, mp3 players, television, anything we sometimes lose our humanity. The sad truth reveals itself, that although we are evolving through technology but old work ethics stay the same. At what cost does it take to pay for a better device, apparently it takes several factory workers and their rights 

Both articles are hard to intake but actions are being taken against these crimes. Does this make consumers feel a little better? Maybe, it is more than business and money, its about our humanity.



http://gizmodo.com/5940903/report-worker-abuse-and-underage-employment-at-six-more-samsung-factories

Samsung vs. Apple

"The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency."
Bill Gates.




 The quote above relates to the topic: Samsung vs. Apple court case by how simply Bill Gates said it himself; A device can be wonderful with the right operation and efficiency. In the case of Apples IPhone versus Samsungs smart phones have caused a lot of inefficiency to the consumers. Apple won the court case against Samsung, however that won't necessary stop the company from further advancing their phones. Some may argue that Samsung did not copy the IPhone, but it is with a lot of hard evidence in the court room it is hard not to see Apples viewpoint. 

http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/25/editorial-engadget-on-the-apple-vs-samsung-ruling/  

In this articles it covers the wide opinions of software developers or people in the business. While some may agree with either party, my opinion is this: Whether Apple is right or Wrong, ideas from an innovative idea will always be manipulated, upgraded or studied to make it better. It has been done in history and will continue to do so as long as people have the desire to take one step closer to advancing technology. 
 






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Video Games, harmful or not?

"Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock-n-roll."
Shigeru Miyamoto


In this modern age, where entertainment and the media has gone to a new level. Even utilizing technology where controllers are not even needed but solely on motion sensing and the use of 3D screens. Although the advances of technology in video games is speeding up, what about the advances of the content of video games. In the past two decades; video games have become more prone to violence then before. There also seems to be more games with violence in them than games that don't.

Video games are just a form of entertainment like movies or television. However much like other recreational media devices video games can heavily influence one's well being. Video games toady are different than what they were in the past decade, not just graphically but the way they are played as well. Games such as Grand Theft Auto, where you have to car jack someone and kill people, can affected a child's mind. I believe that while video games are fun to play and  from escape reality, there are some that should not be played by a younger, immature audience. Which is why games come in ratings, much like movies there are games for children and for adults. Though the laws are getting better with video game ratings, younger children still can find ways to access games not suitable for their age group. This is becoming a problem but there is little video game companies do about it. In cases such as these, my stand on video games is this: Video games are not evil or bad, it is the person who takes it to far from playing the game that is the source of the problem. Parents should be more cautious when dealing with their children playing video games that are above their age group. It is true that some people are sucked in a video game for hours, like a soulless zombie but they are few, they should not be the prime example of those who value games as just a form of entertainment. While the news can say that video games are destroying childhoods, the same could have been said about Television when it first came out. Video games is not a way of life, they are a form of how we choose to use our free time.



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The treatment

Within Shepherd's gates are young minds in the pursuit of higher learning. The diversity of the students within the University are vast. Although they all come from different backgrounds each individual seek a better future. While attending Shepherd University many seek to join an organization or group, to be part of something bigger than themselves. Joining a Greek organization has been a College tradition for years and many students have been part of it. In Shepherd University however is a different story. It seems that Greek life on campus is not as big nor supported than other schools. Still it does not stop students from joining fraternities or sororities, although they are not heavily supported. Which is why I chose a documentary about the Greek Life at Shepherd University.

This documentary will show all the aspects of Fraternities and Sororities on campus. There are many stigmas about social Fraternities and Sororities such as heavy drinking, intoxication activities, belligerency,

but in fact there are many aspect that the public does not know about Greek life, the rumors and stereotypes about Greeks are just that: rumors and stereotypes. Fraternities and Sororities are not just drinking clubs, the word Fraternity comes from the Latin phrase Fraternaliswhich means Brotherhood. That's what the social fraternities and Fraternites are. In my Documentary I will show the viewer the real side to Greek life on Shepherd Campus. I will try to incorporate all the Fraternities and Sororities on campus. What really goes on, how some members feel about the their image and what they think about their own group and how they help Shepherd's social growth.

The technical skills that I will use are:

• Lighting
• Wide shots (ws), Close ups (cu), point of view (pov)
• Editing
• maybe motion graphics (titles)

Typography, more than fonts.

"Type is saying things to us all the time. Typefaces express a mood, an atmosphere. They give words a certain coloring." -Rick Poyner

Have you ever seen a movie that you were inspired from? How about a movie inspired from a font? Yes a font. It is something we take advantage of everyday. Whenever we type, or read we use fonts to print in information, our ideas, thoughts, history and futures. That is Helvetica. The movie about the font that changed the way we see coke cola, advertising and life was a eye opener for me.

For me the most memorable scene from Helvetica was how passionate graphic designer Michael Bierut was about the creation of Helvetica. The way he described it, was raw emotion about a font that changed the way he saw graphic designs. He explained it as " It's The Real Thing. Period. Coke. Period. Any Questions? Of Course Not." Much like all the designers in the movie felt more or less the same. Helvetica.

An idea that I thought was pretty cool was the way they incorporate Helvetica into everyday ads. Everyday we see it but never truly notices it. If I were to ever create a idea of how to expand a ad or video the best way was to show it to everyone everyday. The sneaker the better, most people never realize what's in front of them. People just phase right through simple but effective ads that engrave a message in their minds that's what Helvetica does.