"Gibson's culture of the ubiquitous remix is not only destroying the sanctity of authorship but also undermining our traditional safeguards of individual creativity. - interesting. where is creativity?"
The remix generation was bound to take over and mess things up sooner or later. What did everyone expect to come out of a vehicle [the Internet] that offers extremely easy to find & quickly accessible anything, while training the future adults of the world to become technologically savvy at the same time; e.g. HD flip cameras, kid-friendly lap tops, and smart phones to elementary school kids?! I mean seriously, are people really shocked!
Did everyone really think that kids would even consider that it was easier to come up with ideas on their own when they are encouraged to find seemingly more amazing things already executed for them with a simple search button? No way!
It is doubtful that parents are praising their kid more for a fifteen minute rant about their ideas over their kid's youtube compilation with music, cool color effects, and fast moving images the tot put together; parents gasp, "That's amazing Jackson, wow you are learning so many cool things in school that I never got to learn. You will have to show me how to do that." Hey Jackson's mom, why don't you sit and have a good brainstorm sesh with your son tomorrow to talk about that fifteen minute idea... oh you don't have time? Oh.
... Oh right. Stop your bitching.
Maybe I am not giving anyone enough credit... but do kids [middle school level] even say, "I wonder if," anymore?
The media is saying our generations are getting lazier and more careless about things like grammar and arithmetic. But you know what? The man isn't stopping us from using grammar check, spell check, google spell check, or the texas instruments' amazing programs in all-you-could-ever-want calculators. In fact, they encourage it. They encourage the fast and easy route to things, and continuously pump out new products to ensure an easy lifestyle. They cater to the "lazy."
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Hi & Goodbye to the iPad
I have a brother that is dead set on getting an iPad. It looks like a pretty piece of technology, but when there are already computers, ipods, and iphones in our house, an iPad seems superfluous. For a few weeks I thought I might be interested in getting the iPad for the e-reader and wifi components, but when I went into the Apple store, I immediately rejected the possibility of reading off of that screen.
It hit me that I am a staunch supporter of print publications. Since summer break began, I have had the chance to sit down with a few books and magazines that had been piling up on my desk all semester. I've heard people talk about why they love reading actual books versus reading off a computer, "I love the feel of the pages, and holding the book in my face, and storing them on a bookshelf until I can pass one off to a friend."
While I completely agree with the reasoning in last sentence, I feel it is even more than that. There is something relaxing about underlining sentences and making notes on the side of the page when I read an outstanding line, or tossing a book in my purse on my way to the doctors office, or stopping on a Border's bookstore after work and checking out new titles and flipping through a selection of pages to get a glimpse of someone's story.
I also noticed I have built up a get-through-this feature kind of anxiety when reading things off of my computer. I want to get through the section so that I can get to the next find online. When I sit down with a book or magazine, I can simply focus on the material. If I had an iPad, I think the same anxiety would arise. My email and a plethora of other applications would be too convenient that I would probably spend my reading time flipping in and out of the book to get other things done at the same time (kind of reminds me of how I watch TV with a laptop in front of me). It's multi-tasking with no true focus.
Has anyone made the switch to e-reader? Do you miss the paperback?
It hit me that I am a staunch supporter of print publications. Since summer break began, I have had the chance to sit down with a few books and magazines that had been piling up on my desk all semester. I've heard people talk about why they love reading actual books versus reading off a computer, "I love the feel of the pages, and holding the book in my face, and storing them on a bookshelf until I can pass one off to a friend."
While I completely agree with the reasoning in last sentence, I feel it is even more than that. There is something relaxing about underlining sentences and making notes on the side of the page when I read an outstanding line, or tossing a book in my purse on my way to the doctors office, or stopping on a Border's bookstore after work and checking out new titles and flipping through a selection of pages to get a glimpse of someone's story.
I also noticed I have built up a get-through-this feature kind of anxiety when reading things off of my computer. I want to get through the section so that I can get to the next find online. When I sit down with a book or magazine, I can simply focus on the material. If I had an iPad, I think the same anxiety would arise. My email and a plethora of other applications would be too convenient that I would probably spend my reading time flipping in and out of the book to get other things done at the same time (kind of reminds me of how I watch TV with a laptop in front of me). It's multi-tasking with no true focus.
Has anyone made the switch to e-reader? Do you miss the paperback?
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