Upon finishing the technology readings for this past and current week, the most interesting concept I came across was that of raison d’être. From what I gathered, the term means ‘to make something reach its fullest potential’ and eventually become the master of that something. In our day and age, we are trying our best [...]
In class, we’ve been talking a lot about how technology has impacted our daily lives. I don’t think a greater example exists in today’s culture than Apple. Their innovative products have been altering their technological industry for years and their brand has become synonymous with terms like convenience and accessibility. I think it is fascinating [...]
I volunteer at a middle school every week. This past Wednesday, I noticed one of my mentees had an iTouch AND a cell phone. He couldn’t have been older than 13. I didn’t get my first mp3 until freshman year in high school and my phone until the summer before high school. I found this [...]
Technology, as explained by Slack and Wise (and as we went over in class), is polysemetic meaning that the same thing can have different value to people based on the context. For example to someone the industrial revolution could have meant an influx of money and increased production while for someone else it could have meant the loss of a [...]
In the readings by Slack and Wise in regards to the development of technological culture, it explains the evolution of technological culture throughout human history, from when humans first existed to the modern day digital world we experience today. We must recognize technology as a human made entity, designed to ease and facilitate the daily [...]
After reading this article on Mark Andrejevic’s book, and from having read Andrejevic’s book personally, I want to comment on some of the ways technology mediates surveillance in our daily lives. The integration of the World Wide Web into normal life has increased interactivity between Internet users and programmers, allowing for more monitoring and surveillance [...]
http://its2.unc.edu/resnet/webcams/ I found this link: turns out because of technology we can always watch what’s going on in the pit and SASB plaza (and the people there) with only the access of our onyen! One of my teachers told our class the other day that there are only 2 classrooms on UNC’s campus that don’t [...]
While the dictionary definition of the term “progress” is to move forward, Slack and Wise discuss how everyday cultural sense has developed this term to underscore the idea that humankind is moving forward towards two main goals: material and moral betterment. Slack and Wise examine the historical “story of progress” and argue how U.S. culture [...]
And I’m not talking about getting a jar of Prego sauce and boiling the pasta noodles that come in a box from your grocery store ( even though there are some people who consider this “from scratch” because apparently there are pre-made all inclusive spaghetti packages in the frozen section of Harris Teeter). [...]
