Monday, October 6, 2008
Facebook Profiling
Honestly, I believe that facebook and other social networking programs are not making people more kind instead they are only making people appear more kind. Facebook is a superficial program in that all of its users know that their information will be broadcasted publically so everyone is aware of what to say and what not to say. If a friend of mine writes on my wall and asks how I am doing I am not going to ignore them. Instead i'm going to be nice and write them back because I dont want other people checking up on me and seeing that three days have gone by and I never wrote back to this person. Also in my opinion the best example of portraying kindness on Facebook is when someone reads on their homepage that it is so and so's birthday. They 9/10 times had no idea but because of this daily reminder they can pretend to be just as kind and wish someone they know well or barely even know a happy birthday just because they know everyone else is doing it.Basically what I'm trying to say is it depends how you look at it. Sure your going to be kind to a friend who goes out of their way to say hello to you. But your also thinking in your mind everytime you do something on Facebook that others will see so I might as well give a good image of myself even if it is untrue. Most people kind or not, just want people to have a positive idea of the kind of person they are and what better way then to dispaly a perfect version of yourself online?
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
First line of deffense, against the worst scum of the universe
Bowling is a simple sport, you get two chances to knock down ten pins. However, there is much more to it. You have to know exactly what you need heading into the final frames in order to beat you opponent. The maximum score in bowling is not 100 pins, it is 300. How one obtains this is by bowling 12 strikes in ten frames. How the scoring system works is if there is 1 pin left after your frame then you get a nine. But there are marks such as spares and strikes that score a little more complex. A spare, is the act of knocking down all ten pins in two attempts. The spare is scored as 10 pins plus your next ball. So if you get a spare and a nine it is 10+9=19 for just the one frame. A strike is 10 plus your next two balls. So if you get a strike and then a 5 and 4 you total 19 pins. The most efficient way to score is by adding strikes in a row. Such that three strikes in a row to start a game would give you a score of 30 just for the first frame. If is a simple concept when you bowl a lot, but for the recreational bowler it is not as easy to pick up.
America not being number one at something? That is a shock. I guess considering we didn't get wind of it to the masses until American Idol came out which I believe was a show idea stolen from Britain, makes it more believable. But now as this article is two years old I would like to see how the writer views Americans and texting. Moving into modern aticles like Thumbspeak, well it proclaims there are not trillions of texts sent annually in America so I guess they are now catching up to foreign countries. Not only are Americans caught up, it seems after reading this article that other countries are beginning to copy us ironically. English is much shorter than most other languages and is therefore making the simplicity of texting even easier for everyone now. Although it is stirring up controversy, texting does appear to be for the present and the future.
Touching upon instant messaging, I agree with the initial viewpoint of the emoticons article that IM is the most efficient form of communication. It can be formal or informal. It is fast and one can express emotions using emoticons. The argument that people are not always at their computers makes IM bad is innaccurate because people normally put up an away message or notify the person they are talking to that they will be right back. If not and it is that important, well then text messages, which are a form of IM's, can be enforced. But still IM's allow for the fastest and most useful because even when someone misinterprets what you are saying, literally seconds later you can say "no that is not what I meant, I really meant it to mean this."
America not being number one at something? That is a shock. I guess considering we didn't get wind of it to the masses until American Idol came out which I believe was a show idea stolen from Britain, makes it more believable. But now as this article is two years old I would like to see how the writer views Americans and texting. Moving into modern aticles like Thumbspeak, well it proclaims there are not trillions of texts sent annually in America so I guess they are now catching up to foreign countries. Not only are Americans caught up, it seems after reading this article that other countries are beginning to copy us ironically. English is much shorter than most other languages and is therefore making the simplicity of texting even easier for everyone now. Although it is stirring up controversy, texting does appear to be for the present and the future.
Touching upon instant messaging, I agree with the initial viewpoint of the emoticons article that IM is the most efficient form of communication. It can be formal or informal. It is fast and one can express emotions using emoticons. The argument that people are not always at their computers makes IM bad is innaccurate because people normally put up an away message or notify the person they are talking to that they will be right back. If not and it is that important, well then text messages, which are a form of IM's, can be enforced. But still IM's allow for the fastest and most useful because even when someone misinterprets what you are saying, literally seconds later you can say "no that is not what I meant, I really meant it to mean this."
Sunday, November 2, 2008
The female advantage
The question posed throughout this essay revolves around this so called "advantage." And yes, me as a male do see this as a sure advantage. Getting to go in wherever you desire, consume products of mystery and enjoyment, and basically do what it is college students want to participate in all just because your good looking and a female. What this essay only touches on lightly is that gender is only half the battle. If you are not physically attractive AND female, forget about it.
Where this essay lacks on depth is in the other side, or the disadvantage. The fact that what the female advantage entails is in reality illegal, takes away from having your cake and eating it too. What I mean by this is that if a girl gets drugged or taken advantage of inside one of these buildings there is little they can do about it because they are knowingly participating in illegal activities. So sure it is an advantage, but the advantage being had is more by the men than the women because the men are taking "advantage" of these defenseless pretty women, or should I say girls?
Where this essay lacks on depth is in the other side, or the disadvantage. The fact that what the female advantage entails is in reality illegal, takes away from having your cake and eating it too. What I mean by this is that if a girl gets drugged or taken advantage of inside one of these buildings there is little they can do about it because they are knowingly participating in illegal activities. So sure it is an advantage, but the advantage being had is more by the men than the women because the men are taking "advantage" of these defenseless pretty women, or should I say girls?
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