The first video was very interesting. It is amazing that people have found a way to make a robot look that realistic. Everything about the droid looked real, and it coould raise its' eyebrows and open its' mouth. It is almost crazy to believe that there are robots that can listen, understand, and then respond to a human talking to them. There could be many uses for robots like these, especially once they advance even more. You could use them in dangerous jobs so there won't be any worry of a person losing their life. I think that the robots becoming too advanced though might not be good in all ways. Eventually they will learn emotions and how to think on their own. It reminds me of the movie I. Robot.
The second video was pretty funny to me. It is ironic to see the video after the droid video because compared to the technology today, the pencil sharpener is nothing. A pencil sharpener used to be a big thing, especially when they came out with electric ones, but today, they are just a common ordinary thing. And most people use pens or mechanical pencils now. It is crazy how our technology has gone from things as simple as pencil sharpeners to the robots and droids, like in the first video, that at first glance are not distinguishable from humans.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Artifact #3: Internet and Deep Thinking
This video was about the effect of the use of technology, mainly the internet, on the ability of people to use their deeper thinking processes. The speaker, Nicholas Carr, talked largely on the point that as we are becoming more adapted to multitask from being on the internet all the time, that people are starting to have trouble concentrating on one thing for a longer time. Carr gave a personal example of when he was reading a book. He said that when he sat down to read, he could only get a couple of pages into it and then he felt disracted and had to go check his email and surf the web.
Carr gave several examples aabout how technology has made people not have to think as much. Before the clock was invented, time was based on people's natural instinct. They has to think about it and come up with a thought of what time it was. Now, all we have to do is look at the clock and it tells us what time it is, no thinking involved. With modern technology, there is a constant line of interuption. If you surf the web, everywhere you go there are constantly ads and pop ups. Businesses advertise almost anywhere it is possible. If you stream a video online, there will be an ad or commercial that you have to watch before your video. When most people use the internet, they are multitasking. They will constantly have multiple windows open at the same time and will switch back and forth.
In the video, Carr said that people using the internet will check their email up to 40 times a hour. This is a big distraction for people. All these distractions have been causing a decrease in deep thinking processing. People are not having to look at one thing and pay attention for a long period of time. The internet allows them to access what they want when they want to. Carr said that since the brain is constantly developing throughout persons life, then when we don't practice concentrating on something for a long time, we lose the ability to do so. As people continually are doing more and more multitasking, they become worse at long term things.
People run into a problem with technology sometimes though. There is a large amount of people that have to use the internet for their job. They have to be contacted constantly and that is a very quick way to get a hold of somebody. One last thing that Carr talked about was the possibility of losing deeper emotions. He said the fact that people are not thinking as much may cause people to lose the ability to get these deep emotions.
I think that Carr has a very strong argument in this video. The internet is becoming such a large part of people's life that have access to it. People use the internet for a huge variety of tasks, so it is hard to get away from it. I agree that people are losing some of the ability to concentrate for a long time on one thing.
Carr gave several examples aabout how technology has made people not have to think as much. Before the clock was invented, time was based on people's natural instinct. They has to think about it and come up with a thought of what time it was. Now, all we have to do is look at the clock and it tells us what time it is, no thinking involved. With modern technology, there is a constant line of interuption. If you surf the web, everywhere you go there are constantly ads and pop ups. Businesses advertise almost anywhere it is possible. If you stream a video online, there will be an ad or commercial that you have to watch before your video. When most people use the internet, they are multitasking. They will constantly have multiple windows open at the same time and will switch back and forth.
In the video, Carr said that people using the internet will check their email up to 40 times a hour. This is a big distraction for people. All these distractions have been causing a decrease in deep thinking processing. People are not having to look at one thing and pay attention for a long period of time. The internet allows them to access what they want when they want to. Carr said that since the brain is constantly developing throughout persons life, then when we don't practice concentrating on something for a long time, we lose the ability to do so. As people continually are doing more and more multitasking, they become worse at long term things.
People run into a problem with technology sometimes though. There is a large amount of people that have to use the internet for their job. They have to be contacted constantly and that is a very quick way to get a hold of somebody. One last thing that Carr talked about was the possibility of losing deeper emotions. He said the fact that people are not thinking as much may cause people to lose the ability to get these deep emotions.
I think that Carr has a very strong argument in this video. The internet is becoming such a large part of people's life that have access to it. People use the internet for a huge variety of tasks, so it is hard to get away from it. I agree that people are losing some of the ability to concentrate for a long time on one thing.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Intenet for News
The article "Internet Surpasses Television as Main News Source for Young Adults" does not surprise me at all. The article says that over 65 percent of people in their twenty's say their main source of news is the Internet. This is not stunning because many people this age are constantly on the Internet throughout the day. The news only comes on at certain times through the day, so when these young people are surfing the Internet they are able to access the news at any time they want to, while looking at only the news that they would like. The Internet provides much more flexability with what news you can read and when you can read it compared to television. Everything is becoming digital and you can find nearly anything on the Internet, and I think that is why many people use the Internet to get their news.
One thing that I think is interesting about the article is the increase in the older population getting their news from the Internet. There is a large amount of people that dont like using the Internet unless they have to. I guess the increase is because of the increase of access to the internet almost anywhere. I thought that it was interesting that 38 percent of people ages 51 to 64 still read the newspaper as their main source for news. With the internet becoming so popular and big, it was interesting to see the number that high. I guess many of these people are just used to reading the paper that they don't have a need to change their habits.
I personally get my news from the television still. I think that by watching it on the television you can get a better view of what's going on. It may not be as convenient or as fast as using the Internet, but I personally think that it is the easiest and most effective ways.
One thing that I think is interesting about the article is the increase in the older population getting their news from the Internet. There is a large amount of people that dont like using the Internet unless they have to. I guess the increase is because of the increase of access to the internet almost anywhere. I thought that it was interesting that 38 percent of people ages 51 to 64 still read the newspaper as their main source for news. With the internet becoming so popular and big, it was interesting to see the number that high. I guess many of these people are just used to reading the paper that they don't have a need to change their habits.
I personally get my news from the television still. I think that by watching it on the television you can get a better view of what's going on. It may not be as convenient or as fast as using the Internet, but I personally think that it is the easiest and most effective ways.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Response for Units 3 and 4
Units three and four were very interesting. Unit three is mainly about the issues that people have with CMC. Technology is becoming a daily part of ours lives, and we are becoming dependent on it. The part about technology being shaped by society, and technology influencing society is a good point. Technology is always changed to what people want and how they use it. But, society can change because of the technology that they use. Now that Facebook and Twitter and sites that those are becoming so widely popular, people are starting to change the way that they communicate. Just as Tyler said in his Unit four summary, communicating with CMC all the time has a negative effect on face to face conversations. When people communicate through CMC for a long time, then they miss out on learning how to read body language and gestures. It is harder to make a first impression of someone when the only way you communicate with them is through CMC. Why do you think that people use CMC so much to interact with other people?
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