Reading 3

I read Program and be Programmed which is a basic guideline of etuquette for the usage of technology. I certainly enjoyed reading it because nowadays, people do need etiquette when using technology. I myself am part of that ratio as well. Since in reality we live in a world where technology will most likely will be around us 24/7, I like that there is a book out there that has the 10 commandments of technology. My favorite commands rules were: is to live in person and dont steal.

It is so easy to be on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter on a regular basis even when people are infront of you, I again am guilty of this. But I try to be conscious and more interactive with people when they are around as opposed to multi tasking my interaction with people and being on Facebook. I still have to catch myself and stop myself from committing these technology blunders because it is an easy habit to fall into. The other thing I really liked was the rule about not stealing. Nowadays, it is so easy to steal people's work through the resources of google, etc. It is easy to pirate and steals people's work that it takes away the creativity and eradicates the originality of people's work. A good reminder about that is a great rule for all technological users.

Digital Nation Doc

I felt that the Digital Nation Documentation was a great and accurate depiction of how students in general and how the generation is today. After watching this documentary,  whenever I would sit in a classroom, I would look at how many people are on their phones. And what I observe is always the same thing - that almost everyone is on their phones, including myself. I think it is sad that we live in a world where we cannot thrive or function properly without technology. Although it has its great uses, it was not created to cripple us. Also, there was a part in the documentary where people were against the army recruitment center because it was centered on video games. I found that strange since it is a glimpse in my opinion, of what a potential candidate would be getting into. It enraged parents because of the fact that it was a video game which would in their opinion serve as a big propaganda to get a lot of candidates to sign up, which I do not think is necessarily the case. There are ups and downs to depending on technology, because frankly, it does make a life a lot easier. The one thing I take away however from watching this documentary is to not get crippled by technology.

This is my avatar for second life. To the left is my fantasy-self. My fantasy-self is tan and skinnier. I do love to wear dresses and I have long stringy hair. I picked the outfit because it is something that resembles to my style. I appreciate anything vintage and the dress on the left is something I would wear although I dont think I would wear it in public. Which is why it is my fantasy-self. My fantasy-self would wear anything vintage and 50's style all day. It is noticeable that my characters physical appearance are not too different. That is because there is only a few modifications I wanted to change from my real-self to my fantasy-self in terms of style and not so much on the physical appearance. On the right side is my real-self. I do have long curly hair and in real life, I am a much simpler person. I also just wear a lot of dark colors. My real-self is also a lot curvier.