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In relevance to the reading we read for last Thursday on Google, this video is pretty much a visual representation of the discussion-I thought it was very interesting!Find it he...

Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guittari propose the idea of the rhizome in the "Introduction" from A Thousand Plateaus. The rhizome is related to the botanical idea of a plant that grows in multiple directions from a bulb as oppose to taking root from a seed. The authors posit that this structure can be related to the structure of thought (or lack thereof) in literature, though they...

In her article, "Autistic Culture Online: Virtual Communication and Cultural Expression on the Spectrum," Joyce Davidson gives a call for awareness of the social movement of those on the Autistic Spectrum (AS). She cites evidence that the autistic community has a related 'form of life,' a "cultural grouping" of "... members who are 'related' in terms of the flexible notion of...

Again, sorry about not doing the primary blog during 3/11... I'll be primary blogging with Kyle.Summary: Joyce Davidson’s paper Autistic Culture Online: Virtual Communication and Cultural Expression on the Spectrum provided an interesting analysis of how people on the Autistic Spectrum (AS) have their own way of communicating. This form of communication through virtual interaction...

Hey guys, I was actually supposed to do a primary blog on 3/11 but I messed up on the dates so ended up not doing that. Sorry about that, so I'll be doing a primary blog alongside Kyle for this week.Summary: Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guatarri provide an abstract and extended metaphor to help explain the structure of thought in their introduction to A Thousand Plateaus. ...

The Hacker Manifesto, +++The Mentor+++ Written by an pen named source in 1986, the Hacker Manifesto is an interesting and creative look into the mind of someone the outside world sees as a product of the computer generation boom, a Hacker.  The writer writes to two very different audiences, the voice in which he or she mocks, the outside authority figure who calls these...

The GNU Project Logo Beforehand, I need to make clear I used an online pdf version of the manifesto, therefore I will not be citing pages from the NMR.  I apologize if this inconveniences anything for anyone.  The link I used is here.  (I apologize, the link is now down, but you can access it online at manybooks.net) The GNU Manifesto was first written in 1985...

Myron Krueger, better known as “the father of virtual reality,” argues within his work Responsive Environments that the response is the medium. Thinking back to the beginning of man-machine interaction, the abilities of expansion were restricted, the ability of full throttle fun was restricted, and the overall concept was limited. Krueger states, “a responsive...