Burrington Reading response
The author’s argument throughout the reading was that it is considered a “privilege” to know how the internet works or how it is accessed as it is only known by “elites.” I like the way the author asked those three questions in the introduction and the order it was done so, because it really gave a good idea on how the author was going to break down the reading. I found it pretty interesting how the author took initiative to find out what and how the internet was used by their self after no one else felt like it was necessary to answer the author’s questions, as the author wasn’t anyone “important.” The author was just curious to find out. The author was able to find the cables and cell towers on their own, without any special tools. This, in my opinion, proved the author’s point on how you must be someone of “power” or part of a private group in order to access this information, since telecommunications company don’t really think of the “public” as a priority and keep this information private due to security reasons. It was helpful to know that the drawings on streets/sidewalk actually mean something and show where construction crew can find things. The author explains the cable markings and the types of cables there are, where we can find a certain marking more depending in the borough you’re in, which cables is more for the “public”. I also learned about ducts and how it indicated what sign belongs to what company.
“Ironically, the reason we can even have those weirdly personal moments with machines is because the landscapes of the Internet are folded into the landscapes of everyday life. We basically live inside a really big computer.” p.12
- Was there a prior experience the author had that made them take an interest on the Internet and telecommunicates that follows with it?
- If NYC wasn’t as big and populated as it is today with different people with different work classes, would the internet access be the same for everyone in it?
-Infrastructure, was a key term for me.
Bridle Reading Response #2
This text really went into depth talking ahout the truth on the internet nd how it can really create such a worse envoirnment for people especially the new generations coming. Making the internet a relaible source could be a danger by allowing teens and kids search up anything and getting instant results not knowing what to believe anything they see of read will become their fact.
“the sky is covered with grey cloud;-not rain-cloud, but a dry black veil, which no ray of sunshine can pierce; partly diffused in mist, feeble mist, enough to make distant objects unintelligible, yet without any substance, or weathering or color of its own…” This has so much meaning to it and could be interpenetrated in many ways.
Id really love to hear what Bridle does on his free time besides right and how he analyzes his way of interpretation on people who use the internet as their source of facts.
Also what triggered his mindset to be set on this concept or what through him off etc.
Benjamin Reading response #3
The reading mainly went over the concept of art and how beautiful it truly is and was in the past. Benjamin also goes over the history of art how in the past old old days art was just seen as drawings on stones and walls, being observed and discovered by few people since these were ancient times therefore why past art and drawings are so much more valuable since they were hand made with no technology or idea to reference too. Art went from being drawn and spent time on to photography where you can catch beautiful moments in just seconds. This later leads up to different business being created as well to supply and demand, more individuals started to figure out this new art way and started inventing their own art. Going back to ancient art Benjamin describe this art as the “aura” of art meaning its history and rare quality will never lose value, also the art connects with feelings from emotions to historical beliefs. Later on goes into detail explaining how both types of art could be different but also very similar as well with the different types of originality that comes to professional fixing up a picture and how to take it then from the different techniques there are. As well with the art done by hand how much work, steady hand, and patience you need.
“In the fleeting expression of a human face, the aura beckons from early
photographs for the last time. This is what gives them their melancholy
and incomparable beauty. “pg 9
- Does Benjamin feel the purpose that both photography and artwork should be separated in a museum?
- Does Benjamin feel that art should be sold into certain companies/businesses ?
“Aura” of art- definitely a key term throughout the whole reading.
Reading Response #4
The reading was about Stuart Halls describing the encoding and decoding model. this is where both the producer and the audience have important roles in the model. People who create a form of media that is based on their ideas or ideologies are known as the encoders, this is mostly done by the producer. Viewers of the show that is produced are known as the decoders, mainly done by the audience. In addition of encoding a message, the sender can use verbal or non-verbal symbols to help the receiver understand the message that is given. As the message is being received, the audience observes the message into an interpretation process, where the coded information is decoded and translated into a more understandable form. This allows the opportunity for the receiver to reconstruct the idea. However, the receiver of the senders message won’t always get the expected response the producer was expecting. In fact, there are three ways a receiver can decode a message such as dominated, negotiated and oppositional.
“The codes of encoding and decoding may not be perfectly symmetrical”
- Which model does Stuart Hall prefer?
- Does Stuart Hall use these models in his work, or his life
“Encoding” key term, “decoding” key term.
Reading Response #5
FUN FACT I READ THIS BOOK BEFORE
The article is generally about how both authors team up to reveal the truth of how big companies like amazon, apple, google, Microsoft work so smoothly and so advance. There’s labor being done to make these companies so great and they aren’t treated the best. this economy we are in covers the work being put behind all the tech screens and fancy designs to hide the real work being done by individuals who could be replaced easily because of the companies size and accessibility. Authors also go on to say we all participated in in ghost work before making us part of the ghost economy, we have to stop believing this tech is going to replace and take over because in reality we are the ones making the tech more advances so without the ghost workers there will be more advanced.
“Knowledge of the world, to accomplish most day-day tasks. Real life is more complicated than a game of go.”
I’m going to be honest I have no questions because this book was amazing.
“ghost work” key term, economy, intelligence.
Reading Response #6
Algorithms of oppressions by Noble mainly focuses on how search engines could include racisms in there algorithms, people see algorithm as just math but really thers a deeper meaning behind all the screens and codes. Its more of a decision being made, introducing how females could misunderstood the internet and create bigger social construct issues. Also how people think everything is credible seen on there searches, could affect those who are already affected by certain issues.
“It is impossible to know when and what influences proprietary algorithmic
design, other than that human beings are designing them and that they
are not up for public discussion, except as we engage in critique and
protest”.
Has Noble has people share their experiences to what she believes, when i say stories i mean like actual racism they believed was shown in searches?
code, racism, Misunderstood.