It's been almost a month and a half and I haven't touched any form of social media. No Facebook, no Twitter, never have had an instagram account.
I'm not sure what made me stop using social media, but I can say that i've been getting a lot more work done. Instead of procrastinating papers and assignments by going on FB and Twitter, i've just been getting my work done in a timely fashion, and the quality of the work seems to be much better.
I have nothing against social media, i just grew out of it. I don't need to see what stupid quizzes or surveys my friends are taking.
If my friends want to get a hold of me, they have my phone number. Facebook wasn't the end all of communication, it was just another form of it.
I feel better without being on Facebook and other sites. I know eventually i'll probably reactivate my account, but right now i dont miss it and havent even thought about going on it since i got rid of it.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Friday, April 3, 2015
Tough Guise II
After watching most of Tough Guise II, the thing that really stands out to me is how much media downplays the violence that occurs when men commit that violence.
Its astonishing how when a school shooting occurs, the media just talks about an incident or shooting occurring and never talk about how it's all male shooters and that it's usually men who commit these crimes.
However, when women are fighting or doing criminal things, its always blown up in the media about how its women being violent against each other.
Its astonishing how when a school shooting occurs, the media just talks about an incident or shooting occurring and never talk about how it's all male shooters and that it's usually men who commit these crimes.
However, when women are fighting or doing criminal things, its always blown up in the media about how its women being violent against each other.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Social Inequality
I love video games. I grew playing games and have been gaming for about 22 years now. I've seen many console generations and many different games in my lifetime.
Many games are geared towards men, with brutal violence, car chases, trash talking on Call of Duty over the internet, and stealing cars in Grand Theft Auto.
One big issue with games is social inequality and the way they represent women. Many games have male lead characters and hold the women in small roles. One example is Super Mario Bros. where Princess Peach is always being kidnapped by Bowser and as Mario it is your job to save her, time and time again. Year after year the Princess gets kidnapped.
When Tomb Raider was first released, it was a high profile game with a female lead character. Unfortunately, Lara Croft was seen as a sex object throughout the game, with large breasts that bounced as you ran (and you ran a lot) and short shorts.
Many women are either sex objects, or victims in games. When Tomb Raider was rebooted and brought back by the company Crystal Dynamics, Lara Croft was no longer a sex object. She was a scared girl trapped on an island fighting for survival.
After playing the new Tomb Raider, I believed Croft to be a fighter and a survivalist, not some little sex symbol that I'm controlling in a video game.
The industry seems to be changing, but it's not doing it fast enough. For every game with a female lead, there are dozens of games with a male lead. Girls play video games just as much as guys do and hopefully things will even out between the genders in video games.
Games are for everyone, and no one race or gender should be left out of games. More female leads that arent sex objects is a right direction for the gaming industry and hopefully we can get more amazing games like the new Tomb Raider where we dont have to worry about sexy women, instead we can play an amazing game with a great female lead that is more down to earth.
Many games are geared towards men, with brutal violence, car chases, trash talking on Call of Duty over the internet, and stealing cars in Grand Theft Auto.
One big issue with games is social inequality and the way they represent women. Many games have male lead characters and hold the women in small roles. One example is Super Mario Bros. where Princess Peach is always being kidnapped by Bowser and as Mario it is your job to save her, time and time again. Year after year the Princess gets kidnapped.
When Tomb Raider was first released, it was a high profile game with a female lead character. Unfortunately, Lara Croft was seen as a sex object throughout the game, with large breasts that bounced as you ran (and you ran a lot) and short shorts.
Many women are either sex objects, or victims in games. When Tomb Raider was rebooted and brought back by the company Crystal Dynamics, Lara Croft was no longer a sex object. She was a scared girl trapped on an island fighting for survival.
After playing the new Tomb Raider, I believed Croft to be a fighter and a survivalist, not some little sex symbol that I'm controlling in a video game.
The industry seems to be changing, but it's not doing it fast enough. For every game with a female lead, there are dozens of games with a male lead. Girls play video games just as much as guys do and hopefully things will even out between the genders in video games.
Games are for everyone, and no one race or gender should be left out of games. More female leads that arent sex objects is a right direction for the gaming industry and hopefully we can get more amazing games like the new Tomb Raider where we dont have to worry about sexy women, instead we can play an amazing game with a great female lead that is more down to earth.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Net Neutrality and media
I am an avid Netflix fan, and I play many video games online. Over the last few years, Net Neutrality has been a huge issue for internet users.
Recently, the FCC decided to vote for Net Neutrality and classifying the internet as a utility. This means that Internet Service Providers can no longer throttle your internet or charge extra for access to certain websites or services.
This decision by the FCC is a huge win to keep the internet open and free for all to use.
I bought a 65" 4K television and if it wasn't for an open internet, I would not have been able to sit on my couch and enjoy House of Cards in 4K over this past weekend. If some ISP's has their way, i would have had to pay extra money to access Netflix over my ISPs service.
The way we interact with the internet could have been completely destroyed if Net Neutrality didn't pass, and I for one am glad it did pass.
Recently, the FCC decided to vote for Net Neutrality and classifying the internet as a utility. This means that Internet Service Providers can no longer throttle your internet or charge extra for access to certain websites or services.
This decision by the FCC is a huge win to keep the internet open and free for all to use.
I bought a 65" 4K television and if it wasn't for an open internet, I would not have been able to sit on my couch and enjoy House of Cards in 4K over this past weekend. If some ISP's has their way, i would have had to pay extra money to access Netflix over my ISPs service.
The way we interact with the internet could have been completely destroyed if Net Neutrality didn't pass, and I for one am glad it did pass.
Friday, February 6, 2015
Life without media
When I was growing up, the internet wasn't a big thing. It was just becoming popular so when I was a teenager, or a little younger the internet boom happened. Me and my friends grew up with AOL and AIM and all that nonsense.
Trying to go a day without media was not fun. I couldn't get through an hour. Every morning I do the same thing. I check my phone, check my email, and then watch the news before I shower. Not being able to do that really made my head spin.
After growing up with all the new technology that we have, and being a huge technology freak; i realized i couldn't go a day without media, let alone an hour or two.
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