On the philosophy of technology
I am posting a link to my blog in the hopes of getting your thoughts on my recent post on the topic mentioned in the title. Feel free to comment on it here or there.
Plastic Reality
All of this talk about realistic and expressive language, constructing meaning, subjectivity and so on, got me to thinking about how plastic reality can be when we depict it visually. For instance, in this painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, he has intentionally elongated the proportions of the subject in order to achieve a more…
Like a Little Design With Your Design?
So, I wrote Jeff an email mentioning that I was really curious about the design orientation of the program. The more I’m here, I told him, the more I appreciate the interdisciplinary approach to informatics that the program embodies. So many different perspectives, so much emphasis on social and aesthetic aspects – it’s all very,…
Open or Closed Blog?
Something interesting happened today: some random stranger submitted a comment to one of our posts (either that, or a classmate posted a comment using a false name). It’s in my moderation queue, and I’m not sure what to do with it, so I thought I would ask the class. Your choices are: (a) Keep the…
Note: Be Sure to Publish, Not Just Save Posts
When you are finished with your post, be sure to click the Publish button, not just the Save button. If you click the Save button, your work will be saved only as a draft and won’t be visible to anyone but you and admins. Also, don’t forget to assign categories (keywords) at the right side…
Interaction Culture 