About Michael J. Faris
I study rhetoric and composition as a PhD student in the English Department at Penn State University.
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Category Archives: Technology
democratic hopes vs technological actualities
This video is a great response to idealized views that the Internet will bring about democracy: h/t the blogora
Posted in Internet culture, Technology
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Poster (2006): Information Please
Information Please: Culture and Politics in the Age of Digital Machines by Mark Poster My rating: 4 of 5 stars In Information Please, Mark Poster asks how information works differently when it is mediated through digital machines, arguing that much … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Identity and Identification, Social, Technology
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My Blackberry Is Not Working
Thank you Sara for sending me this great BBC skit:
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Kids investigating “ancient” technologies
via Dennis Jerz, here’s a great video of French youngsters exploring “ancient” devices (like the GameBoy and floppy disks). Like Dennis, I was delighted by the occurrence at roughly 2:40.
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