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Jessica Murphy

Ask Stack: Should I learn a new programming language? - 0 views

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  • Jessica Murphy on 04 Mar 12
     
    This article addresses whether or not learning new programming languages is worth the time and energy. According to the article, learning new languages (1) expands your ability to use several different approaches to solve problems, (2) might teach you techniques that carry over to old languages, (3) exposes you to new communities, (4) provides additional marketable skills, and (5) stimulates your mind. At the end, one user stipulates that he only learns a language when it "has enough maturity, has a good developer base, and offers significantly different outcomes from the others I know."
Jillian Swisher

FTC fines company $250,000 for sock puppet reviews - 0 views

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  • Jillian Swisher on 13 Mar 12
     
    Our reading this week touched upon the idea of "sock puppets," or fake users "often created for the purpose of talking up or praising a product" (Crumlish and Malone 305). This article explains how a company that creates and sells a program for learning and mastering guitar was fined a quarter of a million dollars for fabricating online reviews.
Jillian Swisher

N. Katherine Hayles Interview - YouTube - 1 views

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      Jillian Swisher on 22 Feb 12
       
      I found Hayles's views on authorship and Wikipedia to be particularly interesting: {12:03} "I'm not alarmed by Wikipedia. In fact, I think Wikipedia is the best source for some aspects of popular culture. . . And it really is a framework that draws on all the expert knowledge that's out there that doesn't exist in the authorized channels. To me, that's a great thing." {12:58} "It used to be that one would be an author in the sense of producing a print book. That print book would be vetted by expert readers at the press. . . But in Wikipedia, there's a very vibrant back-and-forth between all manner of readers and contributors. . . Rather than being off completely separate from print, in fact, Wikipedia has very complex cross-connections with print authority."
  • Jillian Swisher on 22 Feb 12
     
    Here's an interesting interview with N. Katherine Hayles (author of this week's readings) for a program called The Artist's Craft. Hayles talks about some of the concepts found in this week's readings and also touches upon some new ideas. I find the material to be extremely accessible in this Q&A format.
Jillian Swisher

Relational Sousveillance: Hasan Elahi and the Myth of Practical Obscurity | Hydra Magazine - 0 views

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  • Jillian Swisher on 22 Feb 12
     
    Remember that artist we talked about a few weeks ago, Hasan Elahi, who "actively discloses countless mundane details of Elahi's daily activities" as an experiment in sousveillance? This article from Hydra Magazine argues that Elahi's project, which stems from the artist's ideas that "the best way to protect your privacy is to give it away," does not at all interfere with the government's surveillance programs--"it only adds variety to the realm of possible facts that may be invoked when it's your turn to play suspect."
Jessica Murphy

Codecademy -- Free Programming Lessons - 0 views

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shared by Jessica Murphy on 08 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Jessica Murphy on 08 Mar 12
     
    Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It's interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends.
  • Benjamin Myers on 14 Mar 12
     
    I have messed around with this, and I think I came near graduating the free class that they offer. It was useful, but I didn't find that it got me too far into javascript. I did find that I liked the points and badges. Did you see the pay option alternative site (I think linked off Code Academy somewhere ... or it comes up when you search Google for Code Academy) where you can learn various coding languages as you play games? One of them teaches you CSS or Javascript as you fight zombies. If you didn't have to pay ... I would totally get into that. :)
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