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Adam Bohannon

Heidegger 2 Twitter: Technology, Self & Social Networks. - 11 views

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shared by Adam Bohannon on 06 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Both object and subject are converted to a “standing-reserve”, to be disaggregated, redistributed, recontextualized, and reaggregated.
  • And human individuals, who were once reduced to resources (Frederick Taylor, and the authoritarianism of Human Resource departments), or “eyeballs” in the terminology of internet marketing executives; are now the creative engines of growth, innovation, and creativity.
  • This becomes even more interesting when we wonder about the context and meaning of start-ups intentionally exposing their office space’s ductwork - as if the open office with exposed pipes re-instantiates a manifestation of the hearth, or at least ‘un-hides’ the circulatory system of commerce.
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  • Postmodern technology uses the hyper-reality of simulations to get rid of the limitations imposed by reality. The limit of postmodern reality is not the total objectification of nature, but the replacement of reality by virtual reality totally under our control.
  • Borgmann’s antidote for losing our personality to the shallowness and superficiality of hyper-reality is to return to focal activities.
  • It takes commitment on our part to engage in focal activities, but the effort affords us a chance to maintain some sense of self in the technological world.
  • Thus technological rationality can claim that technologies are value neutral, and only uses are good or evil, despite the fact that the uses are shaped by the technologies.
  • And technology leads to new forms of domination. For the critical theorists history has always had domination, but in our time domination has changed from master over slave or lord over serf to the domination of humanity by economics and the market. We are given the illusion of liberty, but that is simply the freedom to choose between brands of mass-produced products.
  • Computer technology further de-contextualizes human experience by emphasizing information over understanding. And computers further domination by providing new means of tracking the productivity of workers to the corporation and depersonalizing supervision; very much a modern panopticon envisioned by Jeremy Bentham.
  • Foucault’s view allows for the possibility that information technology could be used to put people in more direct communication with each other and spread the concentration of power over society.
  • MS Word and freely available blogging software encourages us to constantly revise, so a work becomes a series of drafts, none of which is final (just like this post).
  • Gould’s attitude towards design finds philosophical support in pragmatism. Pragmatism recognizes that everyone is socially situated. Dewey taught that scientific theories or methods of logic are tools used in a certain social practice. Attention to the practices surrounding an object are important to understanding it. Since he viewed knowledge as participatory he argued that learning must come about by doing.
  • Metaphors provide us a way of understanding the world, by associating one thing with another. Powerful metaphors are like magic, and inform how we think of the objects described, revealing hidden aspects of the thing described. New metaphors for the forces in our lives will suggest new ways of living.
  • Metaphors interact with technology in several ways: technology serves as a source of metaphors, new technologies are understood metaphorically, and our metaphors in life pose problems to be solved technologically
  • By developing new metaphors, interface designers can suggest new ways of working with computers. If these metaphors are carefully chosen then they will provide a natural model which makes operation of the machine easy.
  • Just as metaphors can help us understand computers, computers can provide new metaphors for life. Postmodern theories of psychology suggest that there is no single unified “ego”, but that each of us is made up of a multiplicity of parts, while Minsky discusses the “agencies of mind” in his book “The Society of Mind.” Philip Bromberg claims that a healthy personality is one in which different aspects of the self can come to know one another and reflect upon each other.
  • This fluid multiplicity of personality is what gives us our flexibility and resilience.
  • Social networks allow participants to explore different aspects of their personality, to manufacture and evolve aspects of their personality depending on context and mood.
  • While some observers might see this activity as evidence of Heidegger’s disaggregation of the subject by technology, it can also be seen as a model for Bromberg’s self as being one while being many. This is just one way in which computer technology, the internet, and connected social networks can show us a new way of understanding ourselves.
Mellanie Roberts

Summary of Boellstorff (2008), Coming of Age in Second Life « media/anthropology - 2 views

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coming of age in second life second life boellstorff summary virtual

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  • Mellanie Roberts on 15 Feb 11
     
    A great summary of the book I read for my research. Wesch suggested and even lent me the book, it's fantastic. I'm about halfway through, luckily for me the first two chapters got me what I needed. Hopefully my summary will be as good!
Nadia Arancio

Catfish - 1 views

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  • Nadia Arancio on 18 Feb 11
     
    Don't know if this documentary film gained much visibility in the US, it certainly didn't in Europe. But it's brilliant and very interesting, so if you haven't watch it yet you definitely should!
sunshine06

Ford Explorer Android Autoradio DVD GPS Digital TV Wifi 3G RDS Starting at: $552.88 - 0 views

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webdesigngenx

Why should one go ahead with a website for a business? | GenX Creative Studio - 0 views

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  • webdesigngenx on 15 Feb 18
     
    Synonymous to a business, a website is the one thing everyone aspires to have these days. No business is virtually complete without a website. Having said that, it's of utmost importance that the website should be creative and innovative, else it would become just another thing on the internet. In order to hit the target audience and bring them on board, one need to get into client's shoes so as to understand his/her part of the story. GenX creative studio is here with the importance of a website development.
Athena

Athena Real Estate - 2 views

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  • Athena on 06 Dec 17
     
    As people with deep roots in New Orleans, we appreciate the traditions of our great city. But as real estate professionals, we believe there's a better way to help our clients meet their goals.In all our relationships we treat you, our client, as the driving force. We listen to you and build a strategy around your goals. We provide data and digital tools, including virtual reality tours and in-depth valuation analyses, to improve your experience as a buyer or seller. Everything we do is designed to help you make smart, informed decisions.The Athena Real Estate team has exclusive rights to premium residential and commercial property listings. Our agents have a sophisticated understanding of the market and access to a rich network of buyers and sellers. We also provide a comprehensive suite of sales and marketing services for real estate developers, including custom branded websites.
raginivecham

Tips to Master Digital Marketing by Ragini Vecham - 0 views

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Strategic Digital Marketing Advisor Ragini Vecham Sales and Botsprint

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  • raginivecham on 28 Dec 20
     
    Ragini Vecham is a Strategic Digital Marketing Advisor. She applies her insights into 'BotSprint' as the Chief Executive Officer. She has implemented effective strategies to boost revenues while decreasing the expenses for an effective bottom line.
garry34

Unveiling the Socially Connected Future of Gaming - 1 views

Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a socially interconnected world extends beyond our daily lives into the gaming realm. Imagine a future where gaming experiences seamlessly blend with our interconnected ...

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