Hackers like what they do, and they’re good at it. Individuals have hobbies because they are interested and enjoy whatever it is they are undertaking. Is that not the same with hacktivists and hackers? The notion of ‘The Game’ (there …
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#StopGamerGate: One Tweet to Ruin them All
From birth we are told that our ‘actions speak louder’ than our words, so what do our tweets, posts and online presences fall into? The internet is a powerful source, not only does it allow for the freedom of any …
Second Semester Break Thoughts
So it is that time of year again. Its transitioning from a life of frostbite, hot chocolate, blankets with books and movies and the best thing of all the ending of all my favourite anime, to a journey of summer …
You know what they say, 140 Characters can say a Thousand Words
Twitter as a facet of social media and the new paradigm of user aggregation, curation and production encapsulates the idea of collective intelligence demonstrating itself. Allowing for the leveraging of power law distributions, the long tail and the aggregate as a concept. …
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A Spoon full of Freedom makes The Closed Source go Down
For as long as I can remember I have always thought of Apple being the superior technology in relation to mobile phones, computers and basically every appliance in my home. However, is this only because I enjoy the comfort of …
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My Best Friend Metadata
A brilliant point brought up by my lecturer Ted Mitew made me realise how disturbing our society online truly is, and how these ‘walled gardens’ are able to grasp hold of our deepest darkest secrets better then any human being …
The Class of DIGC202 2016 and the Chronic Task of Sorting
With the world becoming increasingly intangible and moving towards the immaterial landscape, it is not difficult to understand the concept of ‘The Chronic Task of Sorting.’ This concept relates to the idea of ‘Liquid Labour’ and the ways in which this …
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The Speed and Scale of Information Networks has Revolutionised Communication
The way the world in which we live has become so dependent on the centralised hub and information networks we use today is quite fascinating. With the homogenization of space and time, we can now predict the weather in real time, …
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