User talk:Stevenarntson/group spaces/2009springanalytical/group 1

Hey everyone. I posted a small solution section to my fashion part. However, I'm not sure how to format the word solution so that it fits into the outline correctly....So if someone wants to fix that, that would be sweet. Thanks! -Kristen Maherkristen

Hey guys, I just got off of work and plan on spending most of the night going over the paper and checking for errors, etc. Also, I have a business meeting at school at 9am-9:30am, so was going to talk to Steve about having our group either go before or after this time. -mel inthecloudsmp

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I've read through most of the paper and corrected a bunch of small grammar errors. I'll try to get to working on my section and any other additions before Tuesday night, but this whole graduating thing is keeping me pretty tied up. It will be done, though! MelissaWeaver


 * Hi Group 1,
 * This is coming along nicely, and you're about where you need to be. There are sections where you could use more citations in the text, and the piece as a whole needs a careful proof to catch times when you say "we're" instead of "were." Start sifting through!
 * Best, Stevenarntson

HERE'S what I've done, as of Wed. 12pm...
 * Re-wrote the global solutions section. I gave each topic (automation, education, summary) it's own paragraph, so the reader could follow the logic better. Feel free to edit my writing.
 * My own specific solution

Good class today, Let me know what goes down this week... Matt Mattaebersold

Also, still needed in the HISTORY section:


 * The Luddites part has no CITATIONS!!!
 * Also, we need to fix/add citations in the "Diseases of Aff.." part of the History section

inthecloudsmp

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Worked more on the global solutions and history. -mel inthecloudsmp

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So it's almost 2am and i'm getting sleepy-eyed.

Here is what I worked on:
 * overview and reflective assessment
 * added sources and cites
 * added to the film industry section, as well as solutions and cites

Here is what still needs to be done...who can help!!?!?!:
 * history still needs work
 * GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
 * AUDIO and ANIMATION sections both still need cites and sources

-Mel inthecloudsmp

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Alright, I think I've got the Overview SUMMARY part down pretty well for the Rough Draft. I'm off to work, but later tonight will finish the Overview MACHINES MAKE IT EASIER and DISEASES OF AFFLUENCE parts. I've found a bunch more great sources and papers dealing with employment statistics, etc., so I will fill those in as well later tonight. Also I will finish the FILM INDUSTRY part, add a bunch of factual information and citations. Son of a Citation Machine works great!

We still need someone to help with the history section. Matt it seems like you've done a bunch of work...is there anyone else who can help?

I'll check back later after work! -Mel inthecloudsmp

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I'm editing my section today, including some practical examples, with MLA citations. I will add my citations to the list, so if you add any yourselves, please put them in chronological order as they appear in the paper. Steve has a citation generator in his online resources.

Here's what I'm doing today:
 * Adding examples to my Web section
 * MLA sources for my section at the bottom
 * I will try and work on the history section, including the Luddites, but no promises...

-Matt Mattaebersold


 * So I've been working on the summary and introduction,
 * (1 Overview, 1.1 Machines Make It Easier, 1.2 Diseases of Affluence).
 * Can someone help with the HISTORY section, i.e. we need to include information about the LUDDITES, the forcing of people out of work, the diseases of affluence throughout history, example introduction of type 2 diabetes...moving into some of the modern day effects ie polaroids no longer made, end of seattle newspaper, etc.
 * The rough is due TOMORROW, right?
 * I have to go to work in a couple hours, but will be out just before midnight and will try to keep working then.
 * -mel inthecloudsmp


 * I have started to work on the paper based on comments from week 8, and will continue to do so throughout the day, also, I will try to add some more notes from week 8. -mel inthecloudsmp

CLASS NOTES: WEEK 8
Mattaebersold

Here are some things that we talked about in class:
 * Citations (try and get a few examples (images, websites, quotes) about your topic, and cite in MLA at the bottom
 * Solution Section: Re-focus the global solutions, as talked about in class
 * Introduction: More clarity, state the problem up front
 * Reflective Section: Move content into the rest of the paper, leave this section blank
 * History: Specific examples (Luddites)
 * Solutions: Specific in each topic, and globally at the bottom

I can take on a couple of these things, and I will post here when I do.

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In an effort to not sound so redundant throughout the piece:
 * TECHNOLOGY:


 * Synonyms:	 applied science, automation, computers, electronic components, hi tech, high tech, industrial science, machinery, mechanics, mechanization, robotics, scientific know-how, scientific knowledge, technical knowledge, telecommunications


 * Related Adjectives:    alphanumeric, Boolean, coin, conversational, corrupted, dead, dedicated, dial, drag, duplex, front, hard, hierarchical, IBM, machine, multiuser, octal, off, on, plug, relational, stand, technetronic, toll, user

inthecloudsmp

I started spell checking, adding cites, etc. to the document and trying to clean it up! There are still a LOT of spelling errors to correct and lots and LOTS of citing and actual facts to be added in. I also just started rewritting certain parts, based on notes and feedback given. Some parts, like the solutions, is still very rough, and I was just working to get something new out of that section... so it is very rough  -mel inthecloudsmp


 * note:"idea of opions"
 * note: Heuy Log- "every man a king", 40's
 * note: "Double Fold"=book about libraries getting rid of books

http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
 * Information on Internet Usage Statistics, to be used as a source for the "History" section.
 * Info- World Total of Internet Users--- in 2000 was 360,985,492 in 2009 1,596,270,108 (which according to my calculator watch means that in the last 9 years, the number of internet users has increased by 1,235,284,616 (over 1 billion 200 million)
 * In MLA: "Internet Usage Statistics." Internet World Stats. 31 03 2009. Miniwatts Marketing Group. 27 May 2009 .
 * In-text Citation: (Internet Usage Stats)

inthecloudsmp

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Here are notes from the class and steve that I had (I just went ahead and fixed any spelling and grammatical errors that were written down):
 * For SPECIFIC SECTIONS:
 * HISTORY section- "this could use development and sources"  ...   "more emphasis on INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION"... "Luddites=one of earliest examples, still happening"..."give more historical examples"
 * CONTEMPORARY SITUATION- "don't use term 'people we don't like'..."...... "I like the last paragraph of this part, it leads to the viewpoints well"
 * ANIMATION-"needs more research, its much small than the other viewpoints" ... "discuss the shift away from hand drawn cartoons,etc."
 * WEB DESIGN- "what about the issue of money?"... "I would stick to the perspective that doesn't use 'I's' and 'me's', looks/reads better"  ... "The European suit analogy is unnecessary, and better suited for the fashion part anyway"..."Should the last paragraph actually be in the solutions section?"
 * FASHION- "also with illustrator and Gerker, technology hand drawing and flat pattern drafting may becoming obsolete" ... "give examples of the 'wonders of electric instruments'... "in the sentence; 'Once upon a time...or rather, about 30 years", use ellipses versus commas" ... "look at MASS PRODUCTION: ...  "Our bodies require clothes in most environments to survive, have to have physical production... but that leads to sweat shops... clothes are becoming cheap and disposable (discuss THIS)".... "how will this all effect and change society?  what are the pros and cons.  What about privacy and the threat of hackers with online dressing rooms?"
 * AUDIO- "don't use the word 'lazy'..."
 * SOLUTIONS- "we are proffesionals, leaving out the word aspiring"


 * OVERALL COMMENTS/FEEDBACK:
 * "This is developing nicely and is on track to turning out well, I think. As you complete your draft, focus carefully and be careful to pass judgement only in ways supported by your research.  One aspect of the current argument that isn't working for me is the notion that people are becoming 'increasinly lazy'.  I'd maintain that people are just as 'lazy' today as in the year 30,000BC.  That's why we've made so many labor-saving devices.  The larger issue, in my mind, is that we've been so successful at engineering clever solutions, we've started to suffer from them.  This is one of the core issues of your project-- 'should I get rid of these cigarette cravings by smoking a cigarette (short term solution), or by quitting smoking? (long term solution).'  I'd like to see, also, more sources cited in the text & a good list at the end--your group has done some great legwork on the research end, as exemplified on the discussion end, and it should be incorporated in the final piece.  Great work on this so far-- keep it up!" -Steve A.
 * "Cite! Tech is all fine and well, but that is why we are all gong to this school.  You did a lot of work on this, but I don't see any facts, cite or where you got your information.  It sounds like a book report...too personal, not like research.  Don't get me wrong...make it LESS personal...make "me" "we" but you know that"
 * There was overall a LOT of feedback regarding citing, and that were many many parts where people noted we should be citing a source for a fact given, for example, in the CONTEMPORARY SITUATION, when we say "Corporations will sacrifice the environment, the health of it's employees,...", we should we giving examples to support that statement and then citing.
 * "Take out all 'I'...."
 * "The papter benefits from neutrality, be LESS JUDEGMENTAL"

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For Matt???: http://courses.cs.vt.edu/~cs3604/lib/Roanoke.Times/Duke.990509.html -
 * Oh, another thing, I know that we keep citing who wrote what in the paper for our own sakes, but now that we are all going to be working on the piece, and editing for eachother/helping to add more, should we stop doing so? Or are we supposed to do that?  I wasn't sure.  I didn't know if we wanted to take them off before we print it out tomorrow, if it will confuse people???? Just an idea. -mel inthecloudsmp


 * Yeah, I actually just ran out of time, but thanks for filling in the sentence, I was rushing to get some thoughts out, so it was very sporadic. I added some more tonight on the filmmaking portion, though really it is lacking some research and cites, etc.  I will try to add some more before tomorrow (wed), but it looks like we definitely have a good start.  I think the key is definitely just keep writing and trying to make the piece as a whole better.  But I think we should be more than good to go for tomorrow. -Mel   inthecloudsmp

So I wrote up my part on the audio industry, I also contributed to the summary where it looked like Mel was drawing a blank, and a little bit of proof-reading. The solutions paragraph needs work, I just wanted something to present for tomorrow and I don't know if I'll have time before tomorrow to do anything better. Also, Mel, I like that layout idea you have going there for the order of the points. I'll try switching it around before we print and present tomorrow. MelissaWeaver

RESEARCH: "The Effects of Computer Automation on Film-making": http://courses.cs.vt.edu/professionalism/Impact/Assignments/Film-making.htm
 * citation:

Schmitt, Frank. "The Effects of Computer Automation on Film-making." CS 3604Spring 1999 Web.10 May 2009. . in text citation: (Schmitt )

"The Impact of Computers" http://courses.cs.vt.edu/~cs3604/lib/Impact/class.html

-MEL inthecloudsmp ---

Here are more notes from our in-class discussions:   -MEL inthecloudsmp
 * Outline:
 * Introduction to automation in our culture on a broad level, and then narrow down to the impact it has on the arts and the artistic industries.
 * Explore the specific industries; how has it affected each? What are the advancements in each?
 * How is this affecting us? How will it?  How is it affecting the job market?
 * Closing- bring it all back down to the idea of automation in our culture.


 * -get away from profit margin as bottom line
 * -diseases of affluence
 * -wide variety to inhibit collapse
 * -subsidies for encouragement
 * -"Margin of Profit"
 * -advances enjoyed equally

So, I was thinking about how to structure our points in the piece, I think we should start with the audio industry, move into film and then animation, then discuss the fashion industry and then bring in web design as a unique viewpoint to counter all the previous ones, since the web design industry was born out of these technological advancement. What do you guys think? -Mel inthecloudsmp


 * Here are the notes from our discussions in class:-Melinthecloudsmp;


 * -How has the advancement of technology affected the social and economic issues throughout the world?
 * -...but, let's bring in our industries, personalize this
 * -idea of AUTOMATION
 * -what is "fine art", and how far away from it are we moving?
 * -idea of a loss of organic creations
 * -things to look at: job market, social impacts, manufacturing, history, privacy issues, environmental issues(this we later nixed due to the broad spectrum of topics it would open up to), etc.
 * -ROBOTS
 * -planned obsolescence and perceived obsolescence
 * -middle class is disappearing
 * -check out these books: "Looking Backward" by: Edward Bellamy--1887, Utopia, character wakes up in 2000m Utopia based on industrialization.....then, as a counterpoint; "News from Nowhere" By:William Morris--anti-industrial movement, rejected industrialization, a move back to art and crafts
 * -the idea that even though we keep creating more and more technology, much of it to make things "easier", we still seem to have less free time
 * -as production increases, our leisure time decreases

I've been checking out all the links, interesting stuff! I have been working on intro's and how technology is taking over the film industry. I will post some of what I have been writing and start adding what I can over the next couple of days! -Mel inthecloudsmp


 * In regards to the "Japan Robot Nation" Video Link Below:
 * That is insane! I totally thought that woman was real in the beginning! Very interesting, maybe a little too far off topic though for us.  I think hinting at a lot of these advancements in the intro or conclusion would work though.  Like; "Just as in Japan, where robots are set to affect the population, or in..."  -MEL inthecloudsmp

Here's a link to the Doc. I also sent it to all of your e-mails.

http://current.com/items/89610631/japan_robot_nation.htm

au⋅to⋅ma⋅tion    [aw-tuh-mey-shuhn]  Show IPA –noun 1.	the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum. 2.	a mechanical device, operated electronically, that functions automatically, without continuous input from an operator. 3.	act or process of automating. 4.	the state of being automated. Origin: 1945–50; autom(atic oper)ation

automation

noun 1. 	the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" 2. 	the condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity" 3. 	equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"


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 * Hi, Group 1.
 * It's great to see you already getting some links up for discussion. This note is to let you know that you'll be workshopping in class on week 6.
 * Best, Stevenarntson

- Here's a bunch of content that I've gathered, hope this helps.

SNL Old Glory Insurace:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/2340/saturday-night-live-old-glory


 * LOVE IT, Hilarious! inthecloudsmp

Automation vs. Astronauts, & Automation vs. Air Traffic Control:

http://www.flightdeckautomation.com/about.aspx

http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=6018&page=9

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/52002/robots_vs_astronauts_the_continuing.html

Realistic Robots:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/robots/actroidjust-because-140119.php

http://pitigrili-de-luanda.blogspot.com/2008/11/most-realistic-robots-ever-created.html

I'm also reading a good book called 'Technology & Society' for my thesis class. I will take notes and bring it in next week

Distinguishing Humanity from Technology

For all our information processing, we lack the ability to get a human handle on technology. We teach literacy and mathematics in school, but we have no mechanism for infusing meaning and value into or out of our technology. We lack a means by which to 're-engineer' humanity into our tools. We have civil engineering but give no thought to civilization engineering.

We drown in information and are starved for meaning and knowledge. We are blinded by endless bit-level data and information, but we lack any mechanism to infuse value-laden knowledge into the equation, to enlighten and make sense of it all. It is killing the soul of the world.

- Tom Mahon, pg 20-21

With all this, the twentieth century has also created stupendous problems, both pressing and potential. A population explosion in the face of diminishing oil reserves and farmable land, environmental pollution through automobiles and industrial effluents, perilous nuclear wastes, depletion of the rain forests: These are challenges of great magnitude. Then there are social and human problems, ranging from ethnic hatred and religious bigotry to poverty and malnutrition. So, though there is much to look forward to in terms of new technologies, increasing economic opportunities, interplanetary adventures, and possible cures for deadly diseases, we will be living in a fool's paradise if we are indifferent to the problems that will face mankind in the decades ahead.

The possibilities are immense and unpredictable, for the good and the bad: The discovery new and limitless non-polluting energy source could bring about a golden age of prosperity for all humanity. The rise of power of a mindless maniac with nuclear capabilities could unleash irrevocable danger on our entire species. Education and science could free all mankind from ignorance and superstition, but resource scarcity could deepen the chasm between the haves and the have-nots. Religious and racial bigotry could fire simmering suspicions into horrendous conflagrations, or perhaps the emergence of an enlightened religious outlook would foster understanding and harmony among different faiths. Or again, the long checkered course of human history could be snuffed into a mere glitch in the planet's saga by the rude intrusion and blind fury of a stray asteroid lured by Earth's gravity. What awaits us in time, no one can tell. Not all the factors that shape the future are within our ken and control.

Recognizing these possibilities, let us join hands in our efforts to induce the positives and snub the negative potentials. Now, as never before in human history, we feel we are all passengers in the only spaceship we have. Fortified by the knowledge and power that come from the sciences, we may build on the finer values and wisdom of the ages and make our planet an even-more rewarding place to be.

- V.V. Raman

I will post more content as I find it.

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 * Hi Group,
 * In looking at robotics in particular, it will probablybe worth mentioning the phenomenon of the uncanny valley. Generally, though, I like the idea of focusing additionally on those kinds of automation that don't involve humanoid robots.

Best! Stevenarntson 14:02, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Just starting to find a few things. This sure is time consuming! : ) http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-9960868-17.html http://www.aclu.org/privacy/workplace/15646res20031022.html http://www.articlesbase.com/fashion-articles/roll-of-technology-in-fabric-design-fashion-industry-559119.html http://www.makeuptalk.com/forums/f31/fashion-technology-69831.html http://www.crunchwear.com/category/clothing/swimwear/ Maherkristen

Check out some of the useless things we've been putting our smarts to now that we've run out of things to invent. Isn't it crazy how much time we waste on trying to be innovative? Watch out for the first link, there's a couple of things on there that aren't really appropriate, but since it's easy to avoid... http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/05/worlds-weirdest-gadgets.html http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501154143.htm

These are also a couple of articles that made me think "man, we like our technology too much." It was more in the way it was written, although the subject still portrays the sense strongly. http://current.com/items/90019179_the-invention-that-could-change-the-internet-forever.htm http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10224930-17.html?tag=mncol;posts

On a more productive note, here's some stuff on what we were talking about in class about people producing energy for the city. Unfortunately, the latter two are from 2007. http://www.vimeo.com/2503037 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/ http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/03/08/human-powered-gyms-in-hong-kong/ http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/03/06/sustainable-dance-club/

Will keep looking for more relevant links. MelissaWeaver

Found the quote I was trying to remember in class, I was a little off from what it actually was. "know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein MelissaWeaver

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 * GROUP EMAILS:
 * Mel inthecloudsmp : inthecloudsmp (at)  gmail.com
 * Matt Mattaebersold : matt (at)  mattaebersold.ne
 * Shannon Coffeeshannon : : shannonmclegg (at)  gmail.com
 * Melissa MelissaWeaver : lis.madrigal (at)  gmail.com
 * Kristen Maherkristen : : maher_kristen (at)  yahoo.com


 * Hi, group--I disguised your email addys slightly, in case any bots come rolling by. Stevenarntson