Two things that I find very interesting about my previous blog’s is how as a class we were told to post on other peoples blog’s and comment on them, and how we were to talk about how can human thought be replicated by a machine. The more I think about these two things the more I come to realize that computers really can replicate human thought. The reason I say this is because we as a class have posted things on peoples walls, and we as a class have taught our computer to remember and post our thoughts on others walls. This whole idea boggles my mind, but the fact of the matter is, is that as soon as we posted things on others wall, and clicked save on the website we have just thought the computer to remember us and to replicate our ideas as the computers own. What I mean by this is that when I go to view what I posted I expect that post to be there. I have trained the computer to remember me. I have given the computer my thoughts and ideas and have imputed them in the brain of that computer and so, that computer really is replicating my (human) thoughts and ideas through a machine. So interesting! I have come to realize within this class that nothing on the computer is really safe, because as long as you put things on the internet the computer will remember you. The things that one posts on blog’s is then remembered by the computer and then can be viewed by anyone is they are savvy enough to find out how to read it. I know that some sites are blocked by privacy, but really nothing is private when good computer people know how to get past all of that privacy stuff. So, in fact, is anything safe on the computer? No, because the data we have imputed into it is remembered and replicated and shown to people across the world. Are computers really safe? Not really, because the thoughts and ideas that we have put into them are probably being used by others, just because they were savvy enough to look at your pictures, or blogs and because of the computer able to replicate them in any way they chose. WOW! Ok, well, this is something I have really learned this semester in this class, and you know what the really funny thing is? Is that I have just taught the computer right now to remember my thoughts and ideas because I just put them onto this blog. Interesting!

Can the human thought be replicted by a machine?

The question for the day is, “Can human thought be replicated by a machine?” Turing stated that the human brain is an efficient computer, so I am thinking that yes human thought can be replicated by a machine. What I mean by this is the fact that we as humans teach and input things into a computer and tell it what we want it to do. If a computer can learn from what we are putting into it, then isn’t the computer essentially a version of ourselves? If the computer can remember things that we put into it, it is sort of a version of us, and then essentially the computer is replicating our human thoughts and ideas within the “brain” of that computer. What I found interesting about this question is the idea that we are teaching computers to remember us, and we are teaching the computer to do the things we tell it. Turing was right when he said that the brain is and efficient computer for the brain is a very powerful tool, and there is endless space in which things can be inputted into it. This is very much so the same for computers. The more you put into a computer the more it remembers about you and like the human brain, a computer can store an endless amount of information into it. So, in conclusion, the human thoughts can be replicated by a machine and the human brain is an efficient computer.

Writing on others walls

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this was my random comment on someone's wall

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this was my random comment telling the girl what i was thinking also.


This whole assignement was a little interesting to me, because the whole idea of writing a comment on someones blog that i do not know is a little unnerving. It was interesting, for the fact that we were assigned to do it, that doesnt bother me, becuase the people are expecting us to post something, but if I was just a random person writing on someones wall that would be really weird. I have to say, if someone did that to me, i would wonder why, and find that a little creepy. I guess because we are working in correlation with these people it doesnt really bother me then. Just as long as they know that we are going to be sending them stuff. That makes a big difference. But all in all, i didnt really feel like too big of a creeper writing on someone else's wall. Just different than what i am used to.

What role I will take, and how I work with deadlines

The job I feel I will provide or the role I think I will take when it comes to the completion of the CityBlog is the “runner” position. “Runner” meaning I will do things for others when they want me to. I have no problem taking orders and doing things for others, so in that way I will be able to help others and contribute to the entire project. The reason I have a feeling I would like to do this is because I am not very good with technology, I am just not all that familiar with some of the things that we are doing that’s all, and that is why I said I wouldn’t mind doing things for others. Working in a team I guess would be a better word for that. I don’t mind working with others to achieve our goal of our CityBlog. I know that people in the class are much better with the ideas that are being expressed within the class, and I have no problem working with others to make a final product. If you give me a task I know I could figure it out and get it done, but I prefer working in a group with others.

As far as deadlines go, I have no problem with that, and I actually prefer having a deadline. I work well when I have time limits. Otherwise I put things off, and wait until the last minute. As long as we have a deadline, I know that I will be able to get things done on time. The other thing that also becomes a factor is as long as other people in the class get their things done as well. I can get things done on time as long as others are willing to get things done on time as well. Yesterday in class we set out a “sudo” time line for when things are going to be done, and as long as we start to realize what we really are doing within the class, and start working on the CityBlog I think we will be able to manage our time well enough to finish things on time. I know that the entire class wants to do well in the class, and I know that the entire class needs to work together to get things done to make the deadline of Launch Party. I think our class likes each other so I really do not for see any problems in our getting along to get things done. I like deadlines. They keep things interesting, for then you have stress that “Oh I have to get this done by this day and blah blah blah,” but then after you get everything done, you feel so much better. Deadlines are a good thing, and I don’t mind having in them. I work well with them, and I think as long as the entire class works together we should have no problem.

The body is a high powered machine

I think that the body is a high powered machine, in the aspect that on a daily basis people are pushing themselves to the limit to see how far they can go to get things done. People are waking, and putting fuel into their bodies and going about their day. You cannot have a machine without fuel, and people cannot function on a daily basis without food. In this aspect we are like a machine. People are also going on a high pass on a daily basis stuggling to get things done just like a machine does also.

One aspect that humans are not like a machine is that we sleep at night, whereas machines may rest or stop, but they definetely do not sleep. Humans use energy to keep themselves going, unlike machines which use energy, but not the same kind. Machines are operated by others, whereas humans are operated by themselves only. So in some ways humans and machines mirror each other, but in other ways there really is no comparison.

Things I dont agree with in the reading

The question for the week is how Bush’s or Haraways ideas made sense to me or how they did not make sense to me, and why. Well, the first thing I want to say, in regards to how something I felt was important was not mentioned in Bush’s talk is the use of technology. Bush stated that he did not want to have certain technology because he did not want it to end up in the wrong hands, and instead of using that technology in a productive, good way, that technology will end up in the wrong hands, and that person will use that cutting edge technology in a bad way. This is something that I found absolutely ridiculous, for, it seems to me, that the people that are usually behind this “cutting edge” technology usually are the people that know the most about it, and sometimes these are the people that use that technology to get what they want out of it. Granted the ultimate goal of this reading was to create awareness of the amazing things that technology can bring to the world and to human kind. But are we forgetting that sometimes the people that have most information to this information are sometimes using it to just benefit themselves? Not to say that I think all people are going to use things to just benefit themselves, but lets be honest here, most people, regardless of how much they want to help others have an alternative motive, and really, they are just looking out for number one: themselves. I thought Bush’s ideas were good, if it weren’t for him we wouldn’t have the things that we do today, but the thing is, is that while I agreed with his ideas, I also found some of them to be a little short sited in thinking that people wouldn’t use this amazing technology for the bad. Well I guess that is something that he touched base on, and wishes that people wouldn’t do, but realistically, people will many times surprise you, and while most people really are looking out to help people, you do have to think about the people that don’t. This is why Bush referred to the Cold War as an example of that. I agree with many ideas Bush has, I guess I was just being a pessimist in regards to thinking that all people are good and that they are always going to look out for others.

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