2011年12月6日火曜日

Final -The Aspects of the Internet


              I think the best aspect of the Internet is that everyone could have chance to express and show his or her talent to others. The development of the internet created new pop culture, video sharing sites like YouTube. Such a video sharing site enables its users to show their talent to numerous audiences all over the world. YouTube has become the best place to dig up new comers. I introduced two artists in the former posting: Nick Pitera (link to his channel) and Two Chellos (link). Both of them had gotten the chance to be professional through their videos on YouTube. Not only amateurs but also professionals enjoy these social networking sites. In NicoNico Video many professional artists post their videos. For instance, Japanese traditional instrumental players such as Nami Kineie and Toshiya Mizukawa (both are Japanese sites.) voluntarily show their performance. They play a popular game song with the traditional instruments like a Japanese bamboo flute, samisen, and so on. (link to YouTube ver.)Their purpose is to make these instruments familiar to young people. This video made seven hundred thousand hits in the short period and attracted many young people on NicoNico Video. These examples show that video sharing sites provide many users of the places to flourish and broaden one’s world.



              On the other hand, the Internet also has the worst aspect. Although social networking sites like Twitter are useful to get information and communicate with others, they could spread malicious thoughts of its users. Especially, Twitter has been called as “a fool detector” among Japanese Internet users because some stupid users tweet malicious words and even expose crimes that they had committed. According to “Gilbert Gottfried Fired Over Japan Jokes on Twitter,” a comedian Gilbert Gottfried was dismissed from Aflac because of making some jokes about 3.11 earthquake in Japan. Gottfried did a voice actor of Aflac duck. Although his offensive tweets had been deleted soon, they included these lines:

  • Japan called me. They said ‘maybe those jokes are a hit in the U.S., but over here, they’re all sinking.’”
  • “I was talking to my Japanese real estate agent. I said ‘is there a school in this area.’ She said ‘not now, but just wait.’”

It is hard to understand his motives. Furthermore, a MR of Nippon Shinyaku Co. professed to mix Halcyon (a sleeping pill) into alcohol of her colleague on Twitter. (link to the article <Japanese>) After the company confirmed the fact, they apologized and announced that they would dispose of her rigidly. She had created her Twitter account with her real name and revealed company name that she belonged to. Her behavior destroyed not only her future but also the credibility of the company. I do not think that social networking sites themselves are not malicious. However, these offensive and criminal tweets would surely hurt one’s mind and dull a sense of crisis for crime. They also would effect on adolescent Internet users.



The Internet has both positive and negative aspects. However, it is depending on individual users if these aspects have power on others. We should understand the nfluence of Internet and how to control it appropriately.

2011年11月29日火曜日

Colorize your world

Colorize your world!

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This is a photo that I took in America. I changed its color to monochrome.
Wow, it looks like an old photo.

2011年11月19日土曜日

The Four Icon Challenge!

I drew some symboles of a famous movie. Can you guess what movie is this?
I think many of you cannot guess what  the lower right one is because of my bad drawing...
Though I tried to draw a huge chandelier, it was so difficult for me!


I used paint only.

2011年11月12日土曜日

Malware


In class, we were learning about Malware. So I explain it briefly. Malware stands for malicious software that is programmed to do abusive behaviors such as stealing information, gaining unauthorized access to the resource and something like that. As the internet has developed, Malware also becomes various. I guess many people regard computer virus as most part of Malware, yet actually the computer virus is one of the types of Malware.


Although everyone in CIS class cannot believe, some people with poor knowledge about computers believe that human beings can be infected with computer virus.  In 2007 April, a rumor that people can catch deadly virus through cell phones by answering call spread in Pakistan or Afghanistan. The people got into a panic. Therefore, finally the government announced that cell phones were totally safe and blamed local Taliban for telling scary rumor.





However, some malicious people actually upload music file or flash by professing that “these files might cause lunacy” or “they make you commit suicide.”
It is clear that computer never become malicious by itself. Always people’s malicious mind is first.



Question for the final

What are the possible factors which might threaten your identity and privacy online? Name at least three and write possible reacts to them in order to protect yourself.

2011年11月11日金曜日

Google map story



This Google Map shows a location of my favorite soup curry shop, Shanti.
Shanti in Ikebukuro is located to C2 and C3 exits of Tokyo Metro.


One of my friends told me about the shop. The curries are so good! I sometimes go there with my boyfriend. The picture on the left side is the chicken leg curry. It looks so nice doesn’t it? It is my best favorite menu in this shop.






But unfortunately, they have raised the price of curries with chicken legs since the end of October. That is because it has been getting difficult to import American chicken legs with low price. I was sad when I heard this news. But they have other delicious curries as well! So if you have a chance to visit Ikebukuro, you should visit Shanti!



  

2011年11月8日火曜日

Jin-chaaaaan!


Can you find a stranger in this photo? The picture is from one scene of the movie "Armageddon."


Here is one more.
This one is more clear than the formar one. Now you can find a man with an astonished expression.


May be many of you do not know him. He is one of my favorite comedians Jin Katagiri.






I took his picture from the video on YouTube by taking a screen shot. The scenes from Armageddon were taken by the same way. Then, I edited them with Photoshop Elements.

2011年10月29日土曜日

Audreys

ds106 assignment on Triple Trolling.

Image: Audrey (Japanese comedians)
Quate: Audrey Hepburn
Signiture: Audrey Wells

I put triple Audreys in a picture together. The man on the right side looks boastful but he is not actually. The comedian Audrey got popular very quickly because they came in the second at Manzai 1 (M1) grand prix in 2008.  They have appeared on the TV shows every day since the success of M1. Audrey became one of the most popular comedians in Japan. But they did not change their style and have been trying to keep themselves as their ideal comedians. Audrey is modest as a comedian and it is a key of thier popularity.So I think the quote from Audrey Hepburn would fit to them. The signature Audrey is from Audrey Wells who is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer.