Projection mapping II

This a commercial example of projection mapping. This is called magic kitchen.
It is a good use of projection mapping technologies.

Televised Trouble

I’m starting to get really annoyed with cablevision’s trend of charging more money for fewer channels in their basic package. I’m left with a bunch of channels that I never watch, while the few network that I do like are disappearing. How are you going to make me upgrade to a new package to get back the content that I was already paying for? I’d like to try a different provider, but I’m not sure what I find will be much better. A recent Dish network commercial went along the lines of: “Don’t you wish you could choose what channels you pay for individually? Well other providers won’t let you do that…. And neither will we. But our packages are slightly more specific than theirs are.” This is terrible advertisement! What kind of company poses a problem that consumers are having and then proposes an “almost” solution? Is it really that impossible to let me choose channels one by one? Is it an issue with the networks themselves? The somewhat recent rate increase controversy that caused FOX to temporarily pull it’s programming from cablevision is certainly proof of the power a network can wield. One more complaint about television service: How are you going to charge for DVR service?

Isn’t the DVR a piece of hardware that records the programming I’m already paying for? You wouldn’t try to charge me for recording on a VCR. I’ve been recording TV digitally long before DVR service was available through the use of a TV-Tuner card in my PC, no one tried to charge me for that. All you need for a DVR is a tuner and a hard drive, you don’t need any “service”!

Solving Rubix Cube

Me solving a rubix cube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMHPzNuAAU4

I just memorized the algorithm one day when my friend bet that I couldn't learn to solve it before he got back from work.

Dan Gulino #6 Checking In?

Within the past few months, Facebook has come out with a new app for "checking into" any given location. Basically, Facebook is giving an application to notify the entire world of where you are at any given moment. Are there any positives to this application when one sits down and ponders it?
I say no, mostly because I personally do not care where most people are during the day. This application also allows "Facebook Stalkers" to do their jobs to an entire new level. Not only does Facebook allow its users to delve deep into random people's personal lives, it allows for physical stalking. How does it effect most people's daily lives? At first glance, not very much. But when you take a closer look, giving away one's physical location to the world on a consistent basis is rather risky.

How far video editing software can change a scene.

An amusing video with some hilarious commentaries displaying the vastness of video editing by showing how a boring scenery could to into something well... Epic

Green or not to green?

I recently read an article on business ethics and how a lot of products these days are being labeled as green and claiming a product doesn't have a particular substance that has already been banned for the past 30 years. A green marketing research firm called Terrachoice conducts the research into thousands of consumer products that we buy everyday from over 40,000 locations in Canada and in the United States. In the article they mentioned the Seven Sins of green marketing which were the sins of the hidden trade-off, of no proof, of vagueness, of worshiping false labels, of irrelevance, of the lesser of two evils, and of fibbing.
The main points of the article were that the number of products making some kind of green claim are rising fast in this day and age and that the majority of products with green claims are still committing at least one "sin". The mix of sins committed is shifting and the sin of "worshiping false labels" is on the rise, categories with a longer track record of claims are doing better, and claims about toxicity are on the rise, particularly in toys and baby products. So the next time you want to buy a product just because it claims to be green, check again and make sure they aren't committing the Seven Sins of greenwashing.

Binaries

Last week in class, we talked a lot about binaries. We came across various binary examples. These ranged from old vs young, with the teenager in between. This was probably the most profound example of a binary that we can all relate to, because we can all pretty much relate to it.

But when we went over this in class, the first thing that came to my mind was a binary that I could relate to in high school. This was between the athletes and the artsy type; the former encompassing students who participated in all kinds of sports while the latter comprising students who participated in theater program and music programs as well. As a basketball, football, and volleyball player, I found myself being associated more with the athletes. But at the same time, I had a lot of friends who were in the band in school. Thus, I was often in a dilemma in taking sides. I found it best to stay neutral in a situation like this.

It's clear that binaries like this exist in most high schools. I'm sure that a lot of people can relate to a situation like this. I have found that these binaries continue to exist throughout college. In fact, it may exist more in college because people start to find specialties. But in college, I noticed that a lot more of these categories begin to open. Athletes in high school either become serious athletes in college or diverge to another path, and likewise for musically inclined students.