A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words...But What is it Worth if it Lies?

We were supposed to look through some mortified pictures in class today, and choose one that we liked to talk about. I chose the picture of the Jackalopes in Colorado. I wanted to use this picture, because my Dad has told me a lot of myths that he was told about the Jackalopes when he was working in the oil fields of Midland/Odessa, and I have always been fascinated by the thought of a rabbit with deer antlers! This picture was altered for use on a postcard, however CNet cannot determine when the postcard was made. The actual picture was of two rabbits in a field in Colorado, and someone came in a pasted some deer antlers onto their heads. They manipulated this photo so that they could sell postcards, because who doesn't want to get a postcard of a mythical creature? I don't believe that manipulating a picture of rabbits to make them look like Jackalopes is a bad thing, because it can't really hurt anyone, how can a deer-horned rabbit that does not exist hurt anyone? It is a fanciful figment of the Western sub-conscious.

Visit to Wonderland: Trinity's CLT

I first thought that we were going to a different room on the first floor of the library, but then as we were walking to it we turned the wrong way. I got confused and then I saw the CLT room and I was amazed. I have been here before but only for a short time, working with a group from my Seminar class last semester on our final project - a short movie on Punk Rock music and the influence of Green Day. I had no idea before that experience that this facility was here for student use, and since I didn't remember what it was called it would have been hard for me to come back an use it, but I will now!

I learned that the CLT room is not only for doing projects in, you can also come to do simple homework, which I thought would have been and no-no since someone might have need to use the computer for a more important purpose. I loved when we were shown the Innovation Studio and the sound room that is attached to it. I have always loved to make music, thought I am not very musically capable of composing good music, I have babbled with FInally before and I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience! However I do not have the program on my personal computer, making it hard to experiment when the urge hits me. With the CLT I have the ability to use Finally whenever there is not someone already using the Innovation Room! I can't wait to come back and explore some more!

I can see myself coming in here if I ever need help with an assignment, Photoshopping, making web sites and other computer related workings that I have not already learned in the past. This lab will be extremely helpful in any facet of the computer world.

Welcome to Reality...

Today we learned about copyright laws. Not a very fun thing but very informative, since I don't know anything about this. One of the most interesting bits of information that Mr. Jason Hardin, was about the companies and other agencies watching everyone they can.

They are like hawks; they strike to kill, before anyone can touch their nice little nest egg. I can understand that they want to make sure that people don't steal their rightful property, but suing for hundreds of thousands of dollars does not seem like a good solution. A girl downloads some Disney music and suddenly she is a criminal! Instead of attacking their market base, couldn't companies just help teach children that this shouldn't be done? That would solve at least some of the problems.

On the flip side companies do have every right to fight to keep their property and the money that comes from that! People who illegally download and distribute (and not like with a mixed CD, but as in burning many copies of the same CD and giving them away) music, games and movies, should have federal action taken against them, and they will probably always loss, but it shouldn't be such crazy amounts; amounts like these can drastically ruin a persons life.

Everything has two sides, the world is a coin and we must always understand that, though we might not see the other side, it is there and life can turn to favor it. Use common sense and don't do something that you know is wrong and stupid, unless you want to ruin your life by being sued for everything you own. On this issue I can't say if I am for one side over the other, I think I will have to be Switzerland, and be somewhere in the middle, neutral territory.


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