1-24-2012+Agenda

// January 24th // Ethnography and Agency//—discussion// Due: Essay Suggested Readings: q Clifford, James, "On Collecting Art and Culture," in __Out There__, pp. 141- 169.

Sir Ken Robinson on Changing Educational Paradigms

Someone wanted to talk about Anonymous, here's the link they gave, Anonymous - Don't Mess With Us Duration: 1:11

Here is an interview with an Anonymous Affiliate talking about Operation Megaupload and their future events. Russia Today - Megaupload Op: Anonymous downs FBI, DoJ, music sites in biggest attack ever Duration: 8:38

This song was produced by many major artists in support of megaupload when it was taken down last year. Fifth megaupload arrest Anonymous disowns Megaupload Alternative Megaupload founder denied bail Megaupload Song Duration: 4:17

Hungry Beast Videos On EVERYTHING!!!!!!! Hungry Beast - Net NeutralityDuration: 4:54 - Marc Fennell walks us through probably one of the most important issues of our time...

Hungry Beast - SERCO: The Biggest Company You've Never Heard Of Duration: 2:21 - SERCO is one of the largest companies in the world, and chances are you haven't heard of it.

Hungry Beast - The Offline Social NetworkDuration: 1:40 - Two guys walking around asking people the same questions they get asked when they sign up to Facebook. Will hilarity ensue? You betcha!

Hungry Beast - Product DISplacementDuration: 3:34 - What if the best way of selling a brand was without the brand at all?

Hungry Beast - StuxnetDuration: 3:30 - In June (2010) last year, a computer virus called Stuxnet was discovered lurking in the databanks of power plants, traffic control systems and factories around the world.

Hungry Beast - Obama's EntourageDuration: 2:41 - When US President Barack Obama visits us next week, he won't be travelling light. From throat lozenges to supplies of his blood type and an entourage of 500 people, he's one man with a shedload of excess baggage. As one US official puts it: "When the president travels, the White House travels with him".

Hungry Beast - GoogleDuration: 2:46 - Meet Google. The noun that became a verb. The world's favourite search engine, and the company whose motto is "Don't be evil..."

Hungry Beast - The Great Firewall of ChinaDuration: 3:33 - It's the largest, most innovative internet censorship programme in the world: but how does it work? Marc Fennell climbs the Great Firewall of China - it's bigger, badder and better than you think.

Hungry Beast - Who is ASIO? Duration: 2:48 - ASIO has grown from a $60 million dollar organization in 2001 to have a budget of $350 million dollars today. We find out how they got there and what it takes to keep Australia secure.

Hungry Beast - Killing the NetDuration: 4:31 - Who is trying to kill the net, who is trying to keep it free!

Hungry Beast - The Uncanny Valley Duration: 3:47 - You know that weird feeling you get when you see an animated version of a human? When you saw Angelina Jolie in Beowulf you? Young Jeff Bridges in Tron Legacy? Well that sense of unease has a name... The Uncanny Vally.

TEDx UofM Marvin Ammori - Freedom of Speech Duration: 15:17 TED Clay Shirky - Why SOPA is a bad idea Duration: 13:59 WTF is SOPA? aka The American Government trying to ruin the internet Duration: 21:12 This is possibly one of the best ways I have heard SOPA described. It's a bit long but defiantly worth it. He is able to make jokes and introduce humor to a very very important issue.