Ethnography Time.. & aliens?

Right now I'm putting the final touches on my ethnography which is well, lets be honest.. pretty much all but the research part of it. Not to worry however, the night is young and web pages are a hobby of mine. My project is on the site demonoid.me which is if you don't know a pretty prestigious piracy database.

.. Say that 5 times fast..
pretty prestigious piracy database

pretty prestigious piracy database

pretty prestigious piracy database

pretty prestigious piracy database

pretty prestigious piracy database

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Well anyways I'm sure your wondering by now why exactly I'm blogging about demonoid and the real reason has to do with a related site. How these two are related has to do with the shared goal of free media for everyone. (Which is somewhat ridiculous) But if you were to click the link in the previous sentence you'd notice something a little off. The site has be seized by homeland security and no explanation has been given. Why media piracy is an issue with homeland security? I'm not quite sure but my guess is it has something to do with a transformers type issue. I'll keep looking into and see what I can dig up but for now keep your eyes open for any giant robots.

Will technology be the downfall of us all?

There seems to be a growing worry that todays children will become too attached to technology. With a race going on between smart-phone companies the technology is increasing exponentially and making it more difficult to stay updated. While a child used to be entertained with a simple black and white gameboy and a lucky few were blessed with a gameboy color, todays children are surrounded with constant internet access. The majority of "older people" are upset with how lazy and how technical growing up has become. I however, don't think its all so bad if used constructively. While I won't go as far as to say playing Black Ops is good for a 4th grader, I do think there are plenty of opportunities where children can learn as much as I know now by the time they are 11 or 12 years old. As with most things there is a light and a dark side to children using technology. Most obviously the affluent children who are bestowed with smart phones, laptops and tablets will have a sort of unfair advantage over children living in poverty.

So will technology be the downfall of a generation?

.. Probably not, but it sure can provide some educational advantages.