Blog Assignment # 3

Iran Conflict

Recently it was Iran’s tenth Presidential election, which was held on June 12, just like our election it’s elected by the highest popular vote. A huge rally even before the election broke out into the streets of Iraq. There have been several cases of violence killing at least 29 people, and two Marines. In one ambush they waylaid a minibus carrying Iraq recruits they detonated the bombs, and gun downed police, and Iraqis working for the U.S Military. They attacked started to settle down when American and Iraq forces were using sweeping security measures to protect the voters.

Another act of violence that i had saw on the news this past Sunday was the an Iranian girl named Neda Agha Soltan had been shot, it was captured on amateur video in less than 48 hours this was spread around the world. Popular on Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and of course news websites. She was shot by Basij Militiaman she was obviously killed during the protest on June 20th. The video of her death is very shocking they show her collapsing, losing conciseness then dying. Its said that her death has resounded worldwide, and become a symbol of the crack down by Iranian authorities against demonstrations over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed on the June 12th re-election. Its pretty sad that in huge rallies like this someone always dies its a shame really.

On June 24th 2005 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president of Iran his presidential run was a huge one he got 17,046,441 out of a possible 27,536,069 keep in mind that this was the ninth Iran Presidential election, and obviously this year he was re-elected. Mahmoud was the first non-cleric president to lead Iraq in 24 years . When Bush was still in office he stated that presidential election in Iraq to keep the power in the hands of rulers who suppress liberty at home, and spread terror abroad according to a US State Department official, the Iranian election fell very, very short of minimum democratic standards.

Obama had things to say about the election, and Iran shot back, and called him timid he was quoted saying “Only I’m the president of the United States.” Basically what he was trying to do is say that the violence needs to stop no matter where its happening honestly i don't blame him because its always the innocent that gets hurt, and or killed over these kind of things. But violence is happening everywhere everyday its scary that some youth cant even go outside, and play or whatever because there parents fear they will be killed due to gangs etc. so having their neighborhood be not so safe they still want to give their child a great life but live n fear at the same time. Even schools now a days are gone downhill back home where i live a couple years ago a teacher was stabbed, and killed because he told a student to take off his hood like are you kidding me. In recent news a 11 year old boy was being bullied at school, and it got to the point where he hung himself to start off no kid should know how to kill themselves, and defiantly not at 11 years old. The school didn't really take action but to have the kid and the bullies sit together at lunch to try, and be friends now its to late to even save him. Just the violence in this country baffles me the watching the news its expected that the main stories are someone murdered, robberies etc. It just sucks that the worlds has come to violence.

Iran's conflict is still on the rise, and its quoted as a "very brutal outcome" . i just hope they have enough people over their to control these crowds, and get the peace back their so no more innocent people are killed.

Assignment #2

Derek Roy

June 18, 2009

Blog # 2

Piracy, and Online Distribution

Online Piracy in other words online distribution when I read this article it immediately reminded me of when Lars Ulrich sued Napster for a ton of money when other people were downloading Metallica’s music over the web. I myself wouldn’t have been caught doing that why you might ask its because I prefer Megadeth so thank you guys of Metallica for kicking out Dave so he could go on to create a better sounding band than you! But that’s beside the point. Online shipping has become a very popular, and very easy way to do things in this day and age. Aside from getting books, CD’s, movies etc. like say ordering something really large such as a new refrigerator id defiantly rather have that bought online, and delivered to my house without the hassle of going to the store people are paid to do these jobs might as well give them the work.

Bit Torrents have become really popular if you don’t know what a bit torrent is its basically a way to share large files online. Thepiratebay.org is probably the most popular site to download these files. All the media on the site or any other torrent site is free. Like to the article on torrent sites you can get anything from movies, books, games, software, music etc. So this is all at your finger tips for free you can get the latest material without getting up getting into the car and spending money on what is right in front of you. What would you do? Of course like most sites they do have terms of use you cant be downloading all these gigs of stuff burning the material onto CD’s and selling it for your own profit when you didn’t even purchase it or develop it that’s very illegal yet people do it. From living in Springfield most of my life I knew all the kids on the streets selling this material for like ten bucks, and they obviously ripped it offline it like some underground business it seems like. As we all know you can get some good time for that offense. If you’re going to download torrents even though its legal keep it to yourself. Just define your limits, and know what you’re getting into.

Sites like Ebay or Amazon will have something that’s the new hot item out at that times, and sell it for cheaper again these sites are not illegal its just getting a deal for items. A lot of people use these sites like come one computer comes with those sites already in the toolbar so it’s just a click away. I myself don’t use those sites to often mostly if I’m in a jam for like concert tickets or whatever the case maybe I’ll occasionally go on just to see if there is anything good sometimes there is sometime’s there’s not but what are you gong to do the seller needs to get a hold of these items before new stuff gets put on the sites. As an anonymous person i found out there stated "Piracy is a tax on success". This person did make a good point if there are millions of copies made of something you know a million are sold. People make copies of movies etc, and then never use them or watch them. Just because you downloaded something doesn't mean your ever going to use it. Does this all of a sudden mean that movies that were in theaters at one point should be taking off the air because its free? These companies making the films make so much money off the box-office in opening week, and some stars will then flip when they see their face on TV, and no ones paying for it. Just like Lars Ulrich made the huge deal with Napster like your not rich already geez. He was quoted saying this....

I’m not saying I fully understand it. I’ve never said that. I don’t believe that I need to sit down and use Napster as a tool in order to fight for what is my right.

To me he's made a ton of money off being Metallica's drummer like your music is out there, and its because of you being so popular its always going to be there for people to get for free. Once 2000 hit music was all over the internet to download. For example Limewire you can buy it obviously tons of people know about this provider, and guess what you can download all you want with it. But yet i found that he has downloaded full albums off the internet. He was quoted with this admitted in a recent interview that he has also used the Internet to obtain a full album's worth of music without paying for it. "I sat there myself and downloaded [METALLICA's latest CD] 'Death Magnetic' [illegally] from the Internet just to try it," he told Eddie Trunk of VH1 Classic's series "That Metal Show". "I was like, 'Wow, this is how it works.'

Now i feel like him making a HUGE deal of this was for what him to eventually go download. So just be careful on what you’re actually doing out on the web, and mostly know what you’re doing, and or getting yourself into before you do them. I’m sure you don’t want to have to act like Lars, and cause a whole world wide event!

Assignment # 1

Derek Roy _6/11/2009

Facebook

 

            Originally called The Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg would get the credit for making this popular social networking website. While at Harvard Mark started “The Facebook” in his spare time it was all he was doing. Eventually Mark decided he wanted to build this social networking site full time. So he dropped out of Harvard an IVY league school to create something he had no idea if it would launch or not. Lucky in his case it’s the second largest social networking site on the Internet behind its rival “Myspace”. To be honest I feel like Facebook should be the number one most used social networking site out there. Just with the easy to use features not really any bugs or dreaded “pop-ups”. Myspace in my opinion wont be the most used in a year or so. 70 percent of Facebook users are not American, so therefore that’s why its not the most popular here in the United States.

            As to the society use I must agree that Facebook is the safest to use for social networking. It has great safety features, and you control what people see on your page including everything you might have on there. I think that was a really good idea, and more family members have joined Facebook just from personal family members joining I know those facts are true. I’m sure I’m not the only one that has seen these changes

            Personally I use Facebook a lot more than Myspace I still have a Myspace, but I’m not on it for longer than two minutes a lot of people have drifted away from that site, and moved to Facebook. On my friends list on Myspace it’s always the same people posting new items, photos, videos, etc, and that’s because they don’t have Facebook. Another good thing about Facebook is the “news feed”. This allows all your friends see what you have been up to such as postings, blogs, or if you have been talking to another friend. You see it all just as they see yours. Of course there is a feature to increase or decrease friends news feed. Sometimes people go crazy and post things every two seconds so you would defiantly want to decrease their feed. Otherwise it’s going to be them all over your home page. So basically you can see what going on at all times, and always feel caught up with the latest technology on Facebook.

            Another argument on which is actually better is a personal argument on which is actually better. Between Myspace, and Facebook new features that will come out for Facebook, Myspace will have the same one within a month or so. So Myspace users are like “oh no Facebook copied Myspace”, and you know this because you have a Facebook? They don’t its funny. Its basically how do you know if you have only used Myspace, and just heard about Facebooks features from someboy random. Those fights are always fun. Although I wish they both had there own features. I was a Myspace user first but never use it that much I only keep it because I’ve only had it for so long, and don’t want to get rid of it. So its there just so I know I have it. Facebook is just an overall cleaner look. But hey its you opinion what you use for social networking, and you be the judge.

           

Yadav, Sid. "Facebook - The Complete Biography." Mashable.com. 25 Aug. 2006. 9 June 2009 .