Neglected My Duties...

So new update. Came across Lev Manovich and he's concept on New Media, definitely and interesting read and one i had a little nerd moment with in PPD.

Lev Manovich

Lev Manovich - “what was private became public”

What Lev Manovich is saying - not at all in a negative way (for at least how I’ve read it) he’s talking about with new forms of media becomes new understandings, new ways that people can be heard and get there understandings across through new media practice, fundamentally peoples thought have now been externalized into a way which the mass can use breaking the niche.

It’s an extension of your own mind…

  

Lev Manovich - “Interactive computer media perfectly fits this trend to externalize and objectify minds operations” 

People externalise their thoughts through the way they use the Internet, for instance, if you have a blog what you post or reference, from pictures or text, can reflect how your mind works. You may be able to notice this through user association, how they jump from one article or picture to another…. People that tend to blog, tend to surf the Internet simultaneously.

With that said; its just a personal opinion

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And a little update and introduction on Ada Lovelace.

Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace was a significant part of computer development and science - despite being active in the 1800s - she was responsible for translating and noting Louis Menebrea's Analytical Engine memoir for  Charles Babage, in 1842-3. Which in 1980 the Minstry of Defence named the Computer Language Ada after Ada Lovelace.


Theres a brief/vague introduction to the significance of Ada and heres one for the popular culture:


Enchantress Of Numbers is a film based on the life of Ada Lovelace set for release in 2011 theres not much information about the film, but may be worth a watch to those interested.

Bit of a dense post, but thought it was well overdue.

Peace