The closeness of the virtual world

I was enthralled at the abundance of pseudo-friends, old friends, new friends, close friends and family that the virtual world has to offer. But how close could you get to be in the virtual world? Is it a phase of some sort of contact for acquaintances becoming your buddy, your pal, your chum because of a past, a present of future situations . But then again, your still removed, apart, distant or at least different from the traditional ways of spending time together. Does it work? What if it were our only contact to be with "friends?" It may not satisfy the total need for human interaction, but it does allow for connections to be made. In fact, I've rekindled relationships with numerous people whom otherwise i wouldn't have a clue where they were in this life. Not that it would be too hard to find them but it would take some time, great effort and there would definitely be fewer on the playing field.

I was exposed to a New York times story, Lives - Facebook in a Crowd - NYTimes.com
By HAL NIEDZVIECKI. The gist of the story is that "You’ve got friends; just don’t expect to meet them." when he was trying to have a real, actual get together with his facebook friends. It failed. When 1 person showed up of 70+ who said they would and didn't, the one person that came was a person he barely new anyway. Thus the feeling of failure to do some real connecting with virtual acquaintances chased him to produce the understanding of the distance in the "close field" of virtual meeting places.

I myself have felt the opposite in that many people i thought of as gone from past events has afforded me the joy of connecting to them once again. They live countries apart yet talk to me just as if we were together in communication. Such a feat fills me with joy as i move about the internet, blogs and websites with knowledge of friends, acquaintances,old buddy's and even past loves. But I guess i'm "lucky?" that most of these people are physically unreachable without it costing in time, money and organization skills or I would probably not have made that many "connections". I feel that the separateness of the distance between, is partially the association that we all have in common. Its great but will I try to make it more than the programs allow? It may be the opposite reality that has the opposite effect for my new and renewed relations. HAL NIEDZVIECKI found out the hard way.

The Pic's never looked so good!

The picture i'm talking about is a short film done on a camera that is proof towards the ever reaching growth of camera technology. I was taken aback by the quality of the shots in what turns out to be a camera expose'...now can I afford myself to buy one? At first i thought, this is remarkable how videography has opened up to camera technology, but then again it should be expected. After all, its been over 8 years since the millenium and the traces of design in the camera tech world had started with the time lapse camera effect over a hundred years ago. I don't mean to diss anyones bubble, but it was bound sooner than later to happen. Still though i get a tinge of excitement every time i hear of technology breaking boundries moving into the mainstream. Whether its the Iphone, or the new google phone (State of the Art - A Look at Google’s First Phone - NYTimes.com) it is great to have these things come to light. now..what is next. I've recently been exposed to head tracking and 3D technology, now that one takes the cake. I don't know who wrote the code for this one but to make a simple TV apear like a portal to another active space truly will take Television to new depths of perceptions. As we grow experiencing infinite beauty the we create, can our structures of society allow us to keep on this course of geat work being done?

Do you get stressed over mutimedia?

As it goes, stress had been mostly absent from my mind, but it does show its face in regards to media. As it goes, I'm the least stressed of all the people I know, but I have my downfall. I've gotten mad, frustrated, beat, angry and bitter when things of a computerized nature doesn't go my way. Now, that sounds worse that it is, but it is an area which needs work. In fact the amount of blogs dealing with computer stress numbers is 356,745 articles and growing. Whether its been becuase of lack of knowledge for some precise decisions, worry of deadlines in a fast-paced environment or its the work space and the people that inhabit it thats troubling you, something must be able to calm your mind. Think of how you could better complete your tasks free from overloading on code, design, or production. It easy to say that to deal with that stress is to do an alternate activity, hobby or otherwise but there are a few physical excersizes that can relieve your physicall body and mind to open up with other ideas, which you may need in dealing with either stress-sets or more that I mentioned above. Whether its using tennis, go jogging or stretch with yoga to affect your physical self, you may need something to get the mind off your work for even ten minutes. You may rejoin the work scenario and even be able to see your problems from a different point of view, leading you to deal with them in a more professional manner. What ever the case, you've got many doors that can be opened, and it may be neccessary to do something in your situation. Take a look at these simple excersizes for a start to handling the stress factor in your work incentive.

http://fitness.morewrite.com/2008/10/27/belly-flattening-computer-desk-exercises/

Go for it, and hopefully you can be inspired in which of the many ways you do it.

The Undertaking Of The Blog / The Style / The Website

Can this really be true? Google has a free website! I remained myself unaware though somewhere in the back of my mind I knew it was happening. Do we get any sort of realization of whats happening? Free this, use that, become connected for no cost! Some say, "ahhh, but you forfeit your own creativity." Alas, If I was worried about that, I would probably try a more creative, individualistic medium. Look at what this offers, I haven't even checked out how much we have at our fingertips but the basic functions are there for full usage. I am impressed. Even if there's not great security for "clients" of mine that have something to sell, i can get another company to make all transactions quicker and safer for the "customer" to use. Will this really take us up farther than ever thought of? I say, "It already has"


http://sites.google.com/site/gk1ofakind

Indiana Jone vs Robots

Now i won't ramble on with thoughts of misgivings but something has truely changed of my psych... for real, i cannot find much reason for the entertainment circle with its fanciful frames of media, that do nothing but perpetuate the reality of nothingness. Hell, I'd rather watch "Pooty Tang" than "Indiana Jones" for it makes no qualms about the humour and the story has better laughs surrounding the joy of "i don't give a damn". Sure ol' "Indy" has its moments but i appreciated watching TV with its "Nature of Things" on Robotics more than 2 hrs of dribble on the entertainment cash grab that was the Lucas Film's rehash. At least the robots are growing, changing and developing into something of interest for the human race. For now, the expensive modern movies are so underdeveloped of integrady that I'd say we're already producing work only on par to a film made by the apes of artificial intelligence. At least I didn't pay to George's money machine.

Well, what do I do now?

I feel like i have to do something though my back feels like not. There it goes again...the reason for better health being thrust at my feet. Now it is the reason for excersize once again. take 1 step, maybe 2, and then..well you know the picture. Health is not a thing to do, it is a must that is will. Willpower! that powerful force which makes other thoughts stand beside on the wayside..and that is just of my own. I tell you that my failings to remain in check reminds me of how we have for so long faced the the unbalances of society...not ready, unwilling checks and balances that, unabridged, fall into the qwake and thunder of the economic downturn. Throw some more money at it til it cannot breath the fresh air that we're supposed to desire in the first place. Just wait until all of us wish we were somewhere else, but we can't move from the path we've sent our selves upon. well.. maybe we'll still be able to walk, but are we going forward to something different or is our course a backwards folly? Time does tell...

The Countdown! - Time for no more Fat Cats

Its been so long that i lived the comfort life on this plane of exsistance, ignoring what i thought, felt, even dreamed for myself on this wonderfull episode, that i started to get fat in my mind toward others who've never had it so good and those that had it soo good. I mean really, not the problem of my existence, or lack of pain that i've surely had enough of, but my lackadaisical attitude that takes over to do nothing in the midst of that pain, suffering and sorrow which everyone has to deal with, and some deal within huge catastropic proportions. I write to you now to begin that chapter again, where i left off; to notice, to see, to smell what I believe is the undertaking of a lifelong battle. So I begin, guarded with the "pen" as I wake from the slumber that was complaciently, though not totally, placed on by other's misguidence and irresponsibility in the turning of my history. No more Fat Cats allowed!