I was watching the interview between Chris Wallace and Jon Stewart and some topics came up that I think really need to be addressed. For one, I do think Jon was right when he was talking about the 24-hour news channels (Fox, CNN, MSNBC...,etc) sensationalising the news and making it about conflict. This has gotten so bad that I have to go to Al-Jezera or BBC News to get anything that's objectified or straight to the point.
Case in point, when former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi held a press conference; all the news organisations ran with her commenting about Anthony Weiner's resignation. Once she arrived at the podium and stated that she wouldn't answer any questions about former Rep. Weiner, all the news organisations cut from the conference. The topic of the press conference was about jobs and the deficit, which is something that needs to be reported on. That's ridiculous and shows just how subjective these new organisations are!!
The second point that I'm in agreement with Jon is that he doesn't just ridicule Fox News even though they do deserve it. He ridicules many other news organisation that have been disingenuous about the facts. I've seen Jon bitch out Keith Olberman about his idiots of the week segment or Rachel Maddow about her cynicism on his show. I've also seen Jon complain about some of the local news sensationalism. He ridicules Fox because they're the ones who over-sensationalise what they broadcast.
The one thing I don't agree with Jon is that he does put a liberal/progressive slant in his show but only on topics he's passionate about like the First Responders' Bill. Other than that, he just makes fun of all the bullshit that's going on right now.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Hard Bricked Phone
Apparently you can actually hard brick a Samsung Galaxy S Captivate (here on in: Captivate) just by not clearing the phone and just running Odin 1-click. So now I'm back on the iPhone, yuck, until I fork up the $50 to fix the problem (if it's even fixable)!
If you want to know my opinion, I think android can learn a thing or two from apple. I like how on an android you can do almost anything you want if you're technical enough but I feel like android should come with a proprietary software like iTunes, even though I'm against this, just so you have the option to simplify things. Don't get me wrong, I love the control you get from the current system but it should be somewhat automated.
What I have to do to backup anything on an my Captivate is first root the phone, then I have to download/side-load the program titanium backup. After the backup, I have to plug in my phone to my Linux laptop and copy all the files from the titanium backup and any other pertinent data (I use terminal to do this, so that adds to my exhaustion). With the iPhone, all I have to do is run iTunes and hit sync....simple.
Earlier that day, my brother and I were talking about object oriented programming...Java. My experience in programming is visual basic 98 i.e. entry-level. This was a whole new ball game but I think I got the concept of objects. If I can wrap my head around programming, I might be able to find a job as a coder which apparently is very lucrative right now; although I think I'm going to stick with Network Security for now.
If you want to know my opinion, I think android can learn a thing or two from apple. I like how on an android you can do almost anything you want if you're technical enough but I feel like android should come with a proprietary software like iTunes, even though I'm against this, just so you have the option to simplify things. Don't get me wrong, I love the control you get from the current system but it should be somewhat automated.
What I have to do to backup anything on an my Captivate is first root the phone, then I have to download/side-load the program titanium backup. After the backup, I have to plug in my phone to my Linux laptop and copy all the files from the titanium backup and any other pertinent data (I use terminal to do this, so that adds to my exhaustion). With the iPhone, all I have to do is run iTunes and hit sync....simple.
Earlier that day, my brother and I were talking about object oriented programming...Java. My experience in programming is visual basic 98 i.e. entry-level. This was a whole new ball game but I think I got the concept of objects. If I can wrap my head around programming, I might be able to find a job as a coder which apparently is very lucrative right now; although I think I'm going to stick with Network Security for now.
Monday, June 20, 2011
My Inaugural Post
This is a new experience for me, an outlet for expression between everyday life and what's going on in the world. From politics that's happening now to new technology that I've come across, this will be my voice, my opinion, my perception. Come along and enjoy the ride!!
I start this blog with what everyone is talking about, Anthony Weiner. I understand why he should resign but it's not like he actually committed adultery! Compared to some of his colleagues, this is nothing. The only thing he got out of the situation was some dirty talk and pictures.
I'm of the "if it didn't happen, who cares" camp; so who really cares about what he does on the Internet so long as he doesn't actually try out what he says. Now, if was trying to get some then I can see why a lot of people are outraged. I do have to say that he didn't handle it the way he should have. All he had to do was say that it's a private matter and I think a lot of people would have been satisfied but no he had to make a circus out of it.
I start this blog with what everyone is talking about, Anthony Weiner. I understand why he should resign but it's not like he actually committed adultery! Compared to some of his colleagues, this is nothing. The only thing he got out of the situation was some dirty talk and pictures.
I'm of the "if it didn't happen, who cares" camp; so who really cares about what he does on the Internet so long as he doesn't actually try out what he says. Now, if was trying to get some then I can see why a lot of people are outraged. I do have to say that he didn't handle it the way he should have. All he had to do was say that it's a private matter and I think a lot of people would have been satisfied but no he had to make a circus out of it.
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