RR06, CR06

The reading this week was pretty long. For the most part it brought up challenging dilemmas. It seems like we got screwed by the industrial revolution, and we're still using the same system of operation that got us screwed in the first place. It's kinda like sticking to what we know what works. I liked how they described today's industrial infrastructure as linear- the goal is to get products to consumer as quick as possible without much consideration for other consequences. The cradle to grave model for design. I thought it was interesting how in this particular situation universal design did more harm than good. They used Detergent as an example. I never though universal design could do the type of damage it described. However it seems like according to the book everything i touch and eat is slowly killing me. Which starts to get a little annoying. But they did have some logic to back up their claim, whereas my proof comes from the logic of "if it doesn't kill you, it'll make you stronger" maybe i should change that if i want to live to see grandchildren. They brought up some interesting point about mono-culture I agree that nature and biodiversity is better for the ecosystem...however we don't have enough farmers or land to feed our country without using the aid of chemicals and specialized farming. That's kinda an interesting problem to toggle around in your head.

The RIP! a remix manifesto was pretty entertaining. The rule of copyright is so complicated. Like the movie stated, just don't piss off the people who has the money to sue you. Luckily as a student most of the things i used are for academic purposes so that's kinda a loop hole around that. But i feel like people always building on the creative idea of others. I mean that ted talk i linked to a while back about "ideas having sex" and how the modern design of a mouse reflects the design of the a flint head back thousands of years ago. Oh it also reminds me of this pretty cool site that one of my instructor told me about a while back it's hitrecord It's pretty much the same concept.. ideas having sex. So pretty much you post up something and someone else can take it, add stuff, repost.. and others do the same until you have something interesting.