Author Archives: Kelly Boudreau

Sporadic Posting And for that i apologize. The end of the semester has proven to be one of the more challenging ones i have had – perhaps the most difficult one so far. I still have two papers to do before tuesday (5pm latest!). I have an exam on wednesday, that i would like toContinue reading “Sporadic Posting And for that i apologize. The …”

My Next Addiction? I loaded the open beta of Lineage 2 this afternoon, and i have to say, i really like it. Just spent the last 3 hours making it to level 6, and trying to figure out the player perspectives, exploring the towns, the tradeskill system etc. etc. The animation is very Final FantasyContinue reading “My Next Addiction? I loaded the open beta of Li…”

Virtual, Hyper & Reality Continuing with the trend of asking more questions then answers, i move onto a new subject we just started last week in my contemporary theory class – Hyperreality. We have excerpts from both Beaudrillard and Eco – but i realize, i need to read more on the topic to understand howContinue reading “Virtual, Hyper & Reality Continuing with the tr…”

Technical Glitches Last night i made a comment to a friend that there was no such thing as bad technology – just bad people (who dont know how to use the technology) Well, this morning, i logged into this blog, as i use it to access my friend’s blogs with the links i posted onContinue reading “Technical Glitches Last night i made a comment …”

More Term-Ending Questions As the semester winds down in terms of time, it seems to be building up in intensity with a flurry of papers to write and last minute scurrying by profs trying to squeeze in the last bit of their syllabus into class time. On the one hand, i have the feeling thatContinue reading “More Term-Ending Questions As the semester wind…”

SAGSA Symposium Conference Information Spent almost 7 hours last friday sitting in a conference room (apprx. 100 people i would guess) listening to some wonderful academics talk about issues that surround Foucaultian theories on fear and risk as well as biopower. It was a very interesting symposium, with 7 guest speakers in total topped offContinue reading “SAGSA Symposium Conference Information Spent alm…”

Media/Technology/Politics – Discussion Topics More questions we are asked to ponder – the thread itself has given quite a few … interesting/long winded answers that don’t quite answer the question per se – but a good exercise for some to work on honing in on key points in their arguements. Unfortunately, the forums aren’t openContinue reading “Media/Technology/Politics – Discussion Topics M…”

Thinking Technology While working on research for my poli paper, i came across an article that discusses, among other things, the need for smarter computers to fight the war on terror. A computer that has the ability to reason – instead of simply repeat the data and sequences that has been placed into it’s memoryContinue reading “Thinking Technology While working on research f…”

Slow Connections In this world of hi-tech toys and 5 minute meals, i have to say, i have completely lost the patience to sit and wait 20 minutes for a web page to open up only to get a “cannot connect to server” message. I have been working alot from school, and the time itContinue reading “Slow Connections In this world of hi-tech toys …”

Adjustments Made a name change, shouldnt make that much of a difference since the space’s intent is still the same, just simplified a few technical issues.