Jean Baudrillard was a French social theorist best known for analyzing mediation and technology's influence on communication. In his seminal work "Simulacra and Simulation," Baudrillard examines how representations have evolved from distinguishing reality in pre-modern times to preceding it in postmodernity. He argues that society has replaced reality with symbols and signs such that human experience is of a simulation rather than reality itself. For example, some 9/11 victims described the trauma as like a film, showing how simulations can become more real than actual events.
MY FACEBOOK PROFILE : COPY, RESEMBLANCE, OR SIMULACRUM?David Kreps
This paper offers a theoretical reading of the phenomenon and experience of the social networking
site, Facebook, through an exploration of how loyally a Facebook profile can represent the essence of
an individual, and whether such Platonic notions of essence and loyalty of copy are disturbed by the
nature of a social networking site profile, in ways described by Deleuze’s notions of the reversal of
Platonism. In bringing a post-structuralist critique to a hugely successful and popular information
system, the paper attempts to open up the black box of the ‘user’ and explore how notions of the Self
might be reflected through engagement with IS.
This is a presentation i've done based on postmodern theory and the media. It includes elements which are postmodern and examples of different genres. I've also analysed some film trailers and a timeline.
MY FACEBOOK PROFILE : COPY, RESEMBLANCE, OR SIMULACRUM?David Kreps
This paper offers a theoretical reading of the phenomenon and experience of the social networking
site, Facebook, through an exploration of how loyally a Facebook profile can represent the essence of
an individual, and whether such Platonic notions of essence and loyalty of copy are disturbed by the
nature of a social networking site profile, in ways described by Deleuze’s notions of the reversal of
Platonism. In bringing a post-structuralist critique to a hugely successful and popular information
system, the paper attempts to open up the black box of the ‘user’ and explore how notions of the Self
might be reflected through engagement with IS.
This is a presentation i've done based on postmodern theory and the media. It includes elements which are postmodern and examples of different genres. I've also analysed some film trailers and a timeline.
As with structuralism and post-structuralism, there is a great deal of debate about how exactly modernism and postmodernism differ. The two concepts are of different vintage, 'Modernism' being a long-standing category which is of crucial importance in the understanding of twentieth-century culture, whereas the term 'postmodernism', as is well known, has only become current since the 1980s. 'Modernism' is the name given to the movement which dominated the arts and culture of the first half of the twentieth century.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
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Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
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2. Jean Baudrillard July 27, 1929 – March 6, 2007 Born in Reims , north-eastern France, Baudrillard was a social theorist and critic who is best known for his analyses of the modes of mediation and of technological communication. He was the first in his family to attend university when he moved to Paris to attend Sorbonne University were he studied German. He taught sociology at university and then started writing books which gained a wide audience in the 1980s and 1990s. His best known work is a series of essays called Simulacra and Simulation.
3. Simulacra and Simulation In this series of essays, Baudrillard examines the power of representations in the pre-modern, modern and post-modern worlds and discusses the interaction between reality, symbols and society. It is most known for its discussion of images, signs, and how they relate to the present day. Baudrillard claims that modern society has replaced all reality and meaning with symbols and signs, and that the human experience is of a simulation of reality rather than reality itself. According to Baudrillard, in the pre-modern world, audiences were rarely confronted with representations of the real because technology was simply not available therefore, there could be no confusion between virtual and actual. In the modern world, industrialisation and mass production allowed an endless series of representations, but it was still more likely people could distinguish between the simulation and the real. In the post-modern world, audiences are saturated in representations, that these now precede perceptions of the actually. For example, many victims of the 9/11 described their trauma of the collapse ‘like a film’, a comment which show one considers a simulation of the real (a film)as the reference point for something actual.
4. Interpretation Simulacra and Simulation Simulacra – An image or representation, an unreal or vague semblance. Simulation - The act or process of simulating, an imitation; a sham, assumption of a false appearance, imitation or representation, as of a potential situation or in experimental testing. In the book, Baudrillard explains the trend of cultural materialism in our current society that has created subcultures and materialistic trends such as fashion, that have no actuality behind them. They are purposeless and have engulfed in many different ways our society and everyone in it. This materialism has led to apathy for the real issues in the world, and reality itself has faded from sight. As mentioned before, victims of the 9/11 were comparing the event to a film rather than real life events. This book explains how through simulation, simulacra's become real, leading to a culture built on nothingness and how real information is distorted.