Web 3.0 from Kate Ray on Vimeo.

Guys! This is something interesting! Web 3.0!!!!

Web 3.0, by Kate Ray, a Journalism/Psychology major at NYU is a 15-minute film (embedded below. It’s a useful overview of the semantic web (the next evolution in web following the explosion of social networking and user generated content). In summary, it’s turning all of the data on the web into structured data so as to define relationships between it and derive meaning. Check it out to learn more about what tomorrow’s web is likely to offer.

You can check out this cool site: Life Agency Blog. <- Hyperlink. Yes.

Insects in MOTION - -

On a collaborative project...

While I was trying to come up with a statement that would complement this picture taken by Ms. Mikka Marcaida, I saw something strange.

It’s something that is hard to equate with my advocacy. But I felt that it’s humorous enough for people to realize that like human beings, insects live in motion too.

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Now, kindly look at the picture on a bigger scale. Analyze it again.

It says “INSECTS ARE BEE-SEE TOO”. Try to SEE how the “BEE” works which will answer how insects make sense of our BUSY word (meaning: Engaged in activity, as work; occupied--the free dictionary.com)

What are they doing??

If you have figured it out, well that’s good for you. ;-)

If not, try to evaluate yourself. Why on earth didn’t you notice that? HAHAHA! :D

It’s humorous, right? :D

INSECTS HAVE FEELINGS TOO :)

A Call for Action.

With the natural calamities that we have been experiencing for the past months, we can sort of envision the future of mankind. We see several predictions on the big screen. Experts have different claims on why these disasters are happening. We think. We assume. But whatever it is that’s running in our minds, there’s one thing that stands out, the environment - one of the most pressing issues that we must address.

During my childhood years, I was exposed to the abundance of nature as my family and I would usually spend our summer vacation in Bohol. I can recall how we would make hand-made "antipara" (goggles) that we would use for snorkelling the next day. We get to take a rest with the relaxing sound of the waves. Everything felt so natural not until the regular white beach front just across our ancestral house evolved to a now commercialized beach resort. Suddenly, tourists are all over the place and waste disposal became a problem. It was a mess. Then, I came to realize man's co-existence with the environment.

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Years later while I was walking around the CAL Building over the summer, I saw this poster about a Global Youth Education Program that would expose students in various environmental situations. I applied for it and went through a screening process until I reached the final interview. Then just recently (June 28), I received a call as confirmation that I was accepted to the program and is one of the four representatives of the Philippines to the Denso Youth for Earth Action 2010. click here ",)

Thus, when asked to join an online group for a cause, the first thing that came to my mind was the word “environment”. I joined the The Nature.Net forums in GardenWeb.com where members are able to share stories and pictures of their encounters with Mother Nature. I particularly contributed to the forum called “Sustaining our Environment”. click here. ",)

I believe that the power of speech is such a good tool to affect and influence someone’s view and/or perspective on a particular issue. I blog about our environment. I blog about the pollution I experience commuting from one place to another. I rant. I inspire. Some may agree and relate while others may remain silent. There are different reactions. But for me the more important thing is, I speak up. I share my realizations and learning. If I blog about the future of this world and how it is in danger, some may reluctantly admit that they care. But at least, I informed them. And I believe eventually they will speak up as well. They will speak their mind. They will debate. And hopefully the debate is to change the system for the betterment of the environment.

“...We are the green people. But we must come to realize it for it to exist.”

“... A forum can be an eye opener for the green people to realize their worth, to be the protectors of our Mother Nature.”

In the end, whatever cause we may support, whatever advocacy we may have in our hearts, we must not forget to share it because it is in the art of sharing that we are able to make a significant call for action. ",)

Balangingi in Bandar Sunway

Hello All!

There's a lot of hard, computing science papers here, and I feel like my head is swimming from all the computational terms and concepts, but when I come up for air (and coffee) I am able to process the seminars.

A lot of the talks here are about ambient intelligence, intelligent environments and their applications in real life. I know it sounds terribly technical but it is simply this: technology that helps create environments that help humans live in - and with - automated places. These can be homes, schools, offices, shopping malls, or transportation vehicles. It's "embedded and cognitively invisible technology in the physical world." Technology that makes tasks efficient but is not invasive. But they're pervasive, and yet you don't "see" them. Keri?

Some examples: mobile learning, ID codes in almost everything to track them, customer-centered designs, smart homes which "tell" you things according to your needs and preferences. Virtually everything you see in a science fiction movie.

In fact, there was a session that encouraged fictional creations that would push scientific and research methodologies. It's multi-disciplinary, and it's about time. :) I can tell you more when we meet next!

Hope everything's going well with your planning and conceptualization. Will be looking forward to seeing/hearing about what you came up with. See you soon!

Animal Instinct and Green Minds

It suddenly occurred to me that I already had an advocacy way before this class even started. I am a member of the Greenpeace email ring. I totally forgot about it! Shame on me for not being green-minded enough. Shame on me for actually forgetting that I signed up for this. So my resolution: Be active and participate. You'll just have to wait and see how that turns out!

And then this lead to me thinking about this new organization that I recently joined: PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). One of the things mentioned on their site was how people should strive not to eat animals, and instead go green = vegetarian. As a carnivore with such a humongous love for pork, this hit a chord in me. I cringe at the thought of seeing a cute piggie killed but at the same time I love the taste of liempo. So there lies the problem. Now, I'm considering trying to become a vegetarian. It's not impossible, I've seen it done before. Case in point: My high school friend hated veggies with a passion. As in she wouldn't even go near them much less eat them. Then 2 years ago, she decided to become a vegetarian. Not even a pesco vegetarian, you know, the type who eat fish and other seafood? No, she went full veggie-mode. And well, she's still one now. She doesn't even crave for meat anymore. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the idea. Taking my cue from Inception (awesome movie!), I will try to toy with this idea. So again, we'll see how this turns out. In the meantime, I'll surely observe the other tenets of becoming a champion for animals!

And this concludes my post. Lol.:)

Signing in from Bandar Sunway, Malaysia!

Hello All!

I'm in the land of kopitiam and teh tarik to deliver a paper on web video's implications on the media and how amateurs online are creating intelligent environments.

PHEW! What a mouthful.

I'll try to send updates as often as I can, but right now I really do have to revise my presentation. Hopefully no one walks out on me at the colloquium. :)

Wish me luck guys!

PS: You can check out more about the conference here and here.

Internet is following me

Remember the time when we discussed about certain ads that pop out according to our preferences? Well, I just experienced that on Twitter! I tweeted about Inception, then a minute after, this tweet mention me (@marjiii) and I clicked the link and it led me to amazon with an Inception DVD for sale! Hanep.