Blog 2/14

To be honest, I never liked art or even considered graffiti art. When I see graffiti, I consider them to be  related to gang activities. According to the articles the movie Exit through the Gift Shop is about two artists, Banksy and Guetta, who uses street art to express themselves. Street arts or graffiti as we like to call it, is almost always looked upon as gang related activities. Banksy street art is not at all gang related but it is more on the political side.

I do think this is a valid topic because its a bit controversial. Mr.Brainwash as Thierry was calling himself, shows his face on camera unlike other street artist who lurks in the shadows. Perhaps he was trying to become famous. I don't understand why he isn't arrested since its illegal to paint on buildings etc.

I do enjoy art because it shows the artist's imagination. Art sets them free and they can do whatever they want. It's like they're in another world. Art can also sometimes relieves stress. To me art isn't just painting on a piece of paper, art is everything created basically. From phones to buildings, everything starts on a drawing board. Even though I hate to say it, gang signs on buildings are art as well.

Blog 2/9

America is deeply in the hole if we look at the jail system. It is crowded more than ever. With continue violence, robberies, and murders during the recession the jails are filled with angry inmates. I believe that Jails in America should adopt this new technique for inmates to use. Meditation will help alot if not at least it will help more than inmates not using it. With their spare time, meditation can be used. It is better than not doing anything. If it isn't very effective, it will still help out our inmates numbers because we have a large percentage of the world jail population. Every percentage counts!

Blog 2/7 "All touch everything"

The Touch Screen craze has officially begun. Ever since the iPhone came out, every tech company rushed to the market to sell touch screen phones. Now there are even touch pads! Touch seems to be taking over the world. Everywhere you look, there are touchscreens. Because everyone is born with fingers, touching seems like the best way to go. It's very convenient and reliable most of the time.

Today, companies like Samsung and various other companies who produces touch screens are having a hard time meeting demand. Apple, one of the biggest purchasers of touch screens recently made a $7.8 Billion dollars contract with Samsung for touch screens. With this kind of demand, you would think prices would go down. The opposite is completely true. As a matter of fact, resources to build these screens are limited. There is just so much of it that we can mine to build them. I was reading an article a couple months ago about how all the resources will be depleted by the year 2020 if the current demands hold. I'm pretty sure it would quadruple by then. In a couple years, everything would probably be touch screen. Doors, tvs, cars, shoes, games, etc.

At the end of the day, engineers will have to start finding a new way to touch. Whether its a hologram or some amazing alien technology.