Thoughts about Thursday's class discussion

In class on Thursday we discussed the binary code of 0 and 1. I am not tech savvy in any way shape or form but it was fun to learn that that’s all computers run on. Also, I think it’s so interesting that 0 is for absence and 1 is for presence that that one is more than 0. Entailing that men are better than woman in the computer world. I still find it so interesting that the binary code is just like weaving. Also, the discussion about the best buy thing blows my mind. I called my sister who is very tech savvy and into computer games, and told her about our discussion. She couldn’t believe that she had never noticed that appliances and certain gaming consoles are white. On a side note now that’s what I am going to look at this weekend when I go to Best Buy to get my Ipad fixed. Which got me thinking, is apple trying to say something more than oh we have cool products that come in black and white? I find it interesting that their most complex technologic items only come in black or white. Do you think they are evening out the playing field by not limiting the color choice between black and white? What are some other people’s thoughts?

The Diamond Age..Miranda wants to find Nell

The chapter where Carl introduces Miranda to two unusual characters was confusing and intriguing all at the same time. So in this chapter I got that these two men have been thinking about how to reach people through ractives, not just help them with their lives through technology. The two men’s names are Mr. Beck and Mr. Oda. Carl tells her that it is impossible but these two men are trying to work on it or they already know how. Miranda is asked to be in the experiment and she feels like she is not the best candidate because she does a lot of kid ractives. It reminds me of Nell in a way because in the beginning Nell is always thinking she can’t do things. I am interested to see if Miranda can find Nell because I think she is the most mother like figure in her life.  I think that somewhat of the point of ractives is to interact with people on such a personal level but it still isn’t real life. Also, I hope Miranda gets to find Nell. She is so connected to her and truly loves her like she would her own daughter if she had one. I do have a couple questions though like If they find out how to do this will they be able to help certain children in bad living situations, like Nell’s or will there be an uproar in society that protects certain people? On the other hand, will children not get into as much because they know that adult ractors can find them or just the idea of it being more controlled?