http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/lisamrao Just another COM 110 weblog Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:58:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a test to upload a photo to my blog. Here I am getting friendly with a sea lion at the New York Aquarium.  I actually had brought a bunch of kids to the aquarium for a photo shoot, but when the sea lion got near them they were all ... http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/lisamrao/2007/04/22/say-cheese/ After listening to Lawrence Lessig's speech on copyright laws, I am SO READY for someone--anyone--to take down the Disney Empire. Walt Disney is like a modern-day folkhero here in America. But I wonder how that would change if more people knew that he "stole" Steamboat Willie from Buster Keaton's "Steamboat ... http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/lisamrao/2007/04/19/m-i-c-k-e-ys-t-e-a-l/ For those of you who may have scoffed (myself included) at the thought of meeting a "soul mate" online, it may surprise you to learn that 94% of people who started a relationship via the internet decided to go out on a second date once they actually met in ... http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/lisamrao/2007/04/06/i-love-you-click-hit-send/ "I blog for Gold" has become a popular line in our com110 class. But here's a little more incentive to blog—Spicypage is an "up and coming" social network, where you get to vote on whose blog you like the best. Not just singular posts, mind you, the entire blog. It's an ... http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/lisamrao/2007/03/17/incentive-to-blog/ Okay, this is my attempt at creating a link; I have to do it myself since I'm using an outdated browser on this computer. Let's see if it works. I'm going to try and create a link to the article I quoted in "Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!" on emotional robots. ... http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/lisamrao/2007/03/01/link-a-dink-a-doo/ Okay, despite dating myself with this post headline, I must admit that the robot from "Lost in Space" is the first thing that comes to mind whenever I read anything about robots. I found the following bit of news particularly fascinating (and very appropo to our course): "THE STANDARD reported last ... http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/lisamrao/2007/02/28/danger-will-robinson-danger/ With all the really important issues going on in the world today, two stories have dominated the media over the past seven days: (1) where was blond bombshell Anna Nicole Smith's body going to be buried, a story which was only overshadowed by (2) an even greater media feeding frenzy, ... http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/lisamrao/2007/02/23/blond-ambitionnot/ Since Presidents Day is Monday, I thought I'd print an excerpt from an essay I really liked written by 2008 Presidential candidate Barack Obama, which originally appeared in Time Magazine, June 26, 2005. WHAT I SEE IN LINCOLN'S EYES "My favorite portrait of Lincoln comes from the end of his life. In ... http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/lisamrao/2007/02/17/on-presidents-day/ Hi everyone.  I had a problem figuring out how to start a new category, so this is probably a duplicate post. At any rate, I've been having a bit of "writer's block" lately in regard to this block, since I made such a stink on the discussion boards about wanting people to write ... http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/lisamrao/2007/02/15/pitchers-and-catchers/ Wow. Father Guido Sarducci! How long has it been since I last saw him on Saturday Night Live? (Too long to think about--too depressing.) But I really enjoyed this bit "The Five Minute University." And I must say, an interesting choice for a homework assignment from you, Professor ... http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/lisamrao/2007/02/07/sign-me-up/