"WE LIVE, IN FACT, IN A WORLD STARVED FOR SOLITUDE, SILENCE, AND PRIVATE: AND THEREFORE STARVED FOR MEDITATION AND TRUE FRIENDSHIP."

-C.S. LEWIS

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Photo Book

So I'm kinda pumped that I finished a book that I've been working on for a while based on my fairly recently acquired photography hobby. I called it Record because of the quote I used on the introduction page. The pictures themselves don't have a whole lot of cohesiveness but the purpose of the book is to give the readers a view into the mind of the photographer himself. Books with just photography generally are open to interpretation but with no answers. I was hoping that with my book people were able to draw their own conclusions but then also see the original point of view as well. I'm going to start working on some other books soon with more of a focus on a geographic location. Feel free to browse the pages (there's only 20 pages) and if so inclined, the website allows you to buy one as well!

Photography
By Nate Houle

Saturday, December 5, 2009

My thoughts on Web 2.0 (Just ignore this- CSIS assignment)

Web 2.0 is an interesting and almost tangible change that has occurred in the way that the internet is utilized. The concept of being a user-defined content platform not only creates a more interactive population but on the other hand, can produce infinitesimal amounts of "junk" information that could easily be inaccurate (see professors disallowing Wikipedia as a credible source). In the case of non-credible sources, I believe that the pros outweigh the cons and therefore the Web 2.0 movement is a step in the positive direction. The only true concern I see is not The Matrix prophecy of machines becoming like men but instead men becoming the machines with no living breathing society to speak of.


Link to a video explaining here