My Comments

1. http://kmschelle.blogspot.ca/2015/05/benjamin-button-special-genius-or.html#comment-form
2. http://bbbbianca.blogspot.ca/2014/11/celebrities-vs-paparazzo-whos-right.html#comment-form
3. http://suzymanukyan.blogspot.ca/2015/04/twitter-good-bad-and-funny.html?showComment=1432766251971#c1973825638206352332
4. http://heidiescobal.blogspot.ca/2015/05/artificial-intelligence-and-future-of.html?showComment=1433205686827#c45441713272865836
5. http://v1avictoria.blogspot.ca/2015/05/i-am-only-manly-because-i-drive-big.html?showComment=1433259194861
6. http://carloscommblog.blogspot.ca/2015/05/blog-post-6-selfies.html?showComment=1433297125417#c8918966045153325429

(6) Should Selfie Sticks be Banned?

In 2013 the word selfie was invented by an Australian while he was drunk. The word selfie means a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam and usually shared via social media. Today, almost everyone knows this word and its been featured in tv shows, movies and even songs.

Now the Selfie Stick was invented in 2005 but it wasn't recognized until the word selfie was invented and people found how convenient this invention was. I personally would not take a selfie in public as I would feel too embarrassed, however many people do and they use a selfie stick to capture the whole scenery or if there are a lot of people.

After watching the Selfie Stick PSA I couldn't help but laugh as I found it really bizarre and unrealistic. The video was generally about how the Selfie Stick is dangerous as it can harm the things around it. But shouldn't we always be aware of our surroundings with or without a Selfie Stick? In conclusion, I don't think this invention should be banned as people should just be careful of where the Selfie Stick is pointing and if there are objects/things around the stick that can be damaged or hurt.

(5) Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Communication

Living in the year of 2015, we've all got the experience of using our smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc, so much that most of us are dependent on them. Not being able to have wifi or service can make a lot of people agitated and frantic. We are so use to having all this technology around us that we can't even see how much it has affected our lives. It can distract us from the things that are really important like work and sleep. Personally, my phone can keep me up all night and I know if I didn't have enough self-control I would be getting a hour or two of sleep.

A phone 50 years ago.

The advancements of technology happening today is astonishing. To know that 50 years ago telephones were the size of my head and as thick as a brick and now some are paper thin and can do ten times more than what a phone back then could do is amazing. However, I feel that there are some unnecessary technology that is invented, such as the Google Glasses and self-driving vehicles. Google Glasses are basically wearable smartphones or computers. I think that there is no point as these glasses provide the same function as a smartphone or computer. Another pointless AI is self-driving vehicles. I understand that it can be very useful when the driver is busy or tired, but doesn't increase the amount of accidents that could happen. There can always be a malfunction with technology which can put your own life at risk.

Now one of my favourite television shows growing up was Phil in the Future. It was about a family from the year of 2121 renting a time machine to go on a vacation, but the machine malfunctioned and instead the machine sent them into 2004. Throughout the television show it showed how much technology can malfunction meaning you cannot depend on it. Phil and his family had to learn how to become like "regular" people without the use of technology to fix their problems, which I think is a great message!