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Privacy or Progress: a position paper on smart cities

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                             Smart TVs, Smartphones, and now Smart Cities. According to National Geographic, a smart city is a city where many sensors are used to gather data from people and infrastructure for the improvement of the city itself. To put it simply, a city where a lot of sensors are placed to be used as metrics for quality-of-life improvements.           Although, Smart Cities are very innovative and has potential, the amount of sensors that the city would have may interfere with the lives its inhabitants. Usage of resources, movement and transportation, as well as entertainment may all be tracked by sensors in smart cities. Are all the possible breaches of privacy really worth the progress and innovation this city might give?              As stated earlier, Smart Cities might inconvenience the inhabitants by h...

Literally Me- Literally About Me

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Here's my day so far: went to jail, lost the girl of my dreams, and got my butt kicked pretty good. But still things could still be a lot wor- -No actually that isn't me. I'm obviously not Megamind, I'm very far from being him, but don't you think it would be cool to be him for a day? (Man, this intro is cringe)   The Dream Life (No, its not, its absolutely filthy): My name is Johann, you can call me Mark, but I wouldn't respond if you did call me Mark. I am 18 and taking my 1st year of college. I like to play video games and watch anime, which I probably should spend less time doing. I also like to make memes of things, making fun of things or events I encounter in life.  Ryan Gosling (Bladerunner 2049) If you haven't noticed by now, my page is centered around the meme "He's literally me". If you're not familiar with the meme, its basically people relating to a character to the point that they think their life is synonymous to the characte...

Literally My Song - I'm Just Ken

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Song Review:           The song "I'm just Ken", is an iconic pop/pop-rock song which was sang by Ryan Gosling, and written by Mark Ronson alongside Andrew Wyatt . The song is from the movie "Barbie", in which Ken fights for the love of his life Barbie. The lyrics of the song tell a story of how Ken's love, which is unreciprocated by Barbie, is affecting him. Ken sings this song, questioning whether he is "kenough" for her, and will she ever see him as a lover and not just a friend.                 I first heard of this song from memes that came shortly after the release of the movie .At first I laughed at it, but soon realized the deep meaning of the song, the internal struggles of Ken, whom I now relate to. As the song was made for a movie, it was likely made to improve the mood of the scene, and embody Ken's current emotional state in that scene. The emphasis on his emotions made it easier for the lis...