How Everything Came From Nothing

Probobly the best lecture I've ever listened too. Definitly worth the hour of time. Watch it.

Youtube Consumption Log

The following vid is filled with blood, guts, gore, and the like. Watch at your own risk. Really. Its pretty disturbing at the start.

I am not an Avenged Sevenfold fan. I personally think there sellouts to big media. However, they have one music video I really really like.





Why do I like this video? Its just so.... hysterical. The entire thing is presented in both a shocking and, quiet frankly, disturbing manner, yet the thing still feels very comical. Overall, I give it a 10 out of 10

[Edit]: A few hours ago, I finally figured out what I really liked about this video. I know its directed and marketed to teens (you know, its EXTREME). But, despite this, the video itself is really original. While it does play off of many music video stereotypes, it does so in a comical manner, as if pointing them out to us, the viewer. The song is basically saying 'Generic Love Story Song. With Zombies.'

Media Immersion Level: Still laughing...

Supersize This

Well, we read two articles on Super Size Me. Honestly, I feel that the one that was more critical about SSM based its entire argument on the Straw man Fallacy. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawman. Morgans position in SSM was that fast food was not good for you. That was the entire point of his experiment. However, the article critical of his production never addressed this point. Instead, it talked about irrelivant facts and set up a straw man argument that fast food was not the only thing leading to the obesity epidemic (Other factors that are adding to this epidemic are actually addressed in SSM).

Media Immersion Level: Riding on the Electromagnetic Gamma Waves

Merchants of Cool Question - Stories

I do believe that who ever controls societies stories can control society itself. American teens are bombarded with thousands of advertisements, messages, and stories daily. Each one of these messages contains a value and message that it tries to impart upon its viewers. While each individual piece of media might have next to no effect, when you add up the cumulative effects of thousands of ads, we begin to see a completely different picture.

I myself avoid a lot of modern television and movies, simply because they seem so shallow and, quiet frankly, stupid. Not since the end of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1999) have I seen what I would call a truly original show. And because of this, I have a deep seated disdain for lots of modern media.


Media Immersion Level: In the not to distant future...

Fail Fox

Welcome to my Youtube Consumption Log. Recently, I've had trouble doing my media consumption logs, as I don't consume much of the standard media. I dont watch many TV shows, movies, or go on facebook, thus leaving me stumped on what to blog about. Then, it dawned on me.

Youtube.

My first video in this log is about the growing issue of media idiocy. Watch as the amazing Thunderf00t picks apart the logical fallacies of Fox News.



I like Thunderf00t. This guy is an outspoken free speech and rational world view advocate. I think his efforts to fight back at the media show exactly what youtube has the potential to be. A truly free place.

Media Immersion Level: EXTREME!!!!111one


I've also been listening to this:




Best. Song. Ever.

AronRa

Its Monday. You have nothing to do. All your homework is done, and none of your friends are answering their phones. What do you do? SURF YOUTUBE!

I have found a most interesting personality on everyone's favorite video viewing site. Meet AronRam, champion of SCIENCE!!!!!

Link!

What I find interesting is that AronRa does a lot of scientific debates. On youtube. Its a very interesting way of using the site.

Example:



Media Immersion Level: WWIII

Clipping Death

Metallica - A BSO Blog

I sure am a fan of Master of Puppets! I first listened to this album a few months ago, and I must say, its utterly amazing. Thus, I'm going to post something that's almost one of the greatest songs ever created.



I highly recommend that you go to youtube and watch this video in high quality.


You know, recently I noticed that modern mainstream music just didn't sound very good. The drums never sounded clear, the bass was always sounding funky, and the stuff was just too loud. Then, a few days ago, I ran across this video, and now its all clear to me.

For more educational viewing, follow this link here!

Media Immersion Level: Nuclear Meltdown