In my first blog post, I mentioned that I am a tv-maniac who can watch series all day every day if possible. There is something about...
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Who rules the world? English! Vol.3
Hello there! Nice that you are joining me for part three – the final part – of my little series about English in digital environments. First,...
Continue reading...Video: “Big Brother is us”
Crowdsourcing of Surveillance through Gamification Inspired by the virtual watchers project Burkhard Schafer – Crowdsourcing and cloudsourcing CCTV surveillance https://www.voanews.com/world-news/middle-east-dont-use/facebook-becomes-divisive-bahrain
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“OK, boomer” Vol. 2: Climate Change Kills
On my way to Leiden I witnessed a conversation that literally made the hairs in my neck stand up, much akin to a pissed off cat....
Continue reading...“OK boomer” Vol. 1: Pride Comes Before the Fall
The other day I went shopping in a garden centre. You know, one of those very large ones that require a map to navigate. Why I...
Continue reading...In Memory of r/Place
Whenever I hear the term ‘social experiment’ these days, my mind immediately goes to this awful trend of various internet personalities doing increasingly rude things to...
Continue reading...Hey, Oranges… Yeah…Oranges
To begin my blog post I would like to share this groovy animated Frank Zappa interview on fads. Among the themes discussed, I would like to...
Continue reading...Assassin’s Creed, between game play and history
Today I would like to say a few things about Assassin’s Creed. The main motivation for this choice is personal interest and a slight obsession with...
Continue reading...Podcast with LeonH
Hi, for this week, Leon & I have created a podcast for you all. Find it under: PODCAST – Dystopian Future: Face Masks, WeChat & Social...
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I have a 20-something number of alarms on my iPhone, each concerning a different time of the day, each for a different time zone than that...
Continue reading...Montessori school? No, Animal Crossing.
Because of this class, in the past week, I have been thinking a lot about video games and how or what I played growing up. Some...
Continue reading...Digital Media As Means To Equality Or Diversity
In my previous blog posts, I have talked about the current orientation towards a digital era, increased digital and social media usage, increased perfectionism and stereotyping,...
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PODCAST – Dystopian Future: Face Masks, WeChat & Social Credit Score
Podcast by Froy & Leon We meant to do a casual podcast that discusses ‘dystopian like’ developments in technology. Watch in full screen if you want...
Continue reading...Dark Souls: A Story on Motivation
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My favorite game: GTA San Andreas
Last week’s class was about videogames. When asked what the last game I played was, I replied with Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. This is also...
Continue reading...Framing
Framing I remembered the first time I encountered “frame” this vocabulary, I was already impressed by the negative meaning it could carry. My EFL teacher described...
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