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[social activism] future activist

24.11.2009 (6:49 pm) – Filed under: ITP2800,Social Activism w/mobile tech ::

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This is a user scenario where the 2020 social activist will be able to meet with other fellow activists in a virtual space (this is in between second life on steroids and the matrix). I think this is how we’ll experience the internet in the future where the mind will be connected directly to the cloud.

The VR device will connect the user to a secret virtual space where activist will meet under different aliases.

[BKPK]midterm presentation

04.11.2009 (7:38 pm) – Filed under: ITP2800,Social Activism w/mobile tech ::

Mike and I gave a presentation for social activism class on October 28, 2009. Here is the link to the pdf:

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Our biggest obstacle right now is to get the DOT parking restriction database API. Considering this could time, we are planning on having the actual community to map out restriction zones and parking areas. The Digital Democracy crew came in yesterday to give us their opinion about our midterm projects and presented us with pressing questions about the direction and obstacles of our projects. Mark suggested openstreetmaps to us, in hopes to have bkpk have street mapping parties. The community would be stronger if it is involved from the very start.

The main goal of BKPK is to build a parking community that can sustain, so having the community involved in street mapping parties is a good idea.

[BKPK]midterm.proposal

20.10.2009 (6:38 pm) – Filed under: ITP2800,Social Activism w/mobile tech ::

Michael Kelberman and I are working on BKPK, which is a system that will encourage neighbors to collaborate in a friendly and safe parking environment.

BKPK = social parking

Currently we have twitter and Facebook Causes as @BKLNBK #BKPK

bklnpk@gmail.com

Our first goal is to create an SMS based service with IMIFIED that can enable users with any mobile phone to use our service. Presentation link below, please comment.

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SoCLaCTVSM: Secret Codes

27.09.2009 (3:14 pm) – Filed under: ITP2800,Social Activism w/mobile tech,homework ::

There are different ways of encrypting code. Some extensive, some not. The first way that I thought of encrypting information is by either shifting or substituting QWERTY keys with the letters of the alphabet. Example:

ABCDEFG….can be substituted by QWERTYUI…..

Also using numbers instead of vowels. like AEIOU = 12345.

Wh1ts, 5p!

Using the keyboard we can shift the numbers to the shift symbol I can be so:

12345 = !@#$%

H@ll$, Th#s #.s v@ry s#mpl@ !nd c!n b@ s$lv@d q%#ckly.

If you want to go under the radar with your everyday lingo with some sort of simple encryption can be easy. Changing the context of your conversation is a method I use that works well. Only a few of my friends, close group of friends, know what I’m referring to. This talk is usually encrypted by movie or tv show quotes or simple abbreviation.

Example. “I DON’T ROLL ON SHABBOS!” quote from Big Lewbosky can mean “I’m chilling today” or having certain key words embedded in your conversation like:

“I’m hopping in the yellow submarine with ringo and john, would you like to join?”

You can encrypt names of your party and confirm a situation. Movies like pulp fiction work well, and you can quote the movie loosely.

me: Mmmm! Goddamn, Jimmie! This is some serious gourmet shit!

friend: I don’t need you to tell me how fucking good my coffee is, okay?

The Pulp Fiction lingo can be converted into any sort of way of communication. Now a key is necessary to decrypt this message. Are we talking about coffee? Obviously not. The parties involved need to be clear of the encryption and decryption of the message. You can immediately know of what the conversation is about and respond.

The Bonnie situation in Pulp Fiction is a good example. The context behind this is that, you are in trouble, and you have a certain amount of time to fix it. If you require help, you must call the Wolfe, problem fixer, to come to your aid.

Quote: We run across the path of any John Q. Laws, nobody does a fucking thing unless I do it first. What did I just say?

This is a good quote because they are already using a term to refer to a police officer. Using the Bonnie Situation or any other scene from movie or tv show culture can be an easy way to encrypt your conversation.