Hyperconnected.

Recently I saw the movie “social network”. An excellent film. The movie shows the life of Mark Zuckerberg, a nerd who decides to create a computer game where people categorizes women and then he created the world-famous web page "facebook.". The film shows Mark like a person corrupted by power and money. A friend of him in an Internet column defended him. He said that Mark has the same girlfriend and the same friends and he created Facebook in order to shape a networked and redefine social relations. As napster redefined the way of we listen music.

It is strange how technology is defining us as people. But the technology only defines us as people linked together to work best. The utopia of technology make us happier is obviously obsolete. 50 years ago we lived with no problem without cell phones, now it is imperative that not only have a cell, but also a computer, Internet, or those things.

Rockefeller, Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg (to name a few) have redefined how we inter-related and have created a new way of we think our reality. They now control how we communicate and unfortunately not be included in "their" way of communication is to be obsoleted. I have no facebook and obviously I missed many parties, news, new bands or other events. The problem is that this way of interfacing becomes an ideology that is naturalized in life. Thus to create a facebook account I am allowing the CIA has access to all the information I'm giving away. When I buy a computer I am supporting an economic that become more slaves to the poorest countries. That is to say I'm talking a language that involves power and business.

In conclusion. Unfortunately if you do not join to this new social networks obviously you're out of the new "society." And if you do, you're supporting a company that enhances the social gaps. As the song of molotov. "If you give more power to the power, the harder they will come to fuck you". Now the power is not economic but of information. And we do row every day to give free information about who we are, who are ours friends and what we like. We are Inviting the Big Brother to keep us company.

books

I really enjoy reading. Literature has always accompanied my life. I do not remember which was the first book I read. Maybe it was "papelucho" (or that was the first book that I liked, becouse the first book could be like "la abejita feliz" or something like that). The thing is that books are great unfortunately there is no culture the literature (life very fast, expensive price of books, etc)

My favorite book is "generation X" by Douglas Coupland. This book tells the life of three friends who live in a world that is not of theirs. just live and they tell histories to her and his friends.

I do not know if I have a favorite author. I like many authors and all have different things. I love Borges, Coupland, Palanhiuk, Foster Wallace, Bolaño,carver and I could add more authors, all authors have something.

The books are like movies (such as entry had before) they help us to live. That is why I do not get problems in a particular story (even with no history in the book)I just like the books in general.

The books have taught me much, not about the world, but about me. I remember when I read "Tropic of Cancer" by Muller I was excited and wanted to have the same adventures. Or when I read "on the road" obviously I traveled the same year, like the caracter of "rayuela" (traveled).

The best books are those that tell us a lot with little. That is why we must stop writing large quantities and focus only on something. One thing that we can tell and that could change ours life.

Best to end this post is just shut up and say, "let's read one nice book, which opens a new world to us there." good bye and let's get read.

green

People learn in school about environmental practices. Generally there are taught. But the truth is that very few is taught in the school. People learn about environmental practices in the Internet or by rock bands (as in the photograph of whatshesaidwas that appears Radiohead frontman). There is very few information about this very complex and important topic in our daily life. I want to buy a compost but I really don’t know where they sell. There are no facilities to care the environment. The "energy saving" bulbs have mercury, and just one of this is more toxic than 100 normal bulbs. the market is not interested in the environment.

I have not incorported any kind of recycling in my home, but I would love. This is because it is very difficult to find information and products to recycle in the normal market.

To move I use the bike, I have traveled almost all Santiago by bicycle. The problem of cycling is that your bike might be stolen when someone cut your chain, but thank God I have a pretty good chain to leave it tied.

I'm not join to any organization. Mainly because I have no time to participate in any of that. But I would love to join a group of that.

To help the environment I try to consume as little as possible. Thus there is less waste. In fact I have a very old computer that barely runs but let me do the work of the university (I have to format it each semester, but no matter because I don’t give more digital garbage to the world.) So I try to reduce my carbon footprint, turn off the lights and my showers are very fast.

In Santiago we need more information on these topics. More campaigns and facilities to recycle (like three garbage collector) or bicycle parking or bike ways. Order to have a greener santiago.

There's something about... Movies!!

Movies, are they usefull for somethings?. It is a question that is always done. I have to admit that I'm writing this and I'm studing cinema. In a text I read that the films are used to teach how to live. I agree with that.

The films teach you to live. They accompany you. They make you feel loved and that you're not alone. Speaking about stories (I know, that is not a movie) but the other day a friend told me that if he hadn’t seen the series "Daria" (which you can see complete here http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1C1539A9B1CB2CCC) he couldn’t support the school ... a little exaggerated, but he is a little exaggerated. He is my friend.

The films have taught me a lot, but more than teach me they have accompanied me. Barthes said that life is made of small solitudes. And is becouse this that exists the movies, to make this little solitary life a little bit less solitary life. I think that movies are a bit like the songs with us, Its make us feel better.

There are several movies that I like. But "my favorite" is "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind." I think it's perfect because it does not claim to be perfect. It has a subtlety that makes the image feel very close.

I really do not know what else to put in this post. A friend told me that when she went to study literature in the inaugural speech a teacher said that one can not force everyone to read. As one can not force everyone to be happy. The films we make loved in a world that does not.

I feel that this comment will be very sickly-sweet . But sometimes I though that we are rude and in others time we are more sensitive, and it could sounds very gay, but today is one of those days that i feel more sensitive. Maybe I have to go see a movie. Or Daria xD.

Haiti

Many doctors around the world have come to Haiti to help combat cholera affection in this country. Cholera has killed more than 250 people and has infected more than 3,000. In the poorest country in Latin America.

In hospitals there is no room for many patients, which is why so many tent hospitals have been built throughout Haiti. Quick action by all physicians has stalled the number of infected in this country.

Recall that Haiti has suffered a terrible earthquake in January. Therefore are no good living conditions and hygiene. So it's an environment ripe for cholera to spread.

Cholera is a disease that causes vomiting and diarrhea. This disease is spread by bacteria growing in human feces. Haiti is not good in this moment to fight with this bacteria is because this that the bacteria spreads rapidly.

The doctors fear the disease arrive to Port-au-Prince, as the capital, so many people living there and they could be infected. The doctors are working as quickly as possible, and they are pleased that the number of infections has stalled. They are satisfied trying to help a country so beaten by poverty.

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Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/25/haiti-cholera-outbreak-deaths

The simpson (8)

I really don’t see many TV series. I haven’t much time, and my time is not continuous. I can’t sit every day or every Saturday, for example, to see a program. That is why if I had to choose a program. I woud choose The Simpsons. Because I haven’t always follow it, and It is giving all day. On channel 13 or FOX.

I saw “lost”. But it was hard for me download a new chapter every Saturday . Also I saw it with my friends, and whenever someone (usually me) had a problem to get together. Everything was wrong. We rent entire season and we saw it all in two days. But it was still boring because everyone knew the final 6 months ago.

I like the Simpsons because they are fools. They are not trying to be intelligent, or complicated, simply made fun everything. Are different from other TV shows because they are absurd, and very smart in its absurdity.

There are several characters. Bart, which is the annoying child (Like Deniel the mischievous) and makes pure nonsense. It’s Liza, which is the sister who is super smart and nerdy. It’s Homer, who is very stupid and makes pure nonsense too, like is soon. And It’s Marge who is the mother, who tries to sort out the family. But the family can not be sorted because they are all crazy and that makes it entertaining. These is the Simpson family. Enjoy them.

When I was a child I saw so many cartoons. i really liked seeing them. I cant' remember all, but the funniest where The Angry Beavers, rocko modern's life, dragoon ball, or "los caballeros del zodiaco" i didn't find the translation in English and I don't want to write a literal translation like "the zodiak gentleman". because it will be very stupid.

i saw it at my room when I arrived from the school. some days I went to other clasmate's house and we spent all the afternoon seeing it and then we played as if we were a real warrior of Zaori.

why did I like it? because it was really exiting, the plot was really good to be just a cartoon, and because when you only are 9 years old. you obvously want to be a warrior of the goodness.

the best thing about this cartoon was when they fought in the 12 houses and when they fought against the sea warriors.

I think that if I see right now "los cabarros del zodiaco"I'm going to think that they still are a very good cartoons, because I remember it like a very good tv programm. In fact I want to see it when I have more time, I think that in holydays I coud download all the episode that I couldn't see.