Enjoyed the archived edition of copyright...IDK, it's a good thing for me to hear it at least twice for stuff to sink in to my head (that problem seems to be getting worse as I get older).
A couple of thoughts occurred to me as I listened in on the session:
- once again, at work just yesterday I was fighting with one of my associates regarding the use of certain media (this happened to be music) in an upcoming training course we are putting together. His comment to me was simply, "it's education, so it's OK. I am constantly amazed at how that falsehood, or myth to Joe's list got spread. So it was an excellent educational opportunity for my to teach back to this associate the correct use of copyrighted material and to steer him in a different direction.
- on the flip side of that thought...I was struck by the length of time copyright lasts: lifetime + 70 or 100 years for corporate! The comparison was briefly drawn during the session between copyright and patent. It seems like the patent law is much weaker from a timespan basis. I know there is more to it than the simple 20 years I understand with patents, but really! A patent is truly something that could change the world! The holder only received 20 years to capitalize on that patent, while the copyright holder receives his/her lifetime + their childrens and even potential grandchildren. Seem to be a little lopsided!
Just some random thoughts I had during the session...Don't copy them or I'll come after you ;>}
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Week 2 Antos B(log) comments
Bryan's Blog entry:
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
Wk 2 Blog post: Art of Possibility 1-4
Reading the first chapter reminded me a lot of playing Mindtrap with my friends in middle school. It would pose questions like these:
Picture a bridge four kilometers long and strong enough to hold ten thousand kilograms, but no more. A loaded transport truck weighing exactly ten thousand kilograms drives onto the bridge. At the halfway point, a sparrow weighing 30 grams lands on the truck, yet the bridge doesn't collapse. How could this be?
The answer is:
The truck will have used up 30 grams of gasoline by the time it reached the halfway point.
Playing these games for hours upon end has helped me with lateral thinking and questioning what is presented in front you. But the sad thing about society is that from the moment you enter school, you are trained to be part of the group; to follow rules and not question. It continues into professional career as well. People rarely react negatively to conservatism and status quo, but present a radical idea and you suddenly have a lot of attention on yourself.
I don’t get why fierce competition is a terrible thing for musicians but the author is delighted some student had his heart broken. Both instances, losing a competition or a girlfriend, can be sources of creativity. Should the musician take up heavy drinking so he can use that experience in his music? Or kill a man in Reno, just to watch him die? I don’t see the causation of either. There’s a great Mr. Show sketch that has parents depriving their kid of affection as a baby so he would have confused feelings about love and grow up to be a famous playwright. Here’s the clip:
http://www.ifc.com/videos/mr-show-205-brightcove.php
I liked the idea of contribution. The problem with that – for me – is I know I cannot be that type of person when my own personal schedule is jam-packed. The author specifically mentioned this exact thing and how he went to speak to the old people anyway. I know that going to Full Sail has robbed me of some of generosity in the world. I’m a worse boyfriend. A worse friend. Worse at work. I’m just much more busy and stressed out. I know my limitations. But I did like the idea of this…
Posted by antosb at 9:08 AM
My comments:
Bryan,
I understand your comment regarding the radical idea and attention, I am constantly enjoying this attention at work, in fact I believe it's one of my primary duties at work to provide additional customer value and question the status quo. The decision to do so is definitely chancy, sometime I fall down, but then again if we don't take chances...we can never succeed and learn by our failures. Don't give up!
While I agree with most of our reading this week, I too wondered about the "suffering musician" syndrome. While the short term "craziness" of your current schedule may be some cause for concern, I too feel concern regarding what I have not accomplished, or simply a good fiction book I'd like to read, I have enjoyed my Full Sail experience. The end is in sight...
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
Wk 2 Blog post: Art of Possibility 1-4
Reading the first chapter reminded me a lot of playing Mindtrap with my friends in middle school. It would pose questions like these:
Picture a bridge four kilometers long and strong enough to hold ten thousand kilograms, but no more. A loaded transport truck weighing exactly ten thousand kilograms drives onto the bridge. At the halfway point, a sparrow weighing 30 grams lands on the truck, yet the bridge doesn't collapse. How could this be?
The answer is:
The truck will have used up 30 grams of gasoline by the time it reached the halfway point.
Playing these games for hours upon end has helped me with lateral thinking and questioning what is presented in front you. But the sad thing about society is that from the moment you enter school, you are trained to be part of the group; to follow rules and not question. It continues into professional career as well. People rarely react negatively to conservatism and status quo, but present a radical idea and you suddenly have a lot of attention on yourself.
I don’t get why fierce competition is a terrible thing for musicians but the author is delighted some student had his heart broken. Both instances, losing a competition or a girlfriend, can be sources of creativity. Should the musician take up heavy drinking so he can use that experience in his music? Or kill a man in Reno, just to watch him die? I don’t see the causation of either. There’s a great Mr. Show sketch that has parents depriving their kid of affection as a baby so he would have confused feelings about love and grow up to be a famous playwright. Here’s the clip:
http://www.ifc.com/videos/mr-show-205-brightcove.php
I liked the idea of contribution. The problem with that – for me – is I know I cannot be that type of person when my own personal schedule is jam-packed. The author specifically mentioned this exact thing and how he went to speak to the old people anyway. I know that going to Full Sail has robbed me of some of generosity in the world. I’m a worse boyfriend. A worse friend. Worse at work. I’m just much more busy and stressed out. I know my limitations. But I did like the idea of this…
Posted by antosb at 9:08 AM
My comments:
Bryan,
I understand your comment regarding the radical idea and attention, I am constantly enjoying this attention at work, in fact I believe it's one of my primary duties at work to provide additional customer value and question the status quo. The decision to do so is definitely chancy, sometime I fall down, but then again if we don't take chances...we can never succeed and learn by our failures. Don't give up!
While I agree with most of our reading this week, I too wondered about the "suffering musician" syndrome. While the short term "craziness" of your current schedule may be some cause for concern, I too feel concern regarding what I have not accomplished, or simply a good fiction book I'd like to read, I have enjoyed my Full Sail experience. The end is in sight...
Week 2 Taylor-Roman comments
wk2 reading – Initial response
Ok. So this was a great read: The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander and Rosamund Stone Zander.
I was so inspired that I made this visual collage from pictures that I have taken over the years. Take a look at it!
I was touched in so many levels by the first four chapters of this book. And, I feel like sharing this personal anecdote.
In 1996, my whole family moved to the U.S. from Mexico because my dad was getting his master's degree. My sister and I did not know any English and this was the day before school. Our parents called us to the living room and told us something that went like this: we want you to know that to us you are the most beautiful, intelligent, funny, and amazing daughters in the whole world and nothing or no one will make us think differently of you. We know that you don't know any English. We know that you will struggle, and when you get a failing grade, we want you to know that we will see an A because we see the effort you put in, because we see you growing, because we see you becoming women of outstanding character. Don't worry about grades, go live and enjoy our two years here. Make the most of it and if in the way, your grades happen to be A's, so be it... That evening, a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders, I was no longer scared, I was ready to take over the world!
Needless to say, my sister and I did extremely well. Due to language immersion, we were proficient in English within 4 months. I went on to tutor in Spanish, French, and Chemistry after school and took some extra courses to graduate a year early. My parents believed in me and that made the difference. I was given an A and the rest was history.
Posted by Saray Taylor-Roman at 5:56 PM
My comments:
Scottie Dog said...
Saray,
Very nice photo collage. Your story of your family's move to the US is inspiring. Eliminating the pressure for good grades by your parents was obviously an important milestone in your family's life. By removing that "artificial" metric within the current school system, they helped you and your sister create a learning environment truly condusive to "real" learning of all the possibilities. I hope to make a small contribution to this "lack of grades" mentality by currently working with my local school district. We will be re-designing several courses to bring game theory and eliminate the need for traditional grades. Once again, the metrics must be questioned and possibilities, without traditional boundaries need to be presented.
February 10, 2011 2:20 PM
Scottie Dog said...
Saray,
Enjoyed your photo collage very much. Thank you for sharing your family's move story. I was amazed at the thoughtfulness and far-reaching implications your parent's decision had on your life. I am beginning to work with my local school district to re-construct several of their courses in a similar fashion. Combining game theory, an engaging story and no grade point average to be concerned with, we are hopefully bringing a similar story to other students. We hope to eliminate the pressure of traditional grades, provide an engaging learning environment and simply "teach" our kids. Thank you for a very important story!
February 10, 2011 2:34 PM
Ok. So this was a great read: The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander and Rosamund Stone Zander.
I was so inspired that I made this visual collage from pictures that I have taken over the years. Take a look at it!
I was touched in so many levels by the first four chapters of this book. And, I feel like sharing this personal anecdote.
In 1996, my whole family moved to the U.S. from Mexico because my dad was getting his master's degree. My sister and I did not know any English and this was the day before school. Our parents called us to the living room and told us something that went like this: we want you to know that to us you are the most beautiful, intelligent, funny, and amazing daughters in the whole world and nothing or no one will make us think differently of you. We know that you don't know any English. We know that you will struggle, and when you get a failing grade, we want you to know that we will see an A because we see the effort you put in, because we see you growing, because we see you becoming women of outstanding character. Don't worry about grades, go live and enjoy our two years here. Make the most of it and if in the way, your grades happen to be A's, so be it... That evening, a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders, I was no longer scared, I was ready to take over the world!
Needless to say, my sister and I did extremely well. Due to language immersion, we were proficient in English within 4 months. I went on to tutor in Spanish, French, and Chemistry after school and took some extra courses to graduate a year early. My parents believed in me and that made the difference. I was given an A and the rest was history.
Posted by Saray Taylor-Roman at 5:56 PM
My comments:
Scottie Dog said...
Saray,
Very nice photo collage. Your story of your family's move to the US is inspiring. Eliminating the pressure for good grades by your parents was obviously an important milestone in your family's life. By removing that "artificial" metric within the current school system, they helped you and your sister create a learning environment truly condusive to "real" learning of all the possibilities. I hope to make a small contribution to this "lack of grades" mentality by currently working with my local school district. We will be re-designing several courses to bring game theory and eliminate the need for traditional grades. Once again, the metrics must be questioned and possibilities, without traditional boundaries need to be presented.
February 10, 2011 2:20 PM
Scottie Dog said...
Saray,
Enjoyed your photo collage very much. Thank you for sharing your family's move story. I was amazed at the thoughtfulness and far-reaching implications your parent's decision had on your life. I am beginning to work with my local school district to re-construct several of their courses in a similar fashion. Combining game theory, an engaging story and no grade point average to be concerned with, we are hopefully bringing a similar story to other students. We hope to eliminate the pressure of traditional grades, provide an engaging learning environment and simply "teach" our kids. Thank you for a very important story!
February 10, 2011 2:34 PM
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Week 2 Reading Post
I loved the Zander video, he is helping us see that small changes in the way we look at familiar areas of our life (like the familiar strains of Chopin) from a slightly different perspective can lead to a wholly unique viewpoint.
In Chapter 1, the Zanders direct us to question the framework and the underlying assumptions of our environment. One important way I like to question the assumptions around me is to create a process flow diagram of the process in question. Prior to joining a media production team, I was a business process consultant to several companies, hired to look at a particular process, document it and then work with those involved to improve the process. I have taken this skillset to just about every aspect of my life. By critically documenting and analyzing a process, looking for areas of improvement and working to create those improvements our framework for a particular business process is constantly examined.
I completely agree with the thought of a world of measurements. If we don't measure it, we won't try to perform up to that measure. It's only the most important decision you can make...What to measure? I think this is the point to this chapter. Not only do we have to measure our world, but we must also make good decisions on what we are going to measure. I have attempted to come up with those "right" measurements for my life, not measures that always matter to the rest of the world, but correct metrics for me. My metrics typically revolve around church (involvement, attendance, leadership), family (provision, shelter, friends) and work (adding value to customer, improvement).
Dear Mr. B,
I received my grade of A because I worked hard and during my time in the EMDT program at FullSail and within the media production department at OfficeMax. It was at this time that an idea began to form in my mind. I began the formation of a production company and business plan to support that company. My idea was to utilize my media production resources and skills to help other small businesses in their growth goals. I have applied and received a small business grant from the federal government in the formation of this company, in support of the Small Business Administration. This decision has taken hold in both my church and work life. I have taken the AR project forward, extending it's reach throughout the youth group and adult membership. We are even in preliminary talks with the church-wide offices to push this project beyond Yorkville's boundaries. Thanks for the "kick in the pants" I needed...
As I have mentioned previously, my family is very involved in our church's youth group. This is where I am a contribution. The unfortunate fact is that there are a lot of teenaged kids dealing with all sorts of today's issues. In my small way I really enjoy helping them through these issues, especially through my actions. Hopefully by simply living my life , working hard, showing leadership at church and providing for my family, and extending my family beyond blood bonds, I can affect one or two of these young men's lives. Recently this came to a small token of fruition, one young man, dealing with an issue with a girlfriend issue, came to me the other night and we spent 3 hours simply talking. When he walked out of here, a confused young man had a clearer direction and a path that included "owning up" to his problems while steering his girlfriend down a better path. I feel that I may have contributed favorably to this young man's life and will continue to be in his life.
In Chapter 1, the Zanders direct us to question the framework and the underlying assumptions of our environment. One important way I like to question the assumptions around me is to create a process flow diagram of the process in question. Prior to joining a media production team, I was a business process consultant to several companies, hired to look at a particular process, document it and then work with those involved to improve the process. I have taken this skillset to just about every aspect of my life. By critically documenting and analyzing a process, looking for areas of improvement and working to create those improvements our framework for a particular business process is constantly examined.
I completely agree with the thought of a world of measurements. If we don't measure it, we won't try to perform up to that measure. It's only the most important decision you can make...What to measure? I think this is the point to this chapter. Not only do we have to measure our world, but we must also make good decisions on what we are going to measure. I have attempted to come up with those "right" measurements for my life, not measures that always matter to the rest of the world, but correct metrics for me. My metrics typically revolve around church (involvement, attendance, leadership), family (provision, shelter, friends) and work (adding value to customer, improvement).
Dear Mr. B,
I received my grade of A because I worked hard and during my time in the EMDT program at FullSail and within the media production department at OfficeMax. It was at this time that an idea began to form in my mind. I began the formation of a production company and business plan to support that company. My idea was to utilize my media production resources and skills to help other small businesses in their growth goals. I have applied and received a small business grant from the federal government in the formation of this company, in support of the Small Business Administration. This decision has taken hold in both my church and work life. I have taken the AR project forward, extending it's reach throughout the youth group and adult membership. We are even in preliminary talks with the church-wide offices to push this project beyond Yorkville's boundaries. Thanks for the "kick in the pants" I needed...
As I have mentioned previously, my family is very involved in our church's youth group. This is where I am a contribution. The unfortunate fact is that there are a lot of teenaged kids dealing with all sorts of today's issues. In my small way I really enjoy helping them through these issues, especially through my actions. Hopefully by simply living my life , working hard, showing leadership at church and providing for my family, and extending my family beyond blood bonds, I can affect one or two of these young men's lives. Recently this came to a small token of fruition, one young man, dealing with an issue with a girlfriend issue, came to me the other night and we spent 3 hours simply talking. When he walked out of here, a confused young man had a clearer direction and a path that included "owning up" to his problems while steering his girlfriend down a better path. I feel that I may have contributed favorably to this young man's life and will continue to be in his life.
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