A brief look at the exploding star of Facebook and its 10 year plan.
Entries from April 2016
Facebook: From Virtual Space to Outer Space
April 29th, 2016 Comments Off on Facebook: From Virtual Space to Outer Space
Tags: Facebook · Facebook Surround · Likes · Mark Zuckerberg · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Oculus Rift · virtual reality
Digital Immortality: Avatars Populated by Facebook and Twitter
April 22nd, 2016 Comments Off on Digital Immortality: Avatars Populated by Facebook and Twitter
Pondering the prospect of “digital immortality”, how social media would be an enabler and questioning whether it is a time and place we really want to go.
Tags: artificial intelligence · avatars · digital immortality · Facebook · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Twitter
The Twelve Undisputable Laws of the Society for Worn Out Backs
April 15th, 2016 Comments Off on The Twelve Undisputable Laws of the Society for Worn Out Backs
A tongue-in-cheek look at the daily realities of living with a bad back. Welcome to SWOB.
Tags: bad back · falls · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · slips · trips · twelve laws
No, Microsoft. You May Not Have Your Way with My PC
April 9th, 2016 Comments Off on No, Microsoft. You May Not Have Your Way with My PC
Taking issue with Microsoft’s offer to upgrade my PC to Windows 10 if I will leave the front door opened while I sleep.
Tags: Bill Gates · Internet Explorer · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Microsoft · snowball metaphor · Windows 10
Fracking: The Hammer, the Bell and a Giant Pile of Rubble
April 2nd, 2016 Comments Off on Fracking: The Hammer, the Bell and a Giant Pile of Rubble
The harmful effects of “hydraulic fracking” and the battle lines forming over its use.
Tags: earthquakes · Fox Creek · fracking · metaphor · Michael Bell · Michael Robert Dyet