LIS3353 - Technologies for Information Professionals
ATTENDANCE LINK: https://goo.gl/uQ25gQ
Welcome to the Course!
This website (and not Canvas) is the primary location for information on the course. Most of the course, and anything suitable for public viewing will be available here.
That being said, Canvas will be used for announcements and assignments, and discussions (i.e. anything that is semi-private.)
Note: Contacting me should only be done through regular email, at jmarks@fsu.edu (Messaging through Canvas will be ignored -- regular email is a better and safer tool for this purpose)
You don't need to do anything for the first day besides show up. The syllabus and calendar are below, and schedules and procedures will be discussed in class on the first day. See you then!
Week 9 - Anonymity
In the news:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/congress-repeals-obama-internet-history-privacy-rules/
http://mashable.com/2017/03/31/isp-claim-wont-sell-browsing-history/#t0iFiYqefiqw
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/28/so_my_isp_can_now_sell_my_browsing_history_what_can_i_do/
Tor
http://lifehacker.com/what-is-tor-and-should-i-use-it-1527891029
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/what-tor-supporter-looks-laura-poitras
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/4/4802512/nsa-failed-to-compromise-tor-network-but-exploited-browser-vulnerabilities
Anonymity?
http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2011/09/21/why-pseudonymity-is-such-an-important-concept-and-what-anybeat-is-doing-about-it/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/27/randi-zuckerberg-anonymity-online_n_910892.html
http://www.zdnet.com/article/eff-facebook-argue-over-real-name-policies/#!
http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/30/9072257/facebook-real-name-policy-germany
Voting:
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/11/videos-of-vote-fraud-pour-in-from-both-liberal-and-conservative-sources.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2012/11/06/estonians-get-to-vote-online-why-cant-america/
http://venturebeat.com/2015/02/21/watch-how-quick-it-is-to-vote-in-the-most-advanced-democracy-on-earth-estonia/
READING:
https://free.law/2015/09/17/the-right-to-read-anonymously/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paquete_Semanal
http://www.wired.com/2015/03/north-korea/
Optional, but recommended:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/15/the-prophetic-pragmatism-of-frederick-douglass
Week 8 - Linux Install and Command line
In-Class Linux Install Info (in class slides - ./vbox.pdf
./08-LIS3353-LinuxCommandLine.pdf
Week 7 - UI and Languages
READ THIS AGAIN. or for the first time if you didn't before.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-paul-ford-what-is-code/
--
on UX
http://www.designyourway.net/blog/web-and-mobile-design/what-is-ux-design-and-why-its-important/
https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/user-interface-design.html
See, e.g.
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/flat-design/
but...
THIS:
https://graydon2.dreamwidth.org/193447.html
http://www.loper-os.org/?p=69
dark patterns
http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/29/4640308/dark-patterns-inside-the-interfaces-designed-to-trick-you
Week 6 - The Internet
./07 LIS3353-Internet-T1808.pdf
The history:
http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/internet.html
http://sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-the-internet-in-a-nutshell/
The barriers
https://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/08/28/15404/how-big-telecom-smothers-city-run-broadband
DIY? Mesh, et al
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37974267
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/how-a-diy-network-plans-to-subvert-time-warner-cables-nyc-internet-monopoly
The net; today:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/14/dennis-cooper-google-censorship-dc-blog
https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/09/a-decentralized-web-would-give-power-back-to-the-people-online/
https://backchannel.com/the-end-of-the-internet-dream-ba060b17da61#.y01ca2r1d
Net Neutrality Today
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/12/ajit-pai-fcc-net-neutrality-open-internet
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43a5kg/80-percent-net-neutrality-comments-bots-astroturfing
Week 5 - History of Operating Systems
(looks like a lot, but they're all only a page or so...)
(new file, reload please)
./05-LIS3353 - History I T1808-final.pdf
Apple
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/rise-fall-rise-apple-history/
Monopoly?
http://lowendmac.com/2008/rise-of-microsoft-monopoly/
Cultural Defeat of Microsoft
https://www.devever.net/~hl/windowsdefeat
https://backchannel.com/why-i-m-saying-goodbye-to-apple-google-and-microsoft-78af12071bd#.mg44d9omw
Linux
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/apple-steals-innovation-from-the-heart-of-the-linux-community/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-and-open-source-have-won-get-over-it/
https://itsfoss.com/windows-10-inspired-linux/
—
Bottom line?
https://adtmag.com/blogs/dev-watch/2016/07/bash-salaries.aspx
http://www.tecmint.com/big-companies-and-devices-running-on-gnulinux/
A little more on GNU
https://mikegerwitz.com/2016/04/GNU-kWindows
http://www.cio.com/article/3112860/linux/6-things-you-should-know-from-linuxs-first-25-years.html
Apple:
http://mirror.informatimago.com/next/developer.apple.com/darwin/history.html
User Level:
https://hackernoon.com/the-joy-of-linux-desktop-environments-365d6cc8de72#.kcznlacz6
Raspberry pi
https://www.popsci.com/how-raspberry-pi-sparked-maker-revolution
(not fully required reading, but very good to browse):
http://www.oliverelliott.org/article/computing/tut_unix/
Cool looking learning resource:
https://linuxjourney.com/
https://linuxnewbieguide.org/overview-of-chapters/chapter-1-what-is-linux/
Week 4 - Hardware
./04 LIS3353 - Hardware I-T1803.pdf
A reading around some of our discussions:
https://www.fordfoundation.org/ideas/equals-change-blog/posts/can-computers-be-racist-big-data-inequality-and-discrimination/
A good crossover reading for next week as well
https://aeon.co/essays/your-brain-does-not-process-information-and-it-is-not-a-computer
MAIN READINGS:
A little old school, but good enough:
http://www.garfieldcs.com/wordpress/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Computer-Hardware-Basics.pdf
On Moore's Law
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/opinion/thomas-friedman-moores-law-turns-50.html?_r=0
Does Moore's Law Matter?
http://www.slashgear.com/is-moores-law-still-relevant-for-pcs-0780747/
Does HARDWARE Matter?
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2494720/computer-hardware/preston-gralla--does-hardware-matter-anymore-.html
On Shenzhen
https://medium.com/wonk-bridge/shenzhen-the-tech-capital-of-the-world-7b1a0469c39f
Week 3 - Fundamentals of Software
./01 LIS3353 - Computers I - From Numbers to Thinking-T808.pdf
./02 LIS3353- Algorithms and Intelligence T1808.pdf
./03 LIS3353- Binary.pdf
What is code?
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-paul-ford-what-is-code/
What programming is
http://siderea.livejournal.com/1241996.html#cutid1
Basic Binary
http://www.mathsisfun.com/binary-decimal-hexadecimal.html
(also this — brilliant!) - https://i.imgur.com/NQPrUsI.gifv
Basic Algorithms
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question717.htm
https://medium.com/@_marcos_otero/the-real-10-algorithms-that-dominate-our-world-e95fa9f16c04
AI
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/534871/our-fear-of-artificial-intelligence/
https://logicmag.io/01-interview-with-an-anonymous-data-scientist/
Turing Test?
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/programs-bots-that-also-passed-the-turing-test/
Facebooks war on free will (with an excellent bit in the middle on algorithms)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/19/facebooks-war-on-free-will
Backlinks: FSU Courses Home FSU Courses:LIS3353:Syllabus