So one of my inspirations was the guitarists Saul Hudson, a.k.a Slash from the band Guns and Roses. Ever since I was a little kid my dad used to blast 80’s music in our... Continue reading →

All of Aaron Swartz‘s work had a greater purpose, or reason behind them, so I believe all his programs, activism, and ideas were important. The one thing outside of Swartz’s achievements, that really took an emotional toll on me, was the fact that his friend/lover, Quinn Norton,  gave information to the FBI to strengthen their […] Continue reading →

http://www.biography.com/people/muhammad-ali-9181165#philanthropy-and-legacy “I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given,” he said. “I believed in myself and I believe in the goodness of others,” said Ali. “Many fans wanted to build a museum to acknowledge my achievements. I wanted more than a building toRead More... Continue reading →

“To provide students the guidance they need to reach these goals, faculty and staff must be willing to lead by example — to demonstrate and discuss, as fellow learners, how they have created and connected their own personal cyberinfrastructures.” In … Continue reading →

Jay Z inspires me because he literally went from nothing to something. He grew up poor and now he’s a half billionaire. In my opinion he’s the best rapper ever and that is an extremely hard thing to accomplish, being that their are so many rappers that came and went. A lot have been on […] Continue reading →

The most interesting work I’ve created so far is making my own website. I think it’s so cool to have your own side and put whatever you want on it. I liked how I got to customize the site and make it my own. The most difficult work was making gif from video. This course […] Continue reading →

(°ロ°)☝ This is Itachi Uchiha, he is a fictional character whom I respect a lot. When I was going through a hard time and stumbled onto him in the anime that he is from, I fell in love with his character. Because of him I strived through many difficulties. When I felt sad and weak...
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The challenge for this ds106 assignment was to autotune something that is not usually musical. I decided to autotune one of my personal favorite Stephen A Smith rants. Tweet Share on Tumblr

After watching the documentary titled The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, I was immediately overcome with so many different emotions that I wasn’t quite sure which one to write about. I’m amazed at how much Aaron was able to accomplish within the short amount of time that he was alive, but I’m […] Continue reading →

Do what makes you feel uncomfortable, and begin to start feeling comfortable. And when you become static, move on to something yet again that makes you feel uncomfortable. I have been living my life in this way for a couple of years and I must say it has changed me a great deal. So when […] Continue reading →

Watching the portrait documentary of Aaron Swartz, The Internet’s Own Boy was a great moment for me, which gave me a good sense of insights as of how the world works. Swartz was a prodigy web developer that participated in some seminal web projects – RSS, Creative Commons licensing, and Reddit. Swartz founded Demand Progress which […] Continue reading →

” Unjust laws exist, shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once ?”     As Lessig talk I really liked at the beginning when Aaron friends wanted to talk to him and he rather […] Continue reading →

I attempted the GIF for portrait challenge. It began quite frustrating and photoshop isn’t always user friendly, so I played around and worked my way into creating something. lol I used a portrait picture of Abraham Lincoln and used some of Spongebob Squarepants funny images to add to Abe’s face. It’s not as well done... Continue reading →

Why is this Guy my hero? Let’s start off with the fact that he is the creator of some of my favorite super heroes including Spider-Man, The Hulk, and Wolverine. But not only that He is responsible for me wanting to become a writer. I fell in love with comic books because I read some […] Continue reading →

The most interesting work I have done so far in this class was making GIFS and animations. Specifically to the class, I have not done as much digital storytelling projects as I should have done. However, I did download Photoshop to play with at home. I made a couple animations… Continue reading →

  Ellen DeGeneres <- CLICK! I chose Ellen DeGeneres as someone who is inspiring to me based on her career struggles. Ellen made her career genuinely off her funny personality but soon found herself loosing it all due to publicly announcing she was gay. In the article I linked under her… Continue reading →

     Having an inspiration is not easy and having someone to look up to is not easy either. My sister is one of my inspirations other than my mom, from little I always look up to my sister but she is my cousin because I am the only child. In Chinese culture, cousin automatically […] Continue reading →

So for my GIF The Portrait digital storytelling project, I decided to use Quorra from Tron: Legacy as my inspiration. Tron: Legacy is one of my all-time favorite movies for the music, special effects, character designs, plot, etc. I love … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mankofit( Massy Arias) is a personal trainer that I have come across on Instagram and I must say I’m glad I did. I do not know her personally but she seems so humble and genuine and her drive is amazing. I am extremely into the whole fitness lifestyle and she have inspired me to keep... Continue reading →

The most interesting work I have done so far in the class is create a GIF, at first I was having so much problems creating one then I accomplished doing one, it was quite amazing. Even though creating GIF has been … Continue reading →

For many years Oprah Winfrey has been an inspirational person not just to me but for many people around the world. The sixty-year-old Oprah Winfrey is an America media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her multi-winning-award talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show which was the highest-rated program of its […] Continue reading →

I am not the next Pac or Biggie Nor Erykah, Jermaine Cole, or Ms. Hill Their expertise is deep instilled My knowledge is unripe, and uprooted The JMB of poetry Misunderstood but appreciated Voices of a libraries walls Our gifts louder than 42nd Street New Yorkers at heart Foreign by blood Bohemian by passion Do […] Continue reading →

<iframe height=’85’ width=’440′ frameborder=’0′ marginheight=’0′ marginwidth=’0′ scrolling=’no’ src=’http://nerdnewyork.podomatic.com/embed/frame/posting/2014-10-24T18_31_10-07_00?json_url=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdnewyork.podomatic.com%2Fentry%2Fembed_params%2F2014-10-24T18_31_10-07_00%3Fcolor%3D43bee7%26autoPlay%3Dtrue%26width%3D440%26height%3D85%26objembed%3D0′ allowfullscreen></iframe> I have been with my friends at York college Radio. Together we do a cool show called Nerd New York. On this show we are talking about The DC Universe Movie slate and a bunch of  other movie news. Continue reading →

So The first thing I went to do when I got my page was trying to find a theme that I liked. Once I had a theme that I like I started checking how... Continue reading →

NBA 2014-2015 season starts Tuesday, October 28, so I decided to post something up on my website that would get fans excited about the upcoming season. New players, new coaches, new everything. This is what most people have been waiting for… Enjoy. Credits to Continue reading →

      http://www.sistersouljah.com/biography.html Let me introduce you to Sister Souljah. Her real birth name is Lisa Williamson, but her mainstream name is what people typically know her by. Sister Souljah is an author, a activist, film producer, and a recording artist. What can I say, she’s talented and has a powerful voice that have … Read More → Continue reading →

Although the CDC is doing a lot in response to the Ebola Outbreak, it doesn’t seem to be helping. More and more people are being diagnosed with Ebola. First, it started with the patient in Texas, then it made its way to Georgia, and its now in NYC!  The latest isRead More... Continue reading →

      Next week is going to be Halloween!! Who is ready to come to into this asylum to explore?   Continue reading →

In the Brooklyn Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, a Division I NCAA volleyball match was underway. The Saint Francis College Terriers were battling the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils. The Blue Devils are ranked fourth in the Northeast Conference, while the Terriers are ranked in eighth place. The music coming from the Genovesi […] Continue reading →

I created this image by saving the original gif to the computer and then uploading it to photoshop and then adding this text into one of the layers!  This gif I created was made in regards to what’s happening to creativity because … Continue reading →