A whole lot of synthesis

Expertise & Crowdsourcing + Intellectual Property, Privacy, & Ethic= A WHOLE LOT OF SYNTHESIS

As per my podcast post, episode 2... Today is the synthesis day of last week and this week to plan ahead. Or something like that... but you don't need to know the details, only the delivery, unless by you, I mean my internal dialogue manifested into a reflection blog vs. the you that is a reader/follower of my blog and in which case I would like to share OER (Open Educational Resources) to you that might eventually be re-used and repurposed to make the world 'a happier, healthier, and wiser place.' (Creative Commons Under the... xyz, I'm still learningbutdontstealmyideasbuteverythingisanideasoiguessyoucanrepurposeitbutihopeiamnotforgottenandthati'llhaveasteadyincomeoffinancestosupportmeinthewaysthatineedlikefoodshelterclothinginterestsandgivingtoothers)

Okay, now that I've included a disclaimer of how to use my blog and the work ON my blog (as shown by that long run on word above^) please be respectful of my intellectual property as you continue forth with me on this internet journey.

Now then, 

Yeah, I guess I'm really feeling this whole 'crowdsourcing'/'crowdsurfing' business. Honestly, this is like the nth time something regarding surfing has popped up in a matter of hours even. I thought my buzzwords for this semester were going to be: #circularsystems and #sustainability... but it's looking more like #crowdsurfing than anything. Maybe this 'rona girl needs to go to a live musical show ASAP, one where there is hype crowd, enough to be carried by punk-raised arms. 

As such:

Seth McConnell, (2017) The Denver Post

Perhaps it's fitting to the heavy rainfall in Miami these days... I wonder what the crowd would say about saving Miami from going under... too bad I don't have the influence to ask these questions and surf through the feedback and then write the good ideas into a change management plan and deliver them to the people who spent a ton of money on the Marlins stadium... but if I did have any lean to doing something like that... I'd probably throw a concert at the Marlins stadium instead and attempt to surf the arms of the people raising the roof...

Owens, D., Know, T., & McConnell, S. (2021, November 17). Later, skaters: Here's the lineup to Denver's final Warped tour. The Denver Post. Retrieved June 6, 2022, from https://www.denverpost.com/2018/03/01/later-skaters-heres-the-lineup-to-denvers-final-warped-tour/ 

The Walkmen, (2010) Angela Surf City

Weezer, (1994) Surf Wax America

Not special Thursday

In lieu of recent events, and being enrolled in this class... I attempted to find answers on social media, 'the right response' to the current tragic events, in Buffalo, NY, and Uvalde, TX.

I realized I was looking for people online to say something appropriate, to answer, to resolve the current situation in our country. I skimmed Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok... nothing anyone said offered enough condolences that were needed, and I know I am incapable of delivering the message, here on this blog or at all, I prefer to remain silent at the moment if that were part of the assignment. 

Honestly, I didn't want to see anything irrelevant. I wanted answers and solutions. It was frustrating to me, the non-chronology of social media, the mixing of current events with yesterday's news of someone's birthday party or a bad meme... the mixed-up timelines on the social media platforms felt insensitive.

It's difficult to reflect this week, in addition to the circumstances I also may have COVID.