Tagged with news - Personal View Talks http://personal-view.com/talks/discussions/tagged/news/feed.rss Sat, 02 Nov 24 19:42:28 +0000 Tagged with news - Personal View Talks en-CA U.S. High School Student Expelled for Refusal to Wear Location Tracking RFID and Critique of Program http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/5294/u.s.-high-school-student-expelled-for-refusal-to-wear-location-tracking-rfid-and-critique-of-program Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:12:23 +0000 thepalalias 5294@/talks/discussions Andrea Hernandez, a sophmore high school student at John Jay High School, is in a legal battle after her high school attempted to expel her for refusing to comply with a newly instituted high school RFID program to track the students. To quote the district spokesman Pascual Gonzalez:

“What we have found, they are there, they’re in the building and not in their chairs. They are in the cafeteria, with counselors, in stairwells or a variety of places, some legitimately and some not. If they are on campus, we can legally count them present.”

Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/09/rfid-chip-student-monitoring/

The above Wired article mentions further details:

"Gonzalez said John Jay High has 200 surveillance cameras and Anson Jones Middle School, about 90.

'The kids,' he said, 'are used to being monitored.'”

Other articles mentioned the school's attempt to broker a deal with the girl and her family, including this one at OpposingViews.com:

"Civil liberties lawyers at the Rutherford Institute told Infowars.com that they are going to file a temporary restraining order petition to prevent the school from kicking Hernandez out.

In response to public outcry and pressure from rights groups, John Jay High School has offered to remove the battery and chip, but wouldn’t budge on the ID.

The offer would also require the Hernandez family to end their public criticism and agree to support the policy, something Andrea’s father Steve Hernandez finds unacceptable."

Source: Article by OpposingViews.com at http://www.opposingviews.com/i/technology/gadgets/student-andrea-hernandez-expelled-refusing-wear-location-tracking-rfid-badge*

The OpposingViews.com article also mentions that Hernandez opposes the program on grounds of both privacy and religion.

Here are some other links to coverage of the subject, both in the U.S. and the U.K.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20461752

http://now.msn.com/andrea-hernandez-suspended-for-refusing-to-wear-an-rfid-locator-tag-can-stay-at-school-until-court-hearing

http://www.zdnet.com/student-expelled-for-refusing-to-wear-rfid-tracking-chip-badge-7000007723/

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/texas-school-districts-rfid-tracking-of-students-goes-to-court/

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13463095-student-tracker-project-in-texas-schools-leads-to-court-row

http://rt.com/usa/news/school-hernandez-rfid-student-449/

http://www.goddiscussion.com/104442/high-school-student-faces-expulsion-for-refusal-to-wear-device-she-believes-is-satanic/

Details mentioned in some of them include the plans in Texas to spread the mandatory RDIF program statewide.

I've done my best to provide ones from sites with various political leanings and editorial foci because:

  • 1) I feel that it's helpful to read several articles on a subject to get a sense for what is actually going on.
  • 2) I do not believe that this is an issue limited to either conservatives or liberals in the United States.

It is my personal opinion (though it is only my opinion and not a fact, and should be debated if disagreed with) that this program:

  • 1) Should never have been implemented.
  • 2) Does not serve the students or parents.
  • 3) Will rarely benefit teachers.
  • 4) May benefit school administrations financially.
  • 5) Is disturbing in its approach to tracking U.S. citizens that have neither committed a crime nor found themselves the subject of a criminal investigation.
  • 6) Violates the rights of the parents to grant or deny their consent to a controversial school measure.
  • 7) Violates the spirit of the Constitution, whether or not it violates the exact wording of it (and may potentially violate both).

That's at least one part of my opinion. I hope you'll share this issue with others you know. If you disagree with me, I would still like to hear your thoughts. I hope that I can learn from seeing the issue through someone else's eyes.

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How NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Takes Pictures of Itself http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/6053/how-nasas-mars-curiosity-rover-takes-pictures-of-itself Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:25:03 +0000 Walker 6053@/talks/discussions This animation shows how the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity was positioned for taking multiple images that were combined into a self-portrait. (Download 31MB 720P video)

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See also as above Zoomable Gigapan image

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GH2 RELOADED http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/15127/gh2-reloaded Thu, 26 May 2016 11:42:15 +0000 frullaccia 15127@/talks/discussions Into the Full HD world, our GH2 camera and Panasonic processor have still much to give us. This new hack is based upon my personal Gop 1 development. But almost every single parameter has been adapted to match some original and extreme choices. I made all possible to get a neat and rich picture. It has been a step-by-step hard work. In particular the hbr mode was very difficult to manage. To tell the truth, I didn't touch the 1080i60 and 720p60 modes, which are taken by Apefos' The End patch.
I hope that somebody will find useful and beautiful our new used GH2.

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24fps, 30fps, 60fps in ONE file - film look, live look, computer internet look http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/6610/24fps-30fps-60fps-in-one-file-film-look-live-look-computer-internet-look- Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:16:44 +0000 Blackout 6610@/talks/discussions Ahoy thar fellow GH mateys... got a new ship I be driving...

Been away for a long time having a blast shooting all sorts of wild things and acting directing. I thought I would share this little clip (to show off my new car ** cough ** I mean spaceship) and also show 60fps vs 30 fps vs 24fps in the same shot.

24p film look vs 60p live look in ONE file so you can see the psychological effect. You'll need to DOWNLOAD and play (only 1280 x 720p sorry full 1920 x 1080p was too big. This switches in REAL time between the two in the same shot so you can really feel out the difference. I prefer 24p for narrative story telling and 60p for POV horror or news live look or 3D holographic shooting which I have been doing lately (not with the gh2 - using modded sony 3D pro cam, consumer ts10, and red epic for that). Note: this will only stream at 30p online (i really dislike 30p) you must download and play to see what I am talking about, No current online streaming service that I know of except for LIVESTREAM currently supports 60i or 60p streaming. I HAVE done it with livestream on my site which is astounding WHEN it works but it is still a little unreliable as of yet you need a business class hard wired ethernet cable and black magic card and an upstream of at least 20mbit down 5 megabit up CONSTANT. 1.5 won't do. Wifi won't do even dual band it gets blips. I can do 848 x 480 and sometimes 1280 x 720p live with a 4G card.

Enjoy... hope everyone is well...let me know what you think.....more to come!

http://vimeo.com/michaelbiggins/filmlookvslivelook

PS - just for fun and giggles - Disney let me toy around in one of their sets with Trumpet:

;)

Michael Biggins AKA Blackout BLACKOUT'S BOX STUDIOS Hathouse Films New York City - Florida - California 877-9-BLACKOUT michael @ REMOVETHISandSPACESforspam blackout.com

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Bolivar cannot carry double, camera sales in May http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/7422/bolivar-cannot-carry-double-camera-sales-in-may Wed, 03 Jul 2013 20:01:59 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 7422@/talks/discussions image

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Highlighted columns are comparison with same month last year.

Things are not good. Especially in mirrorless department.

US shipments in May were 36% of May last year :-)

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New approach to LED with higher CRI http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/278/new-approach-to-led-with-higher-cri Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:12:47 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 278@/talks/discussions
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News Broadcast are scripted nationwide? http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/6260/news-broadcast-are-scripted-nationwide- Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:38:42 +0000 GravitateMediaGroup 6260@/talks/discussions

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2012 NAB Review http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/5371/2012-nab-review Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:07:52 +0000 dadix 5371@/talks/discussions

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CES 2012 http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/1974/ces-2012 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:20:17 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 1974@/talks/discussions Topic devoted to CES 2012 coverage.

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2012 Shows and exhibitions http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/1861/2012-shows-and-exhibitions Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:09:27 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 1861@/talks/discussions
CES 2012
January 10-13
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
http://www.cesweb.org/

NAMM 2012,
January 19-22 Anahaim California USA,
http://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2012

BSC Show 2012
3-4 February 2012, UK
The United Kingdom’s premier exhibition dedicated solely to showcasing the equipment, facilities and services used in the craft of film and television production
http://www.bscexpo.com/

NAB 2012
Conferences
April 14 – 19, 2012; Exhibits April 16 – 19
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada USA
http://www.nabshow.com/

Photokina 2012, will be held in Cologne, Germany on
18-Sep-2012 (up tp 23) in Cologne International Expocentre.
http://www.photokina.com



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News Aggregator http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/1028/news-aggregator Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:13:49 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 1028@/talks/discussions Link wil be always in top menu, permanent address is http://www.personal-view.com/news

I'll be adding more sites to it soon.]]>