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  1. Last 7 days
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    1. Text analysis of Trump's tweets confirms he writes only theAndroid half was published on. Text analysis of Trump's tweets confirms he writes only the (angrier) Android half. August 2016. URL: http://varianceexplained.org/r/trump-tweets/ (visited on 2023-11-24).

      That's a pretty interesting topic. Although people say people have the right to choose which type of phones they want, and there's no difference in using different operating systems regarding their perspective, education, and social status. However, sometimes we can see there's a difference between iOS and Android users; for example, Android users tend to know phones better, as Android is an open system. It's very interesting to see why people are posting different persepctive based on their device choice

    1. Parasocial relationships are when a viewer or follower of a public figure (that is, a celebrity) feel like they know the public figure, and may even feel a sort of friendship with them, but the public figure doesn’t know the viewer at all.

      This kind of relationship reminds me that most online celebrities or social media stars always create a feeling like this. With the development of communication technology, audiences can interact with the celebrities just using their own account online, eg. commenting under videos, making online face-to-face calls, etc. But no longer restricted to TVs, a one-way communication route. However, this may cause some of the fans to interrupt the normal life of these celebrities rudely, and their own life are actually occupied by chasing the celebrity, grabbing their attention at them no matter what will takes.

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    1. Tom Knowles. I’m so sorry, says inventor of endless online scrolling. The Times, April 2019. URL: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-m-so-sorry-says-inventor-of-endless-online-scrolling-9lrv59mdk (visited on 2023-11-24).

      I would say scrolling is the greatest invention in modern social media, especially for short videos. In the past, people usually chose the video they would like to watch based on the cover page and the title. It's somewhat related to consequentialism, as users have a purpose or expectations before they click into a video. However, the scrolling algorithm is giving users a kind of 'surprise'. The user will never know what video will be the next one, so they will continue to scroll down to find something new and satisfy the sense of opening a mystery box. The scrolling algorithm kept users on their social media for a significant time, but the feature of short videos is lowering the quality of information that the user will receive.

    1. Some social media sites don’t have any formal connections. Like two users who happen to be on the same bulletin board.

      Social media like bilibili were using this strategy (bullet screen) to gather more and more users. Or, in other words, it was a special feature that allowed bilibili to stand out from other video-based social media platforms. The bullet screen is forming a culture and attracting users; however, the way of informal connections may cause some problems. For example, people could easily argue about a specific or minor issue because almost no punishment will be imposed, and people from the two sides will never meet each other offline. Sometimes it's ridiculous that two people who don't even know each other will become enemies online.

  4. Oct 2025
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    1. Susan Goldberg. For Decades, National Geographic's Coverage Was Racist. To Rise Above Our Past, We Must Acknowledge It. National Geographic Magazine, March 2018. URL: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/from-the-editor-race-racism-history (visited on 2023-11-24).

      It is hard to break something that already formed as 'norm' or usual thing in people's mind. The first reason is that people often ignore something they think that is normal or usual, so the true problem could not be seen by the society. Another reason is that people usually don't want to admit their mistakes even they knew they were wrong. Therefore, we need articles like this to drag the entire society's attention, and then could influence the 'rule makers' to change the current situation.

    1. When you undertake your utility calculus, you are, in essence, gathering and responding to data about the projected outcomes of a situation.

      I totally agreed with this idea. Sometimes people only want to hear what they want or come up an outcome that only benefit to them. In this case, people will try to find a reasonable explanation for their planned outcomes, which usually cause biases. The process and the solution are actually up side down in logistical procedure. To avoid this, we have to place our view in third person and sometimes need the peer-review process.

  6. Sep 2025
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    1. Imperative programming. November 2023. Page Version ID: 1184758238. URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Imperative_programming&oldid=1184758238 (visited on 2023-11-17).

      This source is from Wikipedia, providing general information on imperative programming. Imperative programming is a programming paradigm for software. It uses components that change the state of the program. Similar to the way commands are expressed in natural language, imperative programs consist of commands that are executed by the computer. However, I'm not sure whether Wikipedia could be used as a source in a formal print since Wikipedia could be edited by anyone.

    1. In fact, the format of a cooking recipe is basically an imperative programming language where the cook acts as a “human computer” following the cooking instructions.

      I really like the way they describe programming by comparing it to cooking. Basically, both actions are sending a set of instructions for someone (or the computer) who doesn't know how to accomplish a mission. However, there's an additional internal process for programming, which is that the programming languages act like a bridge between human language and binary language that computers understand.

    1. “Tsze-kung asked, saying, ‘Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one’s life?’ The Master said, ‘Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.’”

      As a Chinese, I learned this old saying when I was in primary school. It applies to everyone around the world no matter nationality. However, it seemed that people on social medias were not following the moral rules they learned. People tend to revealing the negative side of human nature online since they don't even know who's they're talking to, and didn't need to take any responsibility for being rude online for the most of times. If we introduce an "online police" in social medias, anything should be checked before posting online, the rights to "free speech" might be challenged. Therefore, there's a long-term issue now we are facing today on the internet and should urgently come out an acceptable solution in the future.

    1. Act with unforced actions in harmony with the natural cycles of the universe. Trying to force something to happen will likely backfire.

      I'm actually from the hometown of Taoism, Sichuan China. And there's a mountain called Qingcheng Mountain which known as the symbol of Taoism. I visited there and the core about Taoism was to be along with the nature, that's why they decide to build the main temple (called Laojun Ge) on the top of the Qingcheng Mountain rather than in the urban areas of Chengdu city. Many of the temples on that mountain were perfectly merged in the natural terrain, and lots of cat and other animals were living with the people inside of the temple. These architectures truly matched with the key concept of the Taoism, creating harmony with the nature.