INTERNET: Genesis, History, Evolution.

“Internet is a real peace instrument, a mass education’s weapon.” (Nicholas Negroponte)

New year is begun well, very well.

Last sunday is ended Science Festival 2010, at Auditorium Music Park in Rome; an event that gave slot to conferences, debates, and any National Geographic’s documentaries.

On January 15th i was at one of these conferences, a conference where i couldn’t miss… Dove ci porta il web?

And guests as; Luca Sofri (journalist and blogger) http://www.wittgenstein.it/, Franco Bernabè (CEO Telecom Italy), Stefano Maruzzi (Country Manager of Google Italy), Paolo Ferri (lecturer of “Educational Technology” and “Theory and technique of new media” at University of Milan Bicocca) http://paolomferri.blogspot.com/, introducing Riccardo Luna (Editor in Chief of Wired Italy). But the real guest star is been…

Nicholas Negroponte.

Before proceeding, i’ll try to describe the climate of public audience. Target consisted by 60% over 50, 30% over 40 and 10% under 30. With my great surprise and at the same time a little bit of disappointment, i was able to discern the presence of a few kids by 7 – 10 years old sitting down on 2nd row. Maybe they were somebody’s children, and there were because really interested at Negroponte’s OLPC and not unwillingly. I want to believe it!

Disappointment there is been because, personally i consider about conference should be addressed to an audience of many kids. But otherwise is been a life lesson.

“Genesis, history and evolution of the Web.”

Nicholas Negroponte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Negroponte), was in Italy by a week, as ambassador to support Wired Italy campaign; “Internet, Nobel Prize for Peace 2010.” (http://www.internetforpeace.org/manifesto.cfm.)

Founded and directed by Louis Rossetto, Wired (http://www.wired.com/) concepted like a magazine to tell how can and should change the world. Nicholas Negroponte as 1st that contributed Wired’s birth, funding and supporting.

Professor Negroponte open conference… Chronologically he presents the main phases of what many consider his most ambitious project and humanitarian; OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) http://www.laptop.org/en/. The OLPC’s project was born in Cambodia
in 2001 with a 2nd prototype powered by a crank, to reach on final model “XO”; the result of studies and researches is “XOXO”. During an interview, Negroponte said…

“OLPC is concepted and projected for kids by 6 – 12 years old, it will like a remedy to cure for one of the worst evils, backwardness of the poor world… A small cultural revolution and training will come in the next years by kids, we can call it Child Teacher (C-T) kids as teachers of their parents (Digital Immigrants) and other kids that work in cooperation (Cooperative Learning) sharing knowledge, a draft intelligence about what happen with Web 2.0, web that start from sharing to cooperation.”

Negroponte produces several projects, to provide and improve the communication, and willingly get involved in those by others. To web communication he devotes his civil engagement and professional. In 1995 he published “Being Digital”, where Negroponte analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the technologies (such as his belief that High-definition television wastes broadcasting power), and tries to predict how the technologies will evolve. Negroponte presents a strong belief that humanity is inevitably headed towards a future where everything that can will be digitalized (be it newspapers, entertainment, or sex). Well after 15 years what seemed an utopia, today is become a reality.

Next word goes to professor Paolo Ferri, not only praises the product of the illustrious colleague but goes beyond… He reiterates something sacrosanct about web communication; it plays a vital educational role on the next generations. Kids of the 3rd Millennium learning more quickly and they can interact with computers and the web; it’s like if they are entering inside a jungle waiting to be explored.

Professor Ferri then shared with all presents about a family’s episode; how his son of 7 years old, that he writes and reads less; has already learned to use web network.

Paolo Ferri published “La scuola digitale” (The digital school), Bruno Mondadori, Milan 2008.

And also there is a video (1st and 2nd part) posted on his YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/Giobbe30). “Nativi digitali” offers an acute observation on the learning method for kids and what is their link with the digital world.

Past, present and future are children of the same mother.

Media Lab founded by Negroponte inside MIT (Massachussets Institute of Technology) of Boston, is a place where theachers and students working in synergy, like the Renaissance laboratory of Ghirlandaio bros. is been for Michelangelo, or more recently Nicholas Negroponte as Walter Gropius and Madia Lab as Bauhaus.

Is how the school should be concepted!

During conference, the doctor Franco Bernabè exposes a historical analysis of Internet. From birth like military project known as ARPANET, during Cold War to Web 2.0 of today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet

But to really understand the historical nature of Web, must be taken in consideration 2 points, 2 dates…

04/25/1963, Joseph C. R. Licklider (Nicholas Negroponte’s master) expressed the intention to connect all computers and time sharing systems at a continental network.

08/06/1991, is created the World Wide Web by Tim Berners – Lee and Robert Cailliau.

In the final phase conference gets a surge, when a gentleman says aloud… “In Italy the Web connection should be free!”

Shortly before Negroponte said… “Spread much possible the Web connection because it brings knowledge and cultural richness.”

The comment by gentleman in the audience then has created a direct comparison between professor Negroponte and the doctor Bernabè about free Web connection’s trouble. The 1st, supported gentleman’s thesis and if in Italy only one Italian out of ten is connected, because Web connection is too expensive. The 2nd, stated that, the trouble is due to the digitization lack of the population (it’s partly true), and because in Italy there is weight of public debt inherited by past generations. Negroponte concludes saying to Bernabè; “in Italy to remedy the Web connection’s trouble enough invest 1% of all Health spending.

The conference is ended.

It’s been crucial for me! I’m a supporter of United Nations Millennium Campaign. From more of 1 year, i’ve studied to complete a my independent project about how to achieve the MDG’s UNIVERSAL EDUCATION to be realized (http://www.endpoverty2015.org/).

Nicholas Negroponte says…

“Poverty is a huge problem of planet. Insulation is also important. Obviously, 2 problems are connected. Development of emerging countries and the lives of people who live there, their creativity and their contribution to the cultural progress of humanity are destinatedto grow with the inclusion of people who are not related.”

“The Internet’s birth is linked by war, the evolution will lead to peace.”

Millennium Development Goals

Originally, i drew 8 tables trying to represent the Millennium Development Goals against poverty.

Once made, were ready to be exposed at an exhibition intended by my friend Angelo Minacapilli; concurrently with STAND UP! TAKE ACTION Enna.

I was very excited about this, but at the same time a few doubtful. The doubt was that after event, people forget the true STAND UP! TAKE ACTION’s purpose, in my country there is a proverb, which i’ll try to translate it…

“Past the saint, passed the party!”

I gave it and after a few months, i realized the video below to show the world that isn’t an event to make a difference, but the message that you want to communicate so that these priorities are realized.

I don’t know if i have succeeded, maybe not but… The world is changing, hopefully for the better!

Missing a month at Christmas, not only during this event must be good with others, but every day.

The African people really need you…

Help them!

The death of a reality show

Television is a mass distraction’s weapon.

The world is a company maintained by many “white-collars”, separated by role and power; it’s an ocean of sharks!

From the gutter of this “winning class”, emerge lords of Television; chairmen, shareholders, leaders and showmen.

The weaker protected by the strong.

Television must be clear not dirty, must have above all a positive content; not only give financial gain by audience.

Many people argue that in Italy there isn’t freedom of information, there will be a reason…

Maybe they refer to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, owner of the main 3 Italian TV networks; he uses them to control the thoughts and minds of Italian people.

He filtering and if necessary censoring; pictures and words that come from other political faction…

Also torpedoing serious and honest reporters, whose only fault is to do their job.

Today, the Television gravitating around reality shows, the striking example of “TV trash”.

What have this programs? Insanity!

BORING, BORING, BORING.

The Big Brother 10th Italian edition, begins in a few hours…

Can we keep or break down this Babel’s tower?

You can make a difference!

Television tomorrow could be a great free communication mean…

With documentaries, educational programs, of true culture, innovative but current.

What we pass on to our children?

The Woosters

On January 2000 began adventure of Wooster Collective (www.woostercollective.com)…

This website concepted by Marc Schiller and her wife Sara from Soho NYC, it’s not only a blog where posting graffiti pictures; it’s more!

Wooster Collective is for us countless artists; a second home, a community, a place to work in synergy. Personally i like consider it a virtual art gallery too, where the criticism doesn’t exist except by the visitor.

Sara and Marc are wonder people, humans like professionals… I don’t think about it, because they are young and open minded; but  they are a great support  for all artists that discovering world!

I believe about the birth year isn’t a case, in 3rd Millennium rise; writing like 1 of 4 elements by Hip Hop gets a surge on the evolutionary ladder of modern art and become street art. No more segregation inside a crew!

Everyone by different race, culture and artistic background can make art and street art too; testing and assembling different techniques and materials to get the perfect masterpiece.

Today this is Wooster Collective’s traffic rank by Alexa; www.alexa.com/siteinfo/woostercollective.com.

Well…

In the end, this is my personal tribute to Sammy (Samantha’s nickname; the daughter of  Sara and Marc), Sara and Marc Schiller.

Thanks so much!

Always & Anywhere

In the last August, during my Spanish tour…

I’m stopped in Madrid for 5 days.

I returned back to Madrid for the 2nd time, 2 days were devoted to revisit the art temples. A day I went at Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, I carried a bag with a surprise inside to be extracted at the opportunity time.

Crossing the enter, I felt very small to front giant artists like Salvador Dalì, Juan Mirò, Pablo Picasso etc. On the walls. I weren’t worthy to stay inside musem, thinking about what I would done!

Gravitating from hall to hall, I remembered Banksy’s action photograms in 2005 at Metropolitan Museum of New York, when he installed with intrusiveness a canvas on wall, Banksy’s canvas represented a noble of 1700 with in hand a spraycan, and Peace symbol with phrase “NO WAR” on the background.

I was attempted and curious too about Banksy tried adrenalin when make her action…

I didn’t want a glory moment, because I was and I’m nothing!

But…

To communicate a message.

I went to goal in the hall of most famous canvas; “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso. The masterpiece; oil on canvas 3.54 x 7.82 metres and in collective imagination is considered a riot painting against war. It was commissioned by Spanish Republican Government in 1937 for exibition in Paris. Picasso inspired to violent raid on the basque city of Gernika-Lumo, by German pilots during the Civil War.

I trowed up from bag my tribute to Master Picasso; an acrylic, paint marker and spray on canvas 0.25 x 0.35 metres entitled “Always & Anywhere”. Taking opportunity time I left it down wall on the right!

My action like Banksy was targeted…

If in 1937 Pablo Picasso painted a great canvas against war, then in 2009 John J. Mahyo paints a small canvas to support universal love.

Zaragoza, new city of lovers!

Hi,

Now I stay in Logrono (connected with a Wi-Fi network cracked called “cibertecajvigon” in Avenida de Jorge Vigon), Spain…

In the last week  I was in Zaragoza about an art work project, and I’m discovered all downtown!

I have tell that city is more wonder after restyling work of the Expo 2008, so…

After crossing Puente de Santiago on the Ebro river, I’m stopped in Plaza Cesar Augusto, I saw a guy kissing her girlfriend under a water jet on top trowed up by mouth of a iron frog settled on a bench at the foot of the statue of Cesar Augusto (founder of Zaragoza).

I think that a new love ritual?

I don’t know, but I believe that Zaragoza is new city after Paris, Venice for…

Dream, live and love.

John J. Mahyo

I have a dream…

“This time we want to talk about the men and women of every color and creed who serve together, and fight together, and bleed together under the same proud flag. We want to talk about how to bring them home from a war that never should’ve been authorized and never should’ve been waged, and we want to talk about how we’ll show our patriotism by caring for them, and their families, and giving them the benefits they have earned.”

(From “A More Perfect Union” by Barack Obama. Philadelphia, PA / March 18, 2008.)

To who hung to a world without races, to a multicultural society, to an evolution concepted in right manner, it chooses Barack Obama…

Young and charismatic embodiment of the American dream had from Martin Luther King on 28^th August 1963 in Lincoln Memorial to Washington D. C., under a sky without clouds.

Barack Obama is an emerging leader of large change, to Chicago where arrived from the Columbia University of New York, had opportunity of to work the social projects in the poor districts of the South Side. He has in turn the conviction of to be able really to become the first president multiethnic in the story of the United States and like example for other countries of the world that hide their weaknesses and show themselves stronger of how much is not, but not Obama.

He is humble, accepts his vulnerability and this quality allows to enter him in contact with the people, above all with the new generations.

Obama supports that the belief doesn’t be able more to be confined from the State in the private sphere and instead should have straight of word in the public decision. In foreign subject of politics he is self capable show in the analyze, to include and in the case give the solution to a problem.

He isn’t favorable to the construction of a barrier of 700 miles that it divides the Mexico from the United States but, would build it alone in points of boundary at risk in which die 400 persons to the year. Obama doesn’t want certain to repeat the American version of the Israeli West Bank barrier, but to safeguard the life of the persons above all. And he is against the catches and the deportations carried out against the lacking immigrants documents.

Obama says; “I don’t think that the American method is that of to rip a mother from the son and to repatriate it without gets the results”.

Obama besides affirms that there is a natural connection between United States and Latin America. After the Mexican matter, he would begin negotiations with Cuba and Venezuela, wants to unite to countries like the Brazil to work with the clean energy.

He is favorable for the gradual withdrawal of the USA soldiers from the Iraq, is arranged to treat with Iran and Russia for the reorganization of the nuclear weapons.

This because Barack Obama knows well that the war is daughter of the evil, and says that build a wall would carry marginalization.

He wants to stretch out the hand, to have a clear diplomacy with the other everything countries of the world.

John J. Mahyo