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The age of surveillance capitalism : the fight for a human future at the new frontier of power / by Zuboff, Shoshana,1951-author.(CARDINAL)194524;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Will the digital future be our home? -- The collision -- Who knows? -- The foundations of surveillance capitalism -- The origins of surveillance capitalism -- The elaboration of surveillance capitalism : kidnap, corner, compete -- The reality business -- Rendition : from map to territory -- Make them dance -- The right to the future tense -- The contest for the future tense -- Big other and the rise of instrumentarian power -- Instrumentarian power for a third modernity -- Of life in the hive."Shoshana Zuboff, named "the true prophet of the information age" by the Financial Times, has always been ahead of her time. Her seminal book In the Age of the Smart Machine foresaw the consequences of a then-unfolding era of computer technology. Now, three decades later she asks why the once-celebrated miracle of digital is turning into a nightmare. Zuboff tackles the social, political, business, personal, and technological meaning of "surveillance capitalism" as an unprecedented new market form. It is not simply about tracking us and selling ads, it is the business model for an ominous new marketplace that aims at nothing less than predicting and modifying our everyday behavior--where we go, what we do, what we say, how we feel, who we're with. The consequences of surveillance capitalism for us as individuals and as a society vividly come to life in The Age of Surveillance Capitalism's pathbreaking analysis of power. The threat has shifted from a totalitarian "big brother" state to a universal global architecture of automatic sensors and smart capabilities: A "big other" that imposes a fundamentally new form of power and unprecedented concentrations of knowledge in private companies--free from democratic oversight and control"--
Subjects: Consumer behavior; Consumer profiling; Information technology;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The age of surveillance capitalism : the fight for a human future at the new frontier of power / by Zuboff, Shoshana,1951-author.(CARDINAL)194524;
"Shoshana Zuboff, named "the true prophet of the information age" by the Financial Times, has always been ahead of her time. Her seminal book In the Age of the Smart Machine foresaw the consequences of a then-unfolding era of computer technology. Now, three decades later she asks why the once-celebrated miracle of digital is turning into a nightmare. Zuboff tackles the social, political, business, personal, and technological meaning of "surveillance capitalism" as an unprecedented new market form. It is not simply about tracking us and selling ads, it is the business model for an ominous new marketplace that aims at nothing less than predicting and modifying our everyday behavior--where we go, what we do, what we say, how we feel, who we're with. The consequences of surveillance capitalism for us as individuals and as a society vividly come to life in The Age of Surveillance Capitalism's pathbreaking analysis of power. The threat has shifted from a totalitarian "big brother" state to a universal global architecture of automatic sensors and smart capabilities: A "big other" that imposes a fundamentally new form of power and unprecedented concentrations of knowledge in private companies--free from democratic oversight and control"--Zuboff tackles the social, political, business, personal, and technological meaning of "surveillance capitalism" as an unprecedented new market form. It is not simply about tracking us and selling ads, it is the business model for an ominous new marketplace that aims at nothing less than predicting and modifying our everyday behavior-- where we go, what we do, what we say, how we feel, who we're with. She shows that the threat has shifted from a totalitarian "big brother" state to a universal global architecture of automatic sensors and smart capabilities, free from democratic oversight and control. -- adapted from publisher infoIncludes bibliographical references (pages 537-663) and index.Introduction: Home or exile in the digital future -- Part I: The foundations of surveillance capitalism. August 9, 2011: setting the stage for surveillance capitalism ; The discovery of behavioral surplus ; The moat around the castle ; The elaboration of surveillance capitalism: kidnap, corner, compete ; Hijacked: the division of learning in society -- Part II: The advance of surveillance capitalism. The reality business ; Rendition: from experience to data ; Rendition from the depths ; Make them dance ; The right to the future tense -- Part III: Instrumentarian power for a third modernity. Two species of power ; Big Other and the rise of instrumentarian power ; A utopia of certainty ; The instrumentarian collective ; Of life in the hive ; The right to sanctuary -- Conclusion: A coup from above.
Subjects: Consumer behavior; Consumer profiling; Information technology;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 9
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Pet turtles : turtles as pets facts and information; turtles care, behavior, diet, interaction, costs and health / by Team, Ben.;
Aquatic turtles are some of the most interesting and fascinating reptiles in the world and many make excellent pets. Many common species exhibit interesting behaviors, and well-designed turtle habitats are often very beautiful to behold. And while aquatic turtles aren't suitable for all keepers, many species adapt well to captivity when provided with suitable accommodations, proper temperatures and clean water. When caring for any pet, keepers must learn as much as possible about the biology, behavior and ecology of their chosen turtle species, in order to provide their new pet the highest quality of life possible. Begin that journey inside, by learning about aquatic turtles, their place in the world and how to provide them with an artificial habitat that meets their needs. The author, Ben Team, is an environmental educator and author with over 16 years of professional reptile-keeping experience. Ben currently maintains www.FootstepsInTheForest.com, where he shares information, narration and observations of the natural world.Covered in this book:- Acquisition- Anatomy- Behavior- Biology- Breeding- Captive Considerations- Daily Care- Description- Diet- Ecology- Enclosure- Health- Husbandry- Interaction- Lighting- Maintenance- Monitoring- Myths and Misunderstandings- Taxonomy- The ideal environment.... and much more
Subjects: Turtles.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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American passage : the communications frontier in early New England / by Grandjean, Katherine,1977-author.(CARDINAL)408193;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-298) and index.New England was built on letters. Its colonists left behind thousands of them, brittle and browning and crammed with curls of purplish script. How they were delivered, though, remains mysterious. We know surprisingly little about the way news and people traveled in early America. No postal service or newspapers existed—not until 1704 would readers be able to glean news from a “public print.” But there was, in early New England, an unseen world of travelers, rumors, movement, and letters. Unearthing that early American communications frontier, American Passage retells the story of English colonization as less orderly and more precarious than the quiet villages of popular imagination. The English quest to control the northeast entailed a great struggle to control the flow of information. Even when it was meant solely for English eyes, news did not pass solely through English hands. Algonquian messengers carried letters along footpaths, and Dutch ships took them across waterways. Who could travel where, who controlled the routes winding through the woods, who dictated what news might be sent—in Katherine Grandjean’s hands, these questions reveal a new dimension of contest and conquest in the northeast. Gaining control of New England was not solely a matter of consuming territory, of transforming woods into farms. It also meant mastering the lines of communication.
Subjects: Communication; Frontier and pioneer life; Information behavior; Social networks;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Skin in the game : hidden asymmetries in daily life / by Taleb, Nassim Nicholas,1960-author.(CARDINAL)352439;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The phrase "skin in the game" is one we have often heard but have rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it's also an astonishingly complex worldview that, as Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows in this book, applies to literally all aspects of our lives. In his inimitable style, Taleb pulls on everything from Antaeus the Giant to Hammurabi to Donald Trump to Seneca to the ethics of disagreement to create a jaw-dropping tapestry for understanding our world in a brand new way.Introduction -- A first look at agency -- That greatest asymmetry -- Wolves among dogs -- Being alive means taking certain risks -- Deeper into agency -- Religion, belief, and skin in the game -- Risk and rationality -- Epilogue: What Lindy told me.
Subjects: Risk; Risk-taking (Psychology); Information asymmetry; Uncertainty (Information theory); Complexity (Philosophy); Risk behaviors.;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 21
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The four [sound recording] / by Galloway, Scott,1964-author.(CARDINAL)349015; Ross, Jonathan Todd,narrator.(CARDINAL)561707;
Read by Jonathan Todd Ross.Through analysis that's both rigorous and entertaining, Galloway outlines the path for the next trillion dollar company, the Fifth Horseman, and points to which companies are in the running. Uber for example or, less obvious, Microsoft and Starbucks. As with Peter Thiel's Zero to One; listeners will come away with fresh, game changing insights about what it takes to win in today's economy.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Google.; Apple Computer, Inc.; Facebook (Firm); Amazon.com (Firm); Information services industry.; Strategic planning.; Consumer behavior.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The green iguana manual / by De Vosjoli, Philippe.(CARDINAL)322117;
Includes bibliographical references (page 70).
Subjects: Green iguanas as pets.; Iguanas as pets.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Unmasking autism : discovering the new faces of neurodiversity / by Price, Devon,author.(CARDINAL)851414;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-289) and index.What is autism, really? -- Who are the masked autistics? -- The anatomy of the mask -- The cost of masking -- Rethinking autism -- Building an autistic life -- Cultivating autistic relationships -- Creating a neurodiverse world."A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening society's narrow understanding of neurodiversity"--
Subjects: Autistic people; Autistic people; Autism; Neurodiversity; Neurodiversity.; Masking (Psychology); Behavior modification.; Informational works.;
Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 47
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Communication networks in marine recreational fishing : information-seeking behaviors, fishing knowledge, and diffusion of fishing innovations among marine recreational fishermen in North Carolina / by Perdue, Richard R.(CARDINAL)187824; Betz, Carter J.(Carter Joseph)(CARDINAL)217458; UNC Sea Grant College Program.(CARDINAL)160815;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-79).
Subjects: Fishing;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Confidential informant [videorecording] / by DJ Muggs,1968-composer.; Bosworth, Kate,1983-actor.(CARDINAL)542597; Cummings, Daniel,film producer.; Ferretti, Robert A.,editor of moving image work.; Gibson, Mel,actor.(CARDINAL)749045; Hay, Roy,1961-composer.; Katz, Jeff(Motion picture editor),editor of moving image work.; Kaycheck, Michael,actor,screenwriter.; Lindstrom, Jon,1957-actor.; Nasser, Brooke,screenwriter.; Oblowitz, Michael,film director,screenwriter.; Purcell, Dominic,1970-actor.(CARDINAL)848358; Richardson, Russell,actor.; Squires, Christopher,cinematographer.; Stahl, Nick,1979-actor.(CARDINAL)848339; Valdez, Erik,actor.; Williams, Meadow,1966-actor.; Grindstone Entertainment Group,presenter.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)340129; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),presenter.(CARDINAL)340342; Minus Zero Films (Firm),production company.; Red Sea Media,production company.;
Director of photography, Christopher Squires ; editors, Jeff Katz, Robert A. Ferretti ; music, Roy Hay, DJ Muggs.Dominic Purcell, Nick Stahl, Kate Bosworth, Erik Valdez, Russell Richardson, Jon Lindstrom, Meadow Williams, Michael Kaycheck, Mel Gibson.A police detective suffering from cancer makes a deal with an informant to get killed in the line of duty, so his family can receive the hefty death benefits from the department.MPA rating: R, for language throughout, drug use, some violence and graphic nudity.Closed captioned for the hearing impairedEnglish descriptive audioDVD, wide screen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1; NTSC, region 1.
Subjects: Crime films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Cancer; Drug enforcement agents; Informers; Police; Suicidal behavior; Suicide by cop;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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