This semester has presented me with opportunities to create several critical memes. From teaching how to create memes that present complex ideas and critiques in my Digital Media Criticism course to a fiscal crisis in Puerto Rico that has led to an indefinite student strike at the University of Puerto Rico, I have had plenty… Continue reading My recent #criticalmemes
Category: Creative work
Now Recruiting: Bot Makers for HackPR 2015
I’m interested in assembling a team for HackPR 2015 (Sept. 19-20) to create the Hostos Bot 2.0 – a software robot that uses the writings of Eugenio María de Hostos to generate new texts and publish them in social media. Last semester, my Digital Humanities Internship course created Hostos Bot 1.0, a program that draws… Continue reading Now Recruiting: Bot Makers for HackPR 2015
Se levanta un bot puertorriqueño: Hostos Bot
Es con gran placer que anuncio el lanzamiento del primer “bot” puertorriqueño: Hostos Bot. ¿Qué es un bot? Un bot es un programa de computadora (o conjunto de programas) diseñado para ser un agente autónomo en un entorno digital. Los bots son construidos enteramente con programación y texto, distinto a sus contrapartes físicas, los robots.… Continue reading Se levanta un bot puertorriqueño: Hostos Bot