MM 3503 - Rhett Gentry

Is Facebook Dying? A Look Into the World's Leading Social Media Site The social media giant has made a lot of news within the last year - in a lot of cases, Facebook is the news. From Mark Zuckerberg's appearances in front of Congress to banning users due to their content, Facebook has been headlining the news since its inception into the app store. What should surprise you is Zuckerberg's ideas of heralding the Facebook company into a new direction. Content That Delete's Itself Zuckerberg says it best himself: I just think that this is the future. People want to share in ways that don’t stick around permanently, and I want to be sure that we fully embrace this. This seems to be in light of both the recent meetings with Congress over the Facebook privacy scandal, as well as the introduction of Stories on the Facebook app. "Stories" is similar to Snapchat where you post a Story, (either a picture or video), that is only ac...

Video Game Critics The biggest thing anyone needs to know before looking at a review on a videogame is the truth behind gaming critics: Videogame critics don't play videogames like regular fans and player bases do. Grinding for Gear Take a game that has non-linear focus: games like No Man's Sky and Destiny 2 could both fall under this scenario. These games are full of grinding and looking for materials to the point where playing can feel more like work instead of what gaming should be: fun. Minecraft was is an excellent parallel to judge other free roaming/grinding games by. Minecraft has you set in a world where everything is destructible. You mine some cobblestone, you get cobblestone. There are small exceptions, like having an iron pickax to mine diamonds or a diamond pickax to mine obsidian, but these things were quickly learned and developed into a system of understanding that players accepted and enjoyed. The problem with a game like Destiny 2 is that play...

Each and Every Bond... James Bond. The most prolific spy of all time (that is definitely an oxymoron) has to be 007, James Bond. With the inclusion of the radio actors, there have been a total of TWELVE James Bonds. Twelve men have had both the honor and the privilege to play the character, however, we will only be covering those who have shown up on screen as the spy. Barry Nelson Barry Nelson was the first James Bond - contrary to the popular belief in which Sean Connery was first. Nelson played during an hour-long special of Casino Royale on CBS, Oct. 21, 1954, at 8:30 pm. While this may not be a FILM it still marks itself as the debut of the character, 007, on any screen. Sean Connery Mr. Connery has had what people thought would be a perpetual career as the character James Bond. The love for Connery is so strong, that some people accept him as the only "Bond" or the true James Bond. Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1...

The Good, the Bad... and the Useless. Technology is ever-expanding and everywhere: from the pen to the typewriter to the computer, technology grew in the writing field which resulted in the computing field which has now resulted in so many new forms of technology. This should all encompass the fact that technology isn't just driven in one field but ALL fields. And with the quickly changing world that we have, some innovations are amazing while others fall short. In this breakdown, we are doing to look at three inventions and detail whether they were good, bad, or just plain useless. What's Good? The HTC Vive VR System has been hailed the best VR system as far as virtual reality goes, but there has been a lot of issues when discussing whether one should get the normal Vive headset or the HTC Vive Pro. As detailed in this Reddit forum , (and plenty of other sites on the internet,) questions remain primarily due to the price difference. The normal Vive headset is arou...

Greek Life  "Hey bro!" I hear one of my fraternity brothers call out to me. This is something I hear multiple times a day from multiple locations. You usually its brought out with a smile and the extension of the hand, firmly grasping my own in the strong, manly - proper handshake. This is almost always followed by, "You doing alright brother?" This is the biggest thing I have noticed since I have become a member of the Epsilon Kappa Chapter of Sigma Pi Fraternity International. This form of inclusion isn't such as the fame that comes from joining the ranks of celebrity status or as though I am part of a sect which is better than others. This is the inclusion of family, as though the gentleman I shake hands with is my blood brother. This is my feeling towards my fraternity brothers - that these men are my family. My interest in Greek life began with my older brother. He joined the fraternity his first year of college and spoke to me about all the ...