English @ SUNY Geneseo | Charles Ferraro | Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/cjferraro/activity/ Activity feed for Charles Ferraro. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 99020dcea03cc75fd1be887b92ccfe64 Charles Ferraro wrote a new post on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo http://dh.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=1153 Wed, 14 May 2014 08:15:12 -0500 ThumbnailThe ways in which people are digitizing books is amazing, especially because you’ve likely already helped digitize a book by using Captcha.

It’s a tool that makes sure an internet user is a real person who […]

]]> ee0e2fe4a49826d18ee34b1f59d2bdb6 Charles Ferraro wrote a new post on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo http://dh.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=1146 Wed, 14 May 2014 07:45:13 -0500 ThumbnailWe were asked in class whether or not copyright laws limit creativity.  I have found two examples of acclaimed creative works that would not have been possible if their creators didn’t blatantly ignore copyright […]

]]> f84ae84c4ac176f420c46c40adef3f0b Charles Ferraro wrote a new post on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo http://dh.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=1102 Wed, 14 May 2014 06:43:27 -0500 ThumbnailNet Neutrality is a hot issue right now, especially since this Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (in charge or TV, radio, internet, etc. in the USA) will be unveiling their new Open Internet policy. […]

]]> 18e39397343385159ffe49f74023008e Charles Ferraro wrote a new post on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo http://dh.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=932 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 10:15:38 -0500 ThumbnailI wrote before about how HBO learned that piracy was not hurting them financially.  I suggested that piracy can act as a free sample that can persuade people to buy their favorite shows on disc or digitally. […]

]]> 31fc64a141130f937695175f8a3803e4 Charles Ferraro commented on the post, The Benefits of Piracy... for the Author, on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo http://dh.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/04/25/the-benefits-of-piracy-for-the-author/#comment-1240 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:38:10 -0500 Thanks!
I read that surveys show not much more than 5% of TV viewers use the internet as their primary source for TV shows. 95% of people still watch TV on TV. Probably a reason why HBO is in no hurry to change […]

]]> 0e0271cba2ca09d1277111be19a854b7 Charles Ferraro commented on the post, The Benefits of Piracy... for the Author, on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo http://dh.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/04/25/the-benefits-of-piracy-for-the-author/#comment-1239 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:33:56 -0500 I think availability is definitely a factor.
Also, it’s probably a common mistake to leave µTorrent running because it doesn’t actually close once you’ve closed the window for it. After you close the window, […]

]]> 89d1cd140a01d86f71a3f4c1e26d29f1 Charles Ferraro commented on the post, The Benefits of Piracy... for the Author, on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo http://dh.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/04/25/the-benefits-of-piracy-for-the-author/#comment-1233 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 06:38:55 -0500 Oh, that is hilarious!

]]> 9bb6ccf311a998a34d697aabfa7eafb5 Charles Ferraro wrote a new post on the site Digital Humanities at Geneseo http://dh.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=782 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:39:43 -0500 ThumbnailAfter our reading in English 340 about how, in a sense, most mediums for sharing media have been founded on piracy, I checked out what the biggest form of piracy is today.

Today, piracy via the internet is […]

]]> c2db0b34004e03ffc246a7b4fd732328 Charles Ferraro replied to the topic Share a tool in the forum Digital Humanities http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/digital-humanities/forum/topic/share-a-tool/page/2/#post-353 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 20:12:57 -0500 Aspect Ratio Calculator  is a simple online tool I first started using for picture/video editing to get proportions right.  Now, I use it for figuring out percentages and grades for teachers who have unusual point systems.  I have a professor who grades out of 12.5 points for some assignments, and this tool is helpful for figuring out what lett…[Read more]

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