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[Computer Science - Week 11, 4th Period]
When the students entered the classroom, they could see that the desks were once again pushed to the walls and several stations were set up with electronics. "Welcome to class, guys," Logan greeted them. "So, with the warning that you shouldn't necessarily follow in my footsteps - at least where the administration can see you - I'm going to tell you what I've been doing the last few years back at home."
The screen at the head of the classroom flickered and displayed an image of a man's eyes framed in red and blue with the text "STREAMING FREEDOM VIDEO" scrolling across the top and bottom. "To make a long story short, the government where I came from established martial law after a terrorist attack crippled the economy, plunging our country down to third-world nation status. Moving in and taking control as they did put the cap on a lot of crime and lawlessness, but where the government has that tight a hold on the populace, they also tend to decide they're no longer accountable for their actions."
The image on the screen flickered momentarily, then the sound came on, blaring static for a moment beforeLogan's a man's voice broke in.
"Do not attempt to adjust your set. This is a Streaming Freedom Video bulletin. The cable hack will last exactly 60 seconds. It cannot be traced, it cannot be stopped and it is the only free voice left in the city. There are certain men who move through the world with impunity. Their actions, no matter how vile, are immune from consequence. Edgar Sonrisa is such a man. You've seen him, smiling at political fund-raisers . . .
Logan touched a button on the laptop at his desk and the sound lowered to a murmur. Turning back to the class, he smiled at the group of student. "I joined up with a few like-minded individuals to bring information to the public that we felt they had a right to know. Unfortunately, that meant we had to hijack cable television transmissions to get the information out to the most people possible at one time, which was dangerous work even if it did the job.
"So today, you guys are going to try your hand at information broadcasts. You're not going to have to do the hard part, the actual hacking, but you'll be working with a medium in order to get your information to the public. Choose your poison - radio, television, or computer - and then figure out what you would do if you hijacked such a transmission. Each has their points: radio is faceless and relatively easy to hijack, but the audience is generally smaller; television is pretty wide-reaching, but a lot easier to trace, so you have to limit the time you spend doing it; computer, at least in this exercise, is faceless and text-based, so you have to make it concise and interesting enough to grab someone's attention.
"Also feel free to do one of each, if you like. Be serious or have fun with it, either way, but whatever you choose, please keep it school appropriate? I really don't want to have to hand out detentions."
[OOC: Those broadcasts your characters make will be made available to the game at large to receive if they choose - please see this OOC post for details. If you/your character chooses to do something inappropriate for a school setting, Logan will hand out detentions - if you want detention, ping me in the OOC thread so Logan can do so. And remember, the more people that participate, the more fun this is! Thanks so much to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kawalsky and ihatedenmark for contributing the awesome idea for this class session!]
[Syllabus/Attendance]
The screen at the head of the classroom flickered and displayed an image of a man's eyes framed in red and blue with the text "STREAMING FREEDOM VIDEO" scrolling across the top and bottom. "To make a long story short, the government where I came from established martial law after a terrorist attack crippled the economy, plunging our country down to third-world nation status. Moving in and taking control as they did put the cap on a lot of crime and lawlessness, but where the government has that tight a hold on the populace, they also tend to decide they're no longer accountable for their actions."
The image on the screen flickered momentarily, then the sound came on, blaring static for a moment before
"Do not attempt to adjust your set. This is a Streaming Freedom Video bulletin. The cable hack will last exactly 60 seconds. It cannot be traced, it cannot be stopped and it is the only free voice left in the city. There are certain men who move through the world with impunity. Their actions, no matter how vile, are immune from consequence. Edgar Sonrisa is such a man. You've seen him, smiling at political fund-raisers . . .
Logan touched a button on the laptop at his desk and the sound lowered to a murmur. Turning back to the class, he smiled at the group of student. "I joined up with a few like-minded individuals to bring information to the public that we felt they had a right to know. Unfortunately, that meant we had to hijack cable television transmissions to get the information out to the most people possible at one time, which was dangerous work even if it did the job.
"So today, you guys are going to try your hand at information broadcasts. You're not going to have to do the hard part, the actual hacking, but you'll be working with a medium in order to get your information to the public. Choose your poison - radio, television, or computer - and then figure out what you would do if you hijacked such a transmission. Each has their points: radio is faceless and relatively easy to hijack, but the audience is generally smaller; television is pretty wide-reaching, but a lot easier to trace, so you have to limit the time you spend doing it; computer, at least in this exercise, is faceless and text-based, so you have to make it concise and interesting enough to grab someone's attention.
"Also feel free to do one of each, if you like. Be serious or have fun with it, either way, but whatever you choose, please keep it school appropriate? I really don't want to have to hand out detentions."
[OOC: Those broadcasts your characters make will be made available to the game at large to receive if they choose - please see this OOC post for details. If you/your character chooses to do something inappropriate for a school setting, Logan will hand out detentions - if you want detention, ping me in the OOC thread so Logan can do so. And remember, the more people that participate, the more fun this is! Thanks so much to
kawalsky and ihatedenmark for contributing the awesome idea for this class session!][Syllabus/Attendance]
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STATION ONE -- RADIO
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"Citizens of Spira, your government is lying to you. The maesters are lying to you. Ask yourself some questions. Why does Sin always return? How did Lord Jyscal die? Why did Lady Yuna refuse to marry his son Seymour? What happened to the Ronso on Mt. Gagazet? Why won't the priests of Yevon answer questions? Change is coming. Find the ship in the sky if you want to be part of it. Remember the hymn of the fayth. Find out what the Al Bhed have known all along."
She let go of the button and took a few deep breaths. Nobody here would understand her, and it was a few months too late anyway. But it had still felt good to say it all out loud.
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"INFORMATION SHOULD BE FREE. ACCESS SHOULD BE FREE. STOP CENSORSHIP IN LIBRARIES."
STATION TWO -- TELEVISION
or the government will trace your hack and arrest you.Re: STATION TWO -- TELEVISION
"Citizens of Fandom! Stop eating meat! It's bad for the animals and stuff! Veganism rocks!"
And then she hit the button again.
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INFORMATION SHOULD BE FREE. ACCESS SHOULD BE FREE. STOP CENSORSHIP IN LIBRARIES.
Her message delivered, she pressed the button again.
STATION THREE -- COMPUTER
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BRING BACK BITTERWOMAN! THE FEMALE EMPOWERMENT REVOLUTION SHOULD BE TELEVISED! YOU CAN'T STOP THE ELECTRONIC IMPULSES THAT ACT AS AN INDICATOR, MUCH LIKE A GESTURE OR A COLORED LIGHT, THAT SERVES AS A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION!!!!!
There. That should do it.
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INFORMATION SHOULD BE FREE. ACCESS SHOULD BE FREE. STOP CENSORSHIP IN LIBRARIES.
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handwavy programming thingand turn it in next week, or just do one each of the broadcasts in class today."Re: Talk to Logan
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"That video thing is ... that's incredible. Did it work?"
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She considered for a minute. "Even if it didn't, it did. In a way, I mean. You got to say it at least."
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