Pete Rorabaugh – Writer and Editor

Hi! I’m Pete Rorabaugh, a husband, father, teacher, writer, and lover of hammocks and ultimate frisbee. I live in Atlanta, GA, and soak up as much of the film and music scene there as I can. I’m fascinated by the fiction of Cormac McCarthy, the films of the Coen Brothers, and the life Malcolm X.

I am an Assistant Professor in the English Department at Kennesaw State University. I earned an M.A. in English Education and a Ph.D. in American Literature and Rhetoric, both from Georgia State University in Atlanta. My research interests include contemporary American fiction, religious rhetoric, networked culture, and the intersection of digital and critical pedagogy.

Website: http://peterorabaugh.org/about/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/allistelling @AllIsTelling

Pete and I chatted about pop tech and pop culture and the digital age/culture. How technologies, companies, and culture intersect in today’s world.

A few points we talked about include:

• What subtle ways tech has moved into pop culture
  • Entertainment such as Black Mirror is almost “one more step before its real…”
  • Don Glovers show ‘Atlanta’
• Snowballs Effect of giving up our own personal data for convenience
  • See “The Circle” movie
• Terms of Service; Didn’t Read
  • Find out who is actually protecting your data versus getting you just agree on anything
  • https://tosdr.org/
• Has it always been there? (Are we now noticing Tech is merging into Pop culture or has it been there since the 70’s/80’s/90’s)
• Always-connected/sharing culture
• Good and bad
• Targeted marketing exists and knows more about you than you think
  • Woman living with father had Target accidentally reveal pregnancy with advert targeted to new mom
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation
• Aubrey Watters
  • www.hackeducation.com
  • Technology and education blog
• Civic Hack Night – Code for Atlanta
  • https://www.meetup.com/codeforatlanta/
• Data mining
• DuckDuckGo – Privacy search and browsing experience
  • https://duckduckgo.com/
• OwnCloud – Private cloud storage
  • https://owncloud.org/
• Be aware of your media sharing

Quick Tips

Marion

• Korean Short Ribs
  • OMG Amazing: https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/10/grilling-galbi-recipe.html
  • Marinate the ribs for about 8 hours. They cook really quickly.
  • Costco or Sams Club has the best prices for beef short ribs in bulk. Check your local butcher
• Japanese Hardcore Metal
  • Lady Baby – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-vje-bq9c
  • Babymetal – http://babymetal.com/
  • Dead Lift Lolita – https://www.dl-lolita.com/mv

Pete

• Japandroids – 2 piece rock band
  • http://japandroids.com/
• David Byrne of the Talking Heads
• Hip-hop
  • Run the Jules, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole
• Spotify Playlist – Underground Kings Playlist
  • https://open.spotify.com/user/madchildbaxwar/playlist/0MdJZWbfOCaM4csxERAzg0?si=wxULHz7-QWWrri5pvxIyhg
• Multiple music depending on mood

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