The Matrix is a website which I made after I read The Hacker Crackdown by Bruce Sterling. I found it a very interesting read and also came across the term "matrix" being used as a synonym for the internet. I was also doing a module in my Computer Science course called "Computers and Society" in which we discussed and wrote about the influence of technology on society and vice-versa. So I decided to make the website to put up my essays that I had written for the module, but I also intended to write new essays specifically for the site. All of the essays would have the common theme of technology and especially the internet (or the matrix).
Specifically, I had four aims when making the site.
- To develop my writing skills.
- To develop my web design skills.
- For the site to be a medium for my ideas.
- To develop my own ideas about the specific subjects.
Although I have achieved some of these aims, I have not updated the site on as regular a basis as I had hoped that I would and so some of my aims have fallen by the wayside. I will be re-coding the site within the next month or so and after that hopefully I'll get into a routine of regularly updating the site.