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Through the green hills of Salalah, Oman

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"A picture that can sink into the heart, greenery in the view all around, the beauty that gives me peace, can lift me up piece by piece."   - Brayan Bv Photo captured by Brayan Bv in the hills of Wadi A'tayr, Salalah. The view of the hills of Salalah can be really relaxing during the kharif season. The Kharif season comes every year from July to August. It's a fantastic experience to witness the breathtaking views of Salalah. It is a joyful time of the year for the people of Oman and even people living far from Salalah travel miles to reach there just to watch and feel the beauty of nature sink into their hearts and minds. 

Busa on textual informatics as explained by Dr. Valiur Rahaman, Professor of English and Digital Humanities, LPU

At the time of explaining the history of digital humanities, Prof. Rahaman interpreted problems in global society raised by the failure of technologies and solutions to the problems like safety security, discrimination, prevention of suicide and the role of technology as a digital saviour. He says, 'Technology serves humanity when we make technology feel or experience the importance of human values and culture.' (2023 LPU) He goes on to quote from the lines from the essay Busa. The next blog will explain these lines. The second perspective is textual informatics, and it has branched into three different currents. Today the two greater and richer ones must be clearly distinguished from the third, the smallest and poorest. I must say that many people still do not realize this. I call the first current "documentaristic" or "documentary", in memory of the American Documentation Society, and of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Dokumentation in the 1950s. It includes...

Brayan - First Day in Digital Humanities!

What do I learn from digital humanities? Digital humanities is the study covering all humanities subjects using digital tools. I plan to improve my skills in digital tools/ AI tools like Grammarly, Quillbot, etc. I'm also looking forward to learning more about creating a platform that can attract a large crowd.  Do I know about computers? What do I know about computer hardware and software? I'm well equipped with a computer and have an above-average typing speed. I have used AI tools during my schooling days and am well aware of the importance of having knowledge about these tools. Computer hardware refers to the physical elements of a computer that assist in working the computer, and the software refers to the apps in the system.