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Sunday, March 6, 2016
Falsified Your Diagnosis !!!
Is your dentist or doctor providing you with services that you do not need? I mean think about it he or she gets paid by your insurance company, so wouldn't it make sense if they beefed up or even falsified your diagnosis to get more money? The next time you go in for a check up pay closer attention to your diagnosis!!!
Thursday, March 3, 2016
When was the last time that you actually believed in what you prayed about. Do you have radical faith? Or do you just pray because of traditions that you have grown to know? I have a suggestion for you. Try praying when you first wake up in the morning and of course before you go to bed at night. But, ask the Lord while you are praying are you praying for the right things. Is it your will or His? These are always important things to know. Finally, read your Bible and if you do not have one go online and just look up a scripture. I would suggest you read psalm 91. Have a Blessed evening :)
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Technology of the Future (extra-credit)
Technology
of the Future (extra-credit)
I
have really enjoyed my information technology class this quarter at the
University of Washington. Or professor sometimes mentioned the trajectory of
technology, So I decided to do a little research on the future of our technology
and while doing so I decided to combine the definitions of both trajectory and technology.
Trajectory
is defined as “the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving
under the action of given forces.” And technology is defined as “the
application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in
industry "advances in computer technology” (Oxford Dictionaries). I found
this to be very interesting. I deduced from these definitions that we as the
human race are applying our sources of scientific knowledge to advance computer
technology. The question is, where are we going?
According
to the News of the Future.com “December 15, 2030 - There's no doubt that space
trips will be the most popular Christmas present of the year. Influenced by the
launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month, you will most likely get
a present with stars, a gift card for a space trip.” When I first read this my
thought was why would I want to travel into space? After all there are enough
places on earth that I have not seen. Plus, I already do not like to fly in
airplanes.
The
article goes on to say, “November 19, 2040 - Today was a historic day for
Iceland when their President this morning at a symbolic ceremony officially
shut down the last gasoline pump in the country. Iceland is a model country
when it comes to the fuel transition from gasoline to hydrogen and became today
the first country in the world to complete it.” Now this transformation from
gasoline to hydrogen actually makes a lot of sense. At the rate in which we
burn fuel especially in the United States we probably will not have a choice. However,
I wonder how this transformation will affect our environment? Will we have an
ozone layer in 2040? Do we need more man made carcinogens floating around in
the air?
Finally,
we make it to Mars in 2050. Sorry but this is just not my type of vacation. The
author posits, “September 21, 2050 - At a press conference today it was
announced that the first tourist heading for Mars will be the 38-year-old US
businessman Patrick Clifford. He will leave the earth in the launching window of
June 2052 and set his foot on the surface of Mars in November, together with
the other 6 astronauts assigned for the mission to further explore the planet.
I assuming that by 2050 the human race will have explored the entirety of the
planet earth and just began to get bored. However, just as we see in sci-fi
movies maybe we will be on the hunt for natural resources.
These
were just a few stories that I found to be interesting about the future of our technology.
I just hope that a lot of our scientific knowledge will be applied to taking
care of mother earth and its people first!
Sunday, December 13, 2015
3 Things That I would not buy online
3
things that I would not buy Online
1. One thing that I would
never buy online is jewelry. It seems like every time I see jewelry online; the
price is just too good to be true. For instance, I once saw a Rolex watch for
$450. Sorry but buying jewelry online seems like the perfect platform to ripped
off. Counterfeit jewelry turns green. My advice to everyone is don’t do it!
2. Next, I would never
buy groceries online. Maybe I am just old fashioned or way to old school, but I
like to see the freshness of my meats and vegetables in person before I buy.
Plus, with the price of food rising steady, why would I want to add a delivery
charge on top of my grocery bill. Therefore, I say no thanks to the “virtual
supermarket.”
3. Finally, I must say that I would never buy
clothing online. In this day and age there seems to be a large variance in
sizes. For instance, for me boots seem to run big in size when I purchase them
they are usually a half size to big, and sometimes a whole size depending on
the brand. Furthermore, I have noticed that some shirts that are made for
adults look like they were made for kids. Again no thanks. I like to try my
clothes on. Plus, if I have to return something I would rather keep the receipt
and head back to the department store
Thus far, I have had
success purchasing books, a calculator, and cologne online. I think that I got
lucky with the cologne it was the real deal and about half the price. As far as
books they are usually cheaper than the local book store. Personally I would
rather buy everything in person, but sometimes the price is just unbeatable.
Presentation Post
Cybersecurity
Recently
me and the other students of our information technology (presented)
presentations on different types of technology, and we were instructed to
present something that most of us were not aware of or very educated about. The
other aspect of this particular assignment was to blog about another student’s
presentation that as presented on a different day than the day that you had
your presentation. I must say that out of all of the very interesting
presentations “Cybersecurity” was the topic that fully seized my attention.
With
that being said, whenever I am interested in something like to do a little
research of the subject on my own, so I looked up cybersecurity and a few of
the topics that were included in the presentation. I found that Cybersecurity can
be defined as “the body of technologies, processes and practices designed to
protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or
unauthorized access.” (TargetTech.com) I also found that one of the most problematical
rudiments of cybersecurity is the rapidly and continuously progressing nature
of security risks. I must say that this makes an abundance of sense to me.
Especially at the rate in which technology is moving and not necessarily
improving simultaneously.
Another
attributes of the cybersecurity presentation that caught my attention was the
story about “Max Ray Vision”. According to wired.com the “skilled San Francisco
computer intruder was sentenced here to 13 years in federal prison for stealing
nearly two million credit card numbers from banks, businesses and other hackers
— in what is the longest hacking sentence in U.S. history”. Furthermore, he was
also ordered to pay $27.5 million in restitution, and to serve five years under
court supervision following his release, during which time he was allowed to
use computers only for legitimate employment or education.
As
I continued to read this article I thought, “was the risk worth the reward?” I
do not know about most people but restitution bill of $27.5 million sounds like
a heart stopping event to me. So I just had to find out how much Max Vision was
making during his cyber-crime spree and I found that he was caught with 1.8
million stolen credit card numbers belonging to a thousand different banks, who
tallied the fraudulent charges on the cards at $86.4 million. I could not help
but to think about all of the hard working innocent people who were burned. I
guess my question would be, “how did he stay so far ahead of the law?”. I mean
that is a lot of money and a lot of people.
Friday, December 4, 2015
What Makes a Community and does Tech Provide
What
Makes a Community and does Tech Provide?
When I first read this
question I did not really understand it, and I can honestly say that I still do
not. However, I feel that me not understanding the question gives me an opportunity
to do some research. So the first thing that I did was look up the word
community and Oxford Dictionaries defines community as “a group of people
living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.” So
along with that definition and the question I feel that we have a group of
people living in the same place and our professor wants to know if and what
technology provides for them.
As I begin to think about
this question I thought about my virtual neighborhood. Sometimes I get a weak
signal from the icon for my internet connection and I have to click on my “Network
Settings.” I noticed that there are about fifteen different networks to choose
from to get on to the internet. Furthermore, I noticed that some of these
networks require a code or password and some do not.
So out of curiosity I
decided to look up online communities and virtual communities. Social Media
Today describes an online community as “People, who interact socially as they
strive to satisfy their own needs or perform special roles, such as leading or
moderating. A shared purpose, such as an interest, need, information exchange,
or service that provides a reason for the community. Policies, in the form of
tacit assumptions, rituals, protocols, rules, and laws that guide people’s
interactions. Computer systems, to support and mediate social interaction and
facilitate a sense of togetherness”. (Jenny Preece)
After I read this
particular article the online community seemed to be exactly like a physical
community. I noticed that it “provides” similar needs. However, we know that
the information spreads faster. Plus, I would think that the online community
has more unity than our physical community because their agenda is based on
need
and information exchange. With that being said I never joined an online
community, so I do not know if this if a fact. I also noticed that there are
laws and I was wondering about the punishment for breaking one of their laws. Would
it be banishment or will your local police show up at your front door? Another
thing that stood out to me was “rituals”. I thought to myself, “what kind of
rituals are we talking about”?
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