If You Build It…
…They will game. This week, we learned about the hardware side of the computer. I didn’t realize just how dated my knowledge had become. Much has changed since my stint in Computer Repair class in...
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WRITE 13 Output: This week, we find ourselves learning of software and the varying methods for the creation of such. I always have found programming rather fun, but I still prefer tinkering with...
View ArticleI’m in your interwebz…
…blogging my ideaz. We have been learning about networks, HTML, and internet freedom. I was hoping we would have covered more with networks, but that’s okay. As for internet freedom, it’s rather scary...
View ArticleA Digital Field Of Dreams
I didn’t get my first real glance of the internet until 1995. I had never heard of it…it was very much like magic to me. Every time I got on, it was like a new adventure was just waiting for me. I...
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…don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” ~Confucius This week, we watched the Last Lecture done by Randy Pausch. This really is a life changing speech. Despite knowing he was dying from...
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…is that of curiosity.” ~The Hackers’ Manifesto I understand this quote very well…I live it every day. However, I would fall more in line with the classic hacker. I love taking things apart just to...
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…unless the heart acts as mediator.” ~ Maria, Metropolis (1927) This week, we started our two week long robotics section. I was very much looking forward to this, as I am planning to major in...
View Article“Come away O human child / To the waters and the wild / With a fairy hand in...
…For the world’s more full of weeping / Than you can understand.” ~Dr. Know, A.I. Artificial Intelligence What can a robot understand? Can they understand emotions? Speech? Can they freely think?...
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“We all live every day in virtual environments,…
…defined by our ideas.” ~Michael Crichton Virtual worlds are an ever growing presence. Used to, it would mostly mean a video game environment. Nowadays, virtual reality is much more than just games....
View ArticleThe Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning
When this class began in January, I thought I would just zip right through unscathed. I foolishly expected it to be nearly identical to what it was back in 2003-04. I was very wrong. Not only has the...
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