Pictures from the web

Over Christmas break I had a lot of fun. I did a variety of different activities such as eating breakfast at the Driskill, an old hotel in downtown Austin and watching the Clock burning at Auditorium shores on new years eve. In addition, I had my aunt, my cousin and my grandma come stay at my house for Christmas.

Three Recent Facts

Energy, The New Look

1. In Davis, CA bicycles are used for 25% of local trips.
2. In Fitchburg, Massachusetts a winterizing program was put together in 1979
3. 1/3 of residential energy is consumed by home appliances.

Nuclear Power, The Unviable Option

1. Refuse from 169 towns will be collected into ten regional centers by 1980.
2. 95% of energy in the U.S. comes from fossil fuels(1973)
3. U.S. natural gas production peaked in 1973

Email Quiz

From our discussion last week, in your blog, answer the following questions. Your answer should be one word (should or shouldn’t) and a sentence explaining your answer.

1. should, because many people delete blank emails without reading them.
2. shouldn’t, because if you do everyone you know emails can be spammed.
3. shouldn’t, because most people don’t care.
4. should, because it will still send it to them
5. shouldn’t, because if you do, all of the people that you were hidden from now know you got the email.
6. should, so that the recipient can identify you
7. shouldn’t, because it is probably irrelevant to them
8. shouldn’t, because email isn’t magic
9. shouldn’t, because no one cares about puppies in your workplace and you will get a bad reputation as a spammer
10. should, because otherwise they will get spammed, get a virus and blame you for their computer crashing

Monday’s Assignment

What is a computer virus?

According to Wikipedia, ” a computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user. The term “virus” is also commonly used, albeit erroneously, to refer to many different types of malware and adware programs.”

Why can they do so much damage and cost people so much money?

They can crash computers or servers, erasing a gargantuan amounts of of data. Since much of our world today relies on technology, a computer virus can stop society from functioning temporarily.

Chain Emails

1. What is a chain email? A chain email is a chain letter sent thru email.
2. What is a chain letter? Wikipedia says that “A typical chain letter consists of a message that attempts to induce the recipient to make a number of copies of the letter and then pass them on to as many recipients as possible. Common methods used in chain letters include emotionally manipulative stories, get-rich-quick pyramid schemes, and the exploitation of superstition to threaten the recipient with bad luck or even physical violence or death if he or she “breaks the chain” and refuses to adhere to the conditions set out in the letter.”
3. What is a pyramid scheme? According to wikipedia, “A Pyramid Scheme is a non-sustainable business model that involves the exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme, without any product or service being delivered. It has been known to come under many guises.”
4. Why do chain emails do more damage than SPAM? Wikipedia says “E-mail spam, also known as “bulk e-mail” or “junk e-mail,” is a subset of spam that involves nearly identical messages sent to numerous recipients by e-mail. A common synonym for spam is unsolicited bulk e-mail (UBE). Definitions of spam usually include the aspects that email is unsolicited and sent in bulk.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} “UCE” refers specifically to “unsolicited commercial e-mail.”"

Research DRM

1. What is DRM? It is digital rights management.
2. What is the RIAA? Recording Industry Association Of America
3. What is the MPAA? Motion Picture Association Of America
4. What is RealDVD? Realdvd is a dvd downloading cite.
5. What is the EFF? Electric Frontier Foundation

EFF 1

EFF2

Find two articles on the EFF site, and summarize them in two to three sentences.

Your Country In the News

Peru

Friday Fact Finding

This is Machu Picchu in Peru.

Map Of Peru

Llamas are a big part of the economy in peru.

This is some travelers finding their way to the Inca ruins.

This is the Peru Flag.

canyon

What are the three most challenging problems in your country? Document where you find the information, and get pictures that illustrate these problems.

At the end of the day, you should have at least 26 pictures in your blog for the day.

This is due at the end of class, today, Friday, September 26th

Insert a Picture of yourself

Jaclyn Smith was born in San Antonio, Texas but her Family is from Houston. Her Dad is a computer engineer for the oil fields and her Mom is an assistant instructor for a martial arts school. In the hear future she sees herself graduating high school.

Jaclyn is a soccer player for the knights Top Player.

Peru

Peru is a country in south America with an area of 496,222 square miles. It is the 20th largest country in the world.  It is a developing country along the coast. Its main resources are copper, gold, zinc, textiles, and fish meal. Peru has a population of 28,220,764 people. The per capita income is US$3,374. There little federal education in Peru.