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.