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5-Critical Thinking, Ethics, and Civic Responsibility

5-Critical Thinking, Ethics, and Civic Responsibility

    There are many jobs that replace humans with robots, the most commonly known are the ones that replaced the assembly line worker with precision robots. The replacing of the air-force pilot with unmanned drones, or even bomb defusing robots taking over for bomb defusers. There are numerous robots that can take over for some of the simplest jobs and the number will continue to grow with each technological advance. 

     The benefits of replacing people in the workplace are numerous to start with some money can be saved, as robots don't take holiday or sick breaks. When it comes to military uses the benefit is the ability to keep humans out of harms way.  When defusing a bomb its safer and quicker just to send in a robot to explode it. This is quicker since they just take the bombs and blow them up anyways. The same applies for unmanned drones, keeping people out of the equation and losing so much weight allows the delivery system to be quiet and small. This keeps people safe and the missions secret as the drones can be used for spying or sending in missiles.
     The negatives are what to do in tight spots with the bomb-defusing robots or if the area is full of innocent lives. The unmanned drones would not be able to fly for to long as battery life and range of controller would limit most missions but as we've seen with the current administration we can use these drones for assassinations keeping soldiers out of harm's way. With the change in the factory one could argue that it would hurt the economy through the decline of human labor, impacting the spending money for normal people and as less people are spending money the economy takes a hit.  
       In conclusion robots are both good and bad in many ways depending on the economy of the country. If the country is growing and has a low unemployment robots can make an impact that would devastate the poor and uneducated due to the fact that the hard labor jobs that uneducated rely on are the ones that can be replaced by machines. We've seen this before in the great automobile city of Detroit, the jobs were lost and the city has become a wreck of a city. In the matter of future robot jobs i feel they can be best used for mundane jobs and policing the world with giant mech warriors.

works cited
 Lescarbeault, Gérald Project IRSST "Impact of robotics on work organization, employment, the economy, and occupational health and safety"-.irsst.qc.ca

 The Robotics Institute- ri.cmu.edu

3-Critical Thinking, Ethics, and Civic Responsibility

3-Critical Thinking, Ethics, and Civic Responsibility

      Scenario 1: Software theft occurs is when someone copies a copyrighted piece of software, such as Word, and instead of purchasing a new license for each computer in an office or school they distribute it any ways without purchasing new licenses for each computer (SIIA). 
Example: After you buy a copy of word from your school, and after loading it on your home computer, you take it to the dorms and allow anyone to buy it or maybe you just give it away for free, either way it is theft.
       Scenario 2: Using "warez" software to distribute software across the internet what you have already copied (SIIA).
Example: Pirate Bay used warez software to distribute anything a person might need regarding computer programs.
         In the first scenario i feel there should be no justification to go after people for allowing them to use your programs that were bought and paid for, even if it is on their computer and not yours, but on the other hand someone did go through the trouble of writing the code and developing it through each stage until it was good enough for the market.
         To be fair you paid for that copy and you should have the ability to use it where you want. The companies are so worried about the uses of how someone might use them and what they will do with their purchase that they jack up the price or even make it so you don't get upgrades. These tactics keep people on edge of what to spend their money on, allowing for only big companies to shell out the big bucks for a bunch of licenses, and they only do this so they don't get sued or have to pay a major fine.
          According to the SIIA website:
  "The rules protecting software apply on the Internet just as they due to more traditional media.  Copyright and other intellectual property laws protect software created, posted and traded on the Internet.  Internet service providers (ISPs) may be liable for copyright infringement if their users illegally copy or distribute software, through downloading, uploading or transmitting software files without the copyright owners' authorization and they fail to avail themselves of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act."

   In conclusion,  if companies allowed the reproduction of source codes, then there would be so many perfected software programs out there. The ability for these companies to put out so many inferior products year to year is maddening to the computer world. The concept of  "free software" is a beautiful one. A belief that if given the chance we can work in harmony to perfect something that can aid the world.

Work Cited
SIIA.net
safenet-inc.com
tarleton.edu

4-Critical Thinking, Ethics, and Civic Responsibility

4-Critical Thinking, Ethics, and Civic Responsibility

       Copyrights exist in order to protect the creator of software they have created from unauthorized copying or selling of their work. A copyright holds laws behind it, that state only with the creator's permission does this allow someone to make a profit from it.A Copyleft provides a method that allows a creator to distribute software with the ability to change or recreate the source software for everyone and remain free.

        People are fighting for the right to allow people to have access to the source code one might make a product better adapted to one's personal needs and then have the ability to distribute it to friends and family to aid in their lives as well. One such group is called the GNU Project which was launched in 1984 and they are working on a new system called GNU/Linux that will aid in the development of the idea of free software.

        While the other side is made up of anyone making millions from copyright laws by allowing sub-standard products such as video games or software to hit the market and with laws backing them up they keep people from modifying it because we live in a world where this makes millions for companies.

        My view point on the world as it is, its horrible because people could find better uses for software that is just being used to make sub-standard products so they can sell add-ons or upgrades. It would be a better world if we could get rid of copyright laws as there was a movie called "Who killed the electric car?" 

and in it they show how big business can ruin things through patent laws, so who knows what little wonders could be found with the aid of free software.

        The advantages of copyright laws are like when someone is making some new software the law protects you from the theft of it allowing you to profit from your work. 

        The disadvantages our the crappy software that could be fixed by programmers without the upgrades coming from the companies who sold them to you. 

Works Cited 

"Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code" Copyright: United States Copyright Office www.copyright.gov 

"What is GNU?" GNU Operating System  www.gnu.org

Stallman, Richard    stallman.org

2-critical thinking,ethics, and civic responsibility

The problem within computer science is how long until Moore's Law will halt being true. Moore's Law is that every 18 months the number of  transistors on semiconductor will double. I believe we are about to hit that point, in an article on Wikipedia the Semiconductors Industry Associations of the US, Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan states that we could see this slow down by the end of 2013 as seen with this graphic from Wikipedia showing the growth of semiconductors.

 This shows the growth up until 2011 and the law holds steady but in an interview with Michio Kaku, he is asked about quantum computers and their abilities and he states, "Moore's Law may begin to expire in the next ten years".  What could this mean for computers if it stops being true? This means that the computer you have at home will become the same as all other computers. If the growth stops then why would someone buy a new computer 6 months from now if the new computer has the same processing power as the one you have at home. So if the law stops is that it for computers? No as seen in other videos throughout Ted Talks we see numerous other ways we can take technology such as molecular computers and atomic computers and my favorite quantum computers.
If the law stands it will be quite amazing to see how much they can put on these powerful semiconductors. And what would be the purpose of such devices? There is no way to solve this problem other than engineers and computer scientists to keep working on what they already are. Because if we do hit the end and make other types of computers without the need for semiconductors than the law is done, right? For some yes, some no.  Some say he was talking about the power of the computer the other say he was talking about the power of the semiconductor. As this subject has moved from is he right to how can we make it seem like he is right by manipulating which parts he was talking about.
Either way we will just have to wait and see.

references: Michio Kaku; How to Program a Quantum Computer
                 Semiconductors Industry Associations of the US, Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
                  Ted Talks

midterm

The data given are for a couple of friends i have who like to travel. They vary in age and but are not to spread out which is good so there are no gaps in nostalgia. I used them to find the great blue box of space and time.

it may look the same but they're different




midterm Spreadsheet

Online movies 2-28-2013

here is my video on goanimate.com, we made in lab. Video of friends discussing a night of partying

Next Day by monstrousshields on GoAnimate

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My other video fom xtranormal.com     meeting monstrous



Voodooz Movie
by: monstrousshields

2nd spreadsheet blog

Made a spreadsheet on google drive and used the snipping tool. After snipping it I saved it to the pictures library and then inserted it on my blog with the insert tool.

Made a spreadsheet for three friends on google drive then used snipping tool to make a new image. Then I used blogger post to insert image then made bar graphs and then inserted them using the same method.

1-Critical Thinking, Ethics, and Civic Responsibility

     Is facial recognition impeding our rights to freedom or keeping us safe? Can the data collected from cameras through major events and while shopping throughout major retailers keep us safe or is this a way for “big brother” to monitor us?
     A facial recognition system is a computer application for automatically identifying a person from a digital image or a video frame from a video source. One of the ways to do this is by comparing selected facial features from the image and a facial database. A lot of companies have adapted this into their security systems. The problem is how effective is this technology to be used on the public in mass crowds or even to watch what stores people visit, so they can mark down or even up certain items directed at big spenders and repeat customers. Is this a violation of privacy or just people’s paranoia kicking in?
    In article on webpronews.com by Chris Richardson discussing the use of such facial recognition software, he states that the applications for such software are naturally aimed at surveillance programs, ones that monitor a large number of people at a given time and it’s just for recognizing and storing faces. I believe that the technology is not yet perfected and that scares most people into thinking that they’re going to be wrongfully detained or that who they associate will get them in trouble. Since the latter can get you in trouble, you would no more have to worry than when you meet with these “sketchy” people without the facial recognition. Though these are valid points in an interview with Omron, one of the makers of such software, Ryoji Ohashi, Omron Sales Staff, “the scanner’s crime-fighting potential seems obvious but the technology is yet to be used for identifying criminals.” Some even worry about what stores might do if they know what you need in their stores, but if the stores no longer buy excessive products than this would cut down on waste for the store and town, but there is the chance that the store could mark up the prices but that’s nothing new. Either way I think about it I always find myself in the middle.
      In an article by Lauren O’Neil on the how Facial Recognition service tracks shopping habits, Pam Dixon, executive director of the World Privacy Forum, states that “Legally, stores have the right to put up security cameras, but the consumer expectation of privacy is being circumvented here, because when a consumer looks into that camera, they expect it’s being used for security, not marketing purposes.” This brings me back to my point on people being worried for no real reason other than paranoia. Even in Europe Facebook ended its use of the software and people in America hope our government will follow suit. This brings me back to the people we associate with and how we can be brought in to something we know nothing about, as stated in the same article as Europe Facebook ending its use of the facial recognition software one Scott Gaudette of Chicopee said, “if we get caught up in a picture and we have nothing to do with it, next thing you know we’re into stuff we shouldn’t be involved in.” In the end it comes down to whether or not they can perfect this technology until then it like Scott says, “It’s, you know, lack of privacy for us.”
Cited:
 Chris Richards- www.webpronews.com
 Lauren O’Neil- http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/11/facial-recognition-service-tracks-shopping-habits.html
 Ryoji Ohashi- www.omron.com
 Nicole Nalepa- http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampden/facebook-ending-use-of-facial-recognition-software-in-europe

we didn't have to cover add a gadget and addsense . i was still here.

Major: Computer Science
Topics: how computers are made, how they run and inner workings

The reason for these topics would be to find out how computers work and can help so many industries in calculation whether it be for medical purposes or space exploration. The expansion of technology is too much for all fields but the ability to figure one out peaks my interest. No formal training just what i've taught myself.

1943: during world war II, british scientist Alan Turing designs the collosus, an electronic computer created for the military to break German codes. the computer existence is kept secret until the 1970's

1945:John Van Neumann poses in front of the electronic computer built at the institute for advanced study. this computer and its von neumann architecture served as the prototype for subsequent stored program computers worldwide.

1952:Dr. Grace Hopper considers the concept of reusable software in her paper,"The Education of a computer." the paper describes how to program a computer symbolic language instead of machine language.

1959:more than 200 programming languages have been created.

1959:IBM introduces two smaller, desk sized computers: the IBM 1401 for business and the IBM 1620 for scientists.

1953: core memory developed in the early 1950's provides much larger storage capacity than vacuum tube memory.

1969: the ARPANET network is established, which eventually grows to become the internet.

1975: MITS, Inc advertises one of the first microcomputers, the Altair. the Altair is sold in kits for less than $400 and within the first three months 4,000 orders are taken.

1981: the first computer virus, Elk Cloner, is spread via Apple II floppy disks, which contained the operating system.

1983:instead of choosing a person for its annual award, TIME magazine names the computer The Machine of the Year.

Bill Gates founded Microsoft-programming began at 13 years of age. Created BASIC for MITS Altair. one of the first microcomputers MS-DOS.
tom anderson founded myspace. sold the business for $580 million. it was sold to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
Amazon online shopping founded by Jeff Bezos in 1995.
In the first 30 days of business he fulfilled orders from every US state and 45 additional countries.
1977:Apple II first mass marketed personal computer,
the Macintosh was introduced in 1984