I was Raised by a Treky

We are currently writing a paper for my composition class about any picture we want that in some way has some importance to us.  I chose this picture because it reminds me of my father.  My paper will be about how my fathers Trekiness and strange mannerisms have shaped me into the man that I am today.  This also includes why I am interested in technology and pursuing a career in Management and Information Systems.

Dissagreement

For my composition class I was to find a blog post that I disagree with and discuss it.  This is not over my usual topic just in case anyone was still expecting something along those lines.

COLLEGE!: CHALLENGE!: "Well congratulations everyone you have made it through the toughest week of classes... the second! In my experience with college the second ..."

I disagree with at least the first two sentences of this blog post, if not the entire first paragraph.  I find that either each week of classes gets consecutively harder, or that each week appears to be the hardest because I have pasted the last week and the next week is not yet here, so right now is definitely the hardest week of classes.

Portable Music Players

I was listening to my iPod the other day just enjoying the music when the thought came to me...  I remember when I listened to music on a "portable" cassette player, that was probably just a little smaller than one of my shoes, played songs in order, and had terrible battery life.  Furthermore, I am positive that I thought it was wonderful.  Then came CD's with all their majesty.  The portable Walkman, with the ability to skip around the CD, and if you were really cool it had the anti-skip protection.

Here I sit taking this slim, easily pocket sized, pick which song you would like to play next, with a 24 hour battery life for granted.  It astounds me how fast technology changes and how quickly accept them as just everyday things.  Its nice when life slows down enough for you to enjoy the things that you have for a little while.

Automated Calling

I despise automated calling machines.  The automated calling machine is so impersonal.  It is like a call that says "I don't know who you are and I don't care but I either want your money or there is something you can do for me."  I was ecstatic when they made a no call list because the random calls at random hours was quite aggravating.

Even the politicians are using automated calling machines to reach out to voters.  It is my belief that if you get an automated call from a candidate running for election they should automatically lose my vote.  It just proves that they don't really care about the voters or they would have called the voters, him or herself.

Snooze

The alarm clock, my dreaded foe.  It's sound signifies the end of my time of rest and the beginning of hours of classes and homework.  The alarm clock, despite my resentment towards it, is a good piece of technology to use.  Were it not for the alarm clock many people, including myself, would waste most of the day away in bed.  However, do not be dismayed if you wish to spend a couple more minutes in bed.  Just hit that snooze button and lay back down your head.

WoW Freak-out

I understand that video games are loads of fun, but I think that this guy needs to sort out some priorities of what is deserving of this kind of freak-out.  Its just a game, life still goes on.

Forecast: Overcast

In my last post I talked about the cloud, internet, and how it was an amazing technological work that really impacts our lives in a positive manner.  However, their are two sides to every coin and if the internet is not used in moderation it can take over your life.  Don't let the cloud cover your skies all day get out and do things.

I know many people that spend almost every waking hour playing games and occasionally talking to people on Facebook. Facebook itself is a great tool for networking, staying in contact with people that live a long ways away, and keeping up with people but it also rids people of actual interactions with other people.