Christopher Lim

From WLCS

9/20/10

  • 17 Year Old Girl Awarded $33,000 After Suing Her School for Searching Her Mobile Phone
  • A girl has been awarded $33,000 for using her phone during school. The teacher confiscated her phone and searched through her text messages, emails, and pictures, violating her privacy. The girl sued the highschool for violation.
  • Stakeholders: N.N. (the girl who sued)
  • The article relates to ITGS in security and privacy.
  • I think that cell phone privacy is a big thing nowadays. With the addition of picture messaging and popularity of texting, today's society has used the mobile phone more as a sexual please rather than a communicating device. There are more people, mostly girls, that put passwords on their phone now to secure their privacy. I would do the same if I had something to hide or anything explicit on my phone.
  • To solve the issue of minimal privacy, I'd recommend using passwords on your phone.

9/29/10

  • Apple Sues Nokia in Britain
  • Apple is suing Nokia because of the maker of the smartphone. Supposedly, he copied Apple's ideas into 9 technologies.
  • Stakeholders: Apple, Nokia, and Nokia spokesman, Mark Durant.
  • The article relates to ITGS in intellectual property, policies and standards, and people and machines. Nokia had violated the policy of a patent, which also means he stole "intellectual property" to make their smartphone.
  • Area of impact: Business and employment.
  • I think it's wrong that Nokia is trying to steal Apple's idea of a smartphone, but it doesn't affect me because their conflict has nothing to do with me.

10/5/10

  • Get Alert: Your Laptop Heat can ‘Toast’ your Skin!
  • A 12 year old acquired "toasted skin syndrome" from leaving his laptop on his thighs for too long. Toasted skin syndrome causes permanent darkening to the skin.
  • Stakeholders: The boy, Apple, Dell, and HP.
  • The article relates to ITGS through 'People and Machines'. The laptop had caused a physical change towards the owner.
  • Area of impact: Health
  • I have experienced the heat of a laptop on my legs and it burns like crazy! Yet, I don't have toasted skin syndrome, but I do have similar marks on my legs from over-icing (Which is ironic).

10/7/10

  • Cyberpower Gamer Dragon
  • A new desktop that allows it to function very well for gamers.The desktop can hold up to 6 hard drives, has excellent air flow, 11 USB ports, AMD Phenom II 1055T processor, 4GB of memory, a 1TB hard drive, Blu-ray player/DVD burner combo drive, a 3 year warranty, and amazing gamer graphics for approximately $1,200.
  • Stakeholders: Makers of the desktop and companies with contributing parts.
  • The article relates to people and machines. People are able to have a better experience gaming on computers.
  • Area of impact: Arts, Entertainment, and Leisure.
  • I also like gaming, but not on computers, so I will not be purchasing the Cyberpower Gamer Dragon. I do understand that the computer will be great for gamers looking for a quality desktop with a good price.

10/12/10

  • Technology in the Classroom
  • Top Three Most Remarkable Things:
    • 64% of US schools have computers, but only 14% have internet; I'd think that all schools would have internet so they'd have the ability to search the internet for school use. (Equality of access)
    • Only 12% of seniors use computers for school work; Most of MY school work needs the use of the computer. I just wonder how only 12% of the senior class use computers daily for their schoolwork, yet I'm using the computer for almost all my work.
    • Illinois Institute of Technology will give iPads to their incoming freshmen; the fact that Illinois college will give iPads to freshmen makes me sort of amazed. It's nice that Illinois Institute of Technology will give an iPad as a school supply, but it'd be better if they'd supply laptops or computers.
  • 2/3 of students use emoticons in their school work. Students should be given school consequences for using emoticons, like dentention, lunch detention, or to do the work all over again. In punishment, students will learn to fix their problem with emoticons in their school work.
  • The facebook issue that explains that facebook users acquire a full grade point lower on their GPA is pretty bad. To fix the problem about students multi-tasking with facebook, facebook should be restricted in certain districts to stop students from using it. Also, notes could be sent to parents of students to prohibit them from focusing on facebook, and more on school work.

/10/20/10

  • The fact that careers are all but selected for students in India and China also allows them to focus more in particular fields, providing them the opportunity to take classes in that field before they are even out of high school. This drastically contrasts with American high school students who usually do not even think about their careers until they are preparing to apply to colleges and may even change their intended careers halfway through college. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Why?
    • I think it's a bad thing that students think about their career later in their education because it affects the classes that they take. The students in India and China choose their career early and take classes that help them develop special skills to help them in their choice in career. It's better because they'll be able to do a better job and have a greater chance in becoming an expertise in their career if they take higher learning in the field. Americans take a variety of classes that don't accumulate to help them in a single field of work. For example, a student that takes Spanish, math, and English won't be as likely to become an engineer compared to a student that takes math, chemistry, and physics.
  • I think the students chosen to represent Americans were a pretty good depiction of some of the top students we have here. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
    • Yes, because the students were able to keep a regular separate life from school while keeping up with school work simotaneously. They were involved in extra-curricular activities like groups, sports, etc., and were still accepted into the college of their choice.
  • The purpose of viewing the video was to demonstrate a flat world - made flat by competing economies in China and India. And that happened because of the dot.com bubble which laid down the fiber optic cables connecting our country with theirs via the Internet. Now that you've finished viewing the video, what are some of your thoughts? Was it worthwhile to have viewed this video? Has it made you appreciate what you have? How can we say the world is flat and global all at the same time? Don't those images cancel each other out? Explain.
    • I don't think viewing the video was worth it because I already knew from previous classes and people that China and India have a higher standard of learning than us. It makes me want to receive an education in a foreign country because I assume they teach at advanced levels. We can say the world is global and flat at the same time because there are many different cultures in the US that attend the same education, but at different levels and some at the same. For example, there's a junior in out school that's 14 because she was too smart for the lower grades.

/10/20/10

  • Why a New “Appetite-Control” Product May Turn the World of Weight Loss on its Head
  • A new product called Sensa can be sprinkled on food to help your brain tell you to stop eating. It's odorless, tasteless, and tests have said that it helps lose up to 30.5lb.
  • Stakeholders: People who use the product and Dr. Hirsch.
  • The article can relate to people and machines because people want to become skinnier. It can also relate to control because Sensa can help you control your eating.
  • The area of impact the article is related to is through health. People may be insecure about their body and buy the product to lose weight.
  • I think the product is very helpful for people to lose weight, but it could possibly lead to death if people lose too much weight. It doesn't affect me much because I probably won't use the product.

10/28/10

  • 1. What is the hourly salary of one of the newly hired BMW U.S. autoworkers? What is the hourly salary of the same autoworker if they worked in Germany?
    • The hourly salary of the newly hired BMW U.S autoworkers is $15. The same autoworker in Germany earns about double the amount.
  • 2. Are you surprised by the pay differential between the U.S. and Germany? Why or why not?
    • No, because Germany is a highly developed country. If I didn't know that Germany was a developed country, then I'd be surprised because most countries are undeveloped, like China or Africa.
  • 3. Can you think of other industries and/or countries that would offshore to the U.S.? Explain.
    • Japan might be another country that would offshore to the U.S because they also export their cars to the U.S for money because their foreign parts are worth more.
    • The Netherlands might also be another country that offshores to the U.S because of foreign cars being sold for more money.

10/28/10

  • [www.break.com/ Break: Uploading Website]
  • People are allowed to upload their own videos on to the website
  • It's useful because people are capable of sharing videos of themselves or maybe, like Youtube stars, become “Break Stars” to get famous on the internet, like Fred.

11/1/10

  • Facebook Developers Sold User IDs to Data Brokers
  • Facebook developers were selling their UIDs to paying data brokers. The developers who sold were suspended for 6 months for breaking policies.
  • Stakeholders: Anyone who uses Facebook, data brokers, developers
  • The article relates to Authentication because the data brokers are buying people's identities, which are authenticated on Facebook. It can also relate to privacy because the brokers are sending unwanted e-mails to private accounts.
  • The area of impact is on Business and Employment because the data brokers are capable of sending them e-mails for ads.
  • I don't think the situation is a problem because people can easily unsubscribe from the incoming e-mails.

1/4/11

  • [1]3D Bus That Drives Over Cars
  • China is the world's biggest producer of green-house gases, and reduce its pollution, they have built a 3D bus. Roads can be preserved instead of widened in order to go green and relieve congestion. Space is also preserved because the bus can go over cars instead of taking up road space.
  • Stakeholders: People, drivers,and Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment Company
  • The article relates to equality of access because the bus allows people to be able to go places faster since it does not require to wait behind cars or make others wait behind it since it is able to be driven under. It also relates to people and machines because trafficking may be reduced, which would make a lot more people happy.
  • The area of impact the article places is in business and employment. People will start using the 3D bus more often, meaning the company will rise in finances.
  • The bus is not built yet, but is in the process of being built. If they were to make these 3D buses in the US, I think I'd use it a lot more also because it's probably a lot faster and more improved compared the buses now. I really hate waiting for buses when there's traffic, so it'd be really helpful in my opinion.

1/24/11

  • [2]3D Game without Glasses
  • Nintendo is creating a new Nintendo DS that gives gamers a new experience into the 3D gaming world. It will be released March 27th at $249.99.
  • The article relates to people and machines. Nintendo is creating a new form of entertainment, 3D gaming, for the people.
  • Stake holders: Nintendo and the people who play with/are attracted to their products.
  • The area of impact the Nintendo places is in arts, entertainment, and leisure. The DS is a form of entertainment and leisure.
  • I don't really care about this product because I don't play a lot of videogames anymore or even use Nintendo products either.

2/9/11

  • Copyright: a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work.
    • Example: The copyright on a software program (i.e. Photoshop) and copying the program onto another CD as a backup.
  • Patent: A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention.
    • Example: Eli Whitney's cotton gin had a patent, which stopped other inventors from copying his idea of his machinery and remaking it for their own good.
  • Trademark: a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities.
    • Example: The brand signs on your backpacks, such as Jansport or L.L.Bean.

2/17/11

  • IBM Watson
  • AI: AI stands for artificial intelligence, a computer's ability that is thought to require intelligence
  • Stakeholders of IBM Watson
    • The IBM Organization
    • The smartest people in the world who contributed to its intelligence
    • People who view/use the Watson (in the future)
  • How can the IBM Watson change our lives?
    • The IBM Watson can be used in a number of conducive ways that can make our community more structured. For example, it can be used as a source, such as Wikipedia or Answers.com. Just like it gave answers in the Jeopardy game, it could also give answers world wide in a variety of categories. Now, with the IBM Watson, searching for an answer could be simpler for people, or even harder. It depends on the aspects of an individual.
    • The IBM Watson can also be used as a step towards a new breakthrough. Let's say the IBM stakeholders take Watson to a whole new level to the extent where the Watson is able to hear and see as well as compute. The Watson could take the role of a worker in our community (intellectual work), which would decrease employment, but save money for whoever hires this computer.

3/16/11

  • The social and ethical issues of the "what-ifs" about WL on FormSpring include:
    • Privacy and Anonymity
      • People are using the privilege to use anonymity to their full advantage in which they ask obscene questions or say hurtful comments to a person's FormSpring. It's also the respective person's privacy being violated when someone asks a personal question publicly. For example, someone commenting on a person's FormSpring publicly announcing that that person smokes inside the school bathroom.
    • Control
      • It is hard to control and set boundaries for FormSpring because no one is stopping the anonymous people commenting from saying the harmful things they are.
    • Policies and Standards
      • The policies, standards, and rules of the FormSpring site are continuously violated and lead to a failed website. It's also important to note that the standards and policies are created in order to stop people being imposed upon, thus, the site will not be sued for not having a website under control.
  • The areas of impact include:
    • Arts, entertainment, and leisure
      • People are spending their time using FormSpring as a place to violate people's privacy and make fun of them.
    • Health could also be an area of impact
      • Harmful comments may lead to depression, self-harming, or maybe even suicide. In other matters, if someone is NOT anonymous, and someone finds out what someone said, local feuds can be created and violence can emerge.
  • In this scenario, I sort of do not care because it doesn't include me. Even if it did include me, why would I look on the website to see what bad things people are saying about me? It doesn't make sense to check a website out to see what trash people of speaking about you. Yet, I am different, and I would still check the website out to see what things are said simply because I don't care what people say, and it's humorous to see what people say in my opinion.

4/25/11

  • Windows Phone 7
  • Synopsis: A new Windows phone has been created that basically depicts a Windows computer, except it's a phone. It has all the necessary apps to act as a Windows computer. It also has all the necessary needs to act as a phone as well.
  • Areas of Impact:
    • Reliability: It's not positive that the apps will work the way they work on a normal computer. For example, what if Excel on the Windows 7 phone worked differently, or looked differently, than Excel on a computer. They might have different displays, different versions, or just work differently. It's a problem for customers because then people would have to go through the trouble in adapting to working differently.
    • Education: Now that the Windows Phone 7 can act as a Windows computer, it's possible that students who own this phone do not need a computer and can work whenever they want freely. For example, some students are confined to using computers at school or waiting to use one at home to do projects and such. So, with the Windows phone, they don't need to wait or stay at school; they can just use their phone. The phone also gives emergence to procrastination as well as some students may wait to do projects in school, on their phone, instead of doing it at school during their free time.
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