EOTO Technology

Typewriter/EOTO Technology

I learned about a new technology from one of my classmates from our EOTO presentations. I learned about the typewriter and all the things it helped encourage or start. The first person to invent the typewriter was Francesco Rampazetto in 1575. The typewriter was important to getting news out, but it started to develop more in the mid-to-late 1800s. The first practical typewriter was invented by Christopher Lathan Sholes in 1867. I also learned about the Remington's in the 1870s and how it put writing machines on the market. In 1874 the first Remington was developed and in 1878 the Remington 2 was put out for the public. An important key came with the Remington 2. The shift key emerged in 1878, which appeared on the left side of the keyboard. 

An interesting fact I learned from the presentation was that 64% of typists were women by 1890. It was a job opportunity for a lot of women post Civil War. The typewriter was used for letter and novels and Mark Twain is an example to that. The typewriter also affected the business and office world drastically as it created ways to get information out to the public. 

The QWERTY keyboard were the first keys of the typewriter. Even today, people still use their computer and phones with the QWERTY keyboard. Word processor eventually entered the market in the 1980s. If it wasn't for the typewriter, then a lot of things would be different. Who knows where the world and technology would be if it wasn't for the typewriter being created in 1575. 

Eight Values of Free Expression

Eight Values of Free Expression 

The Eight Values of Free Expression are important to having the freedom to express your opinion. One of the eight free expressions that resonated with me the most was promote tolerance. Promote tolerance resonates with me the most because we see it a lot nowadays on the internet and social media where people get into trouble for hate speech. For example, in the NBA this season, Kyrie Irving got in a heap of trouble for sharing anti-semitic material on Twitter. Irving then was suspended by the NBA and the Brooklyn Nets for five games and he couldn't return unless he met six conditions. The conditions included, apologizing and condemning the film he promoted, make a 500,000 donation anti-hate causes, complete sensitivity training, meet with Jewish leaders, and meeting with the owner of the team to get a better understanding of everything. Irving not only was not allowed to play NBA games unless the conditions were met, but he he also lost his endorsement deal with Nike from the event. 

Although I believe that promoting tolerance is an important value of expression, I also believe that the individual self fulfillment is just as important. Individual self fulfillment is important because it helps people to create their own identity and just be themselves instead of conforming to other beliefs and opinions. I believe in people having their own views and opinions and not being condemned for having those certain views or beliefs. Anymore there is way too much hate over people with different beliefs and too many people trying to make others conform their views to their own viewpoint. Individual self-fulfillment is a crucial thing that I feel like has almost went away from this generation. It seems like people can be afraid to believe in what they actually believe because they don't want to be different or of opposing opinion. 

Promote tolerance is one of the values I see commonly in everyday life. In this generation, social media is a platform used by a lot of people, but there can be forms of punishment, if you say something harmful or use hate speech towards someone. Over social media it becomes evident that people say anything because they're behind a screen and feel like they won't get punished, but they're wrong. Typically, now people can face  punishments for words said online, which will hopefully lead to them not using hate speech again. Promoting tolerance can also be used in other ways as well. For instance, you can see people on TV shows get "cancelled" for comments or get talked about in a negative way on social media. Promoting tolerance is important for people to learn what's right and what's wrong. Even though we have the right to freedom of speech, there's just certain things that you should avoid saying or there will be a form of punishment. These punishments are enforced to show people what is acceptable behavior and what isn't. If the behavior is unacceptable, then there will be some sort of penalty or punishment. 

EOTO Project: Drones

     EOTO PROJECT: Drones

Drones are machines that fly around that typically can be used for many different ways and purposes. Drones have been used in wars for different reasons. Some of these include capturing photos, scouting strategies, and to protect bases. A drone can be another set of eyes, which can help protect a base or it can scout the opposing strategies of the other countries. It can also be used in other ways outside of the war. For example, it can be used in many situations that help benefit businesses and organizations. It can get them the shots they need for certain things or the drones can help deliver packages quicker and more efficiently than a normal delivery system could. 

Abraham Karem was the man who invented the first drone called "The Predator." The Predator was the invention that sparked the creation of more drones. Karem was a natural enthusiast and started building models of aircraft at the age of 14 years old.  The drone was created in Karem's garage in Los Angeles. The "Predator" was started by a drone technology demonstrator called the "Albatross." The success of the predator changed "military aviation" today. The Predator fired its first missile on October 7th in 2001 over Afghanistan. At that time, the U.S. only had a "handful of UAVS", but now the armed services have nearly 8,000. 

Drones have had a major impact on the world and technology today. One of the biggest impacts the drones have had is making the world a more safer place because of the added surveillance and security. Drones can be a safe way to follow criminals or track the perimeter of buildings to make sure that everything is safe and secure. The police also use drones in "car chases" because it reduces the chances of a potential accident. Another positive impact that drones have on the world is that they can save lives.  An example of that is in Minnesota a police drone pilot used a thermal camera to find an 84-year-old man, who had disappeared into a swampy area. If it wasn't for the drone then the man would've been found too late because the weather was too bad to fly an airplane and look for the man.  If you want faster delivery, then drones can also positively impact that and get it to you faster than you would've without drones. Fastery delivery of items and packages is very crucial to the success of many businesses and organizations. 

Drones have also had a couple of negative effects to it, but so does a lot of inventions. Some of the negative effects of dronces include, they can be hacked, can be used for the wrong purposes, potentially hurt or harm people, and create lack of privacy. In the wrong hands, drones can be very dangerous and potentially very harmful to people. It's a scary thought to think about if a drone got hacked and how much it could be capable of and how much damage it could create. The question is, does the danger of these drones outweigh the positive impact that they bring to the world? 

U.S Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court 

 I learned that the Supreme Court remains the most powerful judicial body in the U.S. The Supreme Court also are "deliberate" and reach their decisions in public. A couple of other things I learned from the video was that the court's opinion is typically finished in about four weeks and that the "justice may re-draft a dozen or more times in effort to persuade the others to join the opinion." I also was unaware that the court has a tradition to announce their decisions and opinions for all of the current cases before the end of the term, which occurs in late June. 

One of the most important takeaways is that you have to give it around three-to-five years to really feel "less strange" about being in the Supreme Court. For many it sounds like it takes a good amount of time before you can settle in and feel more comfortable. One Supreme Court member mentioned that being appointed to the Supreme Court was the equivalent of "being struck by lightning." Also, another important takeaway is that the court must always defend the constitution or the U.S. would no longer be the freest nation in the world to exist. 

The most surprising thing I learned from the video is that the people had a lot of trust in the Supreme Court. For example, the video said whenever the Supreme Court speaks the people obeyed. To have the people behind your decisions as a court is a huge thing. I was honestly surprised to hear that the people trusted the court and were for the most part behind their decisions. 

The video certainly changed the way I thought of the Supreme Court because before I watched the video, I wasn't aware how supportive the people were of the court. As the video said "most people accepted the fact that the court tries to make it straight." The video also mentioned how the power of the court is the power of trust earned, which is the trust of the American people. 

Privacy, Online & Off

 Privacy, Online & Off 

In the world we live in now there really is no such thing as privacy. With the internet today and the new technology it has made it a lot easier for people to interfere with your privacy. Feeling like you have no privacy to do things can make you paranoid and make you feel not safe. It's definitely a problem in the world we're living in. It's shocking to think that the daily messages people send to their family members or friends can be seen by the government. 

These issues affect me and my friends/family because the government knows way too much about us. It paints an image to the local police officers on who they think you are based on the whereabouts of where you go. It can paint a false image of who you truly are, which is truly a scary thought to think about. It's frightening to think that the government knows where we're at most of the time and how long we were there. 

The government should realize that we should all have our own privacy and that them listening to our phone calls or looking at our messages is unfair. As people we deserve to have our own privacy and not have to worry about someone watching and tracking us all the time. As well, I believe that the government should do a better job of safe-keeping people's information to themselves, if they are going to track our everyday moves. For example, when you search up a family member's name or anyone's name it can tell their whole life story, including their addresses, phone numbers, and names of their family. 

There's not much we can do to protect ourselves from invasions of our privacy, but there's some things we can prevent. Some things include not posting a lot of your public information online and also making sure who you're sending something to is worth your trust. It's a tough world that we live in currently, but if you avoid putting everything online, then it becomes harder to track what's going on in your life. Sometimes our privacy can be out of our control, but all most people can really do is control what they can control by just not putting out private information for everyone to see. 

Five Top Sources of News and Information

 

Five Top Sources of News and Information 

ESPN: ESPN is among one of my many sources I look at for news. I'm a big sports fan and ESPN is an important source to stay up to date with the sports world. Whether it's news or updates or checking to see the scores of games across the different sports, it has you covered. Typically when you search ESPN it includes a variety of news stories that surround the different athletics, whether it's injury updates or power rankings of teams for a sport or just a news story. 

Fox News:  Although, I don't typically look at news outside of sports, Fox News is a really informative website that can get updates around the world of news out. Similarly to many sports websites, it includes a list of stories from the world to keep people involved in what's going on across the states and countries. However, instead of sports news it involves politics and events that are going on. Fox News will sometimes post some sports news, but the majority of the articles consist of news outside of sports around the world. 

CBS Sports: CBS Sports, which is very similar to ESPN and other sports update websites is another one of my go-to's. CBS Sports typically covers all the sports across the board and provides other types of media with videos. It's a good source because it gives you a lot of information and updates such as, scores, injury updates, and any rumors or trades happening in sports. It's also very well organized, which makes it easier for the audience to read. 

Social media: Even though it may not be the most factual thing to use, I do use social media platforms to get my news. Sometimes social media can be the fastest and most simplest way to get news. It could be a page that you follow through Twitter, Instagram, or another social media site. These pages can be the fastest way to receive news as it seems to be the new way of receiving news among this new generation. 

Bleacher Report: Bleacher Report, which began in 2005 has grown a lot over the past decade. Bleacher Report really started to trend upwards over the last five or so years as they became a lot more popular. It's become one of if not the most popular sports news site. It consists of a lot of news stories across the different sports. It's really efficient in posting highlights of games or posting articles in a blog form.