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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Machines are dumb.
machines can only do what they are programmed to. They cannot sense our needs and automatically react.
Asian countries tend to be more obsessed with artificual intelligence than European countires and the United States. This is becasue Asian countires dont have much religion so they donnot debate ethical issues and dont worry about tkaing tech too far.
Nowadays there are more and mroe artifical intellignce applications.
Ex. cars that can automatically adjust speed and park themselves.
google can help you search by recognizing patterns in your recent searches
Researchers want to try to develop machines that can process beyong human capabilities. Religious communities are generally alarmed by these researchers and studies.
We as Muslims dont worry becasue we have the intelligence that Allah (SWA) is th only creator. No human can create anything that can exceed the creation of Allah(SWA).
machines can only do what they are programmed to. They cannot sense our needs and automatically react.
Asian countries tend to be more obsessed with artificual intelligence than European countires and the United States. This is becasue Asian countires dont have much religion so they donnot debate ethical issues and dont worry about tkaing tech too far.
Nowadays there are more and mroe artifical intellignce applications.
Ex. cars that can automatically adjust speed and park themselves.
google can help you search by recognizing patterns in your recent searches
Researchers want to try to develop machines that can process beyong human capabilities. Religious communities are generally alarmed by these researchers and studies.
We as Muslims dont worry becasue we have the intelligence that Allah (SWA) is th only creator. No human can create anything that can exceed the creation of Allah(SWA).
Sunday, May 2, 2010
GAMING Entertainment or training killers?
1)Supporting arguments for Moore:
he was simply playing a vddieo-game as all teens do, and didn't think it would influence him that heavily.
Supporting arguemnts for strickland:
Video-gaming industries have created addicting games that promote violence and in a snense"train" one to kill, especially in teenageers who arent' fully developed mentally, and act on impulse. Video-game companies and its carriers should be mroe carefula and take responsibility, as well as the teens who purchase them and play them excessively.
2)Supporting arguements Gaming Industry:
The gmaing industry has the right to free expression and can create whatever games they would like. They are not responsible for the actions fo those who choose to purchase and play them. They do have the games rated and placed in the market so technically those impressionable and easily influencedd shouldnt even be buying them.
3)When selling violent games in the industry, the game rating should eb taken more seriously. One should only purchase a game if they can accoding to the rating, and those who carry and sell the games should try and moniter to the best of the ability who they are sold to. This way, incidents like the one discussed in this article can be rpevented.
4) Videogame companies should eb more careful in terms of violent video-games. Yes, they do haev the right to freedon of expression, but they should limit the violence in their games as well as any otehr innapropriate material. They should also have strogner ratings on the games and if a game is very violent still, they shouldnt be easily available at all stores, maybe sold only in particular stores where adults may access them but children cant.
he was simply playing a vddieo-game as all teens do, and didn't think it would influence him that heavily.
Supporting arguemnts for strickland:
Video-gaming industries have created addicting games that promote violence and in a snense"train" one to kill, especially in teenageers who arent' fully developed mentally, and act on impulse. Video-game companies and its carriers should be mroe carefula and take responsibility, as well as the teens who purchase them and play them excessively.
2)Supporting arguements Gaming Industry:
The gmaing industry has the right to free expression and can create whatever games they would like. They are not responsible for the actions fo those who choose to purchase and play them. They do have the games rated and placed in the market so technically those impressionable and easily influencedd shouldnt even be buying them.
3)When selling violent games in the industry, the game rating should eb taken more seriously. One should only purchase a game if they can accoding to the rating, and those who carry and sell the games should try and moniter to the best of the ability who they are sold to. This way, incidents like the one discussed in this article can be rpevented.
4) Videogame companies should eb more careful in terms of violent video-games. Yes, they do haev the right to freedon of expression, but they should limit the violence in their games as well as any otehr innapropriate material. They should also have strogner ratings on the games and if a game is very violent still, they shouldnt be easily available at all stores, maybe sold only in particular stores where adults may access them but children cant.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Notes on Class Presentations
Computer Smulation and Visualization
-Allows us to understand concepts and ideas invisible to us.
-Shared Visualization allows people to make discoveries about the human body. The Us national Library of health and medicine have digitized versions of a male and female body for researchers to use.
-Fractal Geometry and Simulation allows people to plot graphs and such to help with mathematics, particulary in geometry.
-Computer modeling is the use of computers to vreate abstract models of organisms, settings,etc.
-Simulations may cause one to be too dependant on the computer itself when learning.
-Simulatios are used to teach people, such as driving, piloting,etc
-Allows us to understand concepts and ideas invisible to us.
-Shared Visualization allows people to make discoveries about the human body. The Us national Library of health and medicine have digitized versions of a male and female body for researchers to use.
-Fractal Geometry and Simulation allows people to plot graphs and such to help with mathematics, particulary in geometry.
-Computer modeling is the use of computers to vreate abstract models of organisms, settings,etc.
-Simulations may cause one to be too dependant on the computer itself when learning.
-Simulatios are used to teach people, such as driving, piloting,etc
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Notes on Class Presentations
Desktop publishing is the creation and publication of books
7 steps:
write the text
edit your text
add graphics
design basic format for publication
arrange text and graphics on page
type setting and printing pages
printing
Desktop publishignt echnology makes ot easier to publish books
AOI: Business and employment- reduces errors, money and time
DTP tech offers new hope for every infdividual who would otherwise get turned down by major publishing companies.
There are now paperless publication options
7 steps:
write the text
edit your text
add graphics
design basic format for publication
arrange text and graphics on page
type setting and printing pages
printing
Desktop publishignt echnology makes ot easier to publish books
AOI: Business and employment- reduces errors, money and time
DTP tech offers new hope for every infdividual who would otherwise get turned down by major publishing companies.
There are now paperless publication options
Notes on Class Presentations
Spreadsheets
Spreadshets allow to control and manipulate nuimbers and information
One can automatically program spreadsheets to calculate numbers and information.
Replication commands allow to copy and apste celss.
templates are ready to use worksheet layouts
Sutomatic links among worksheets allow one to change links on all spreassheets automaticalls
One can make various charts cush as pie charts, line charts,
bar charts, and scatter charts. Each is appropriate for different situations.
Spreadsheet errors
Tips for avoiding errors:
Olan the worksheet before entering values and fomulas
Make accurate assumptions
Make it easy to compare data
Put data first
Do not distract reader
Take advantage of programmed functions
Spreadsheets are often used in money management. There are specific and more specialized spreadhseet programs that allow busiensses and banks to keep track of money. There is also symbolic mathematics processing software.
Another branch that uses spreadsheets is statistics. There is specific statistical software that analyzes data relationships to come up with statistical conclusions
Scientific visualisation software allows one to understand relationships that are invisible to us.
Computers are used to analyze, visualize and keep track of scoentific data. Pften used in ohysical, biological, and engineering sciences.
There are some problems with computer simulations: simulations can be really complex...the best hadware is needde. It also gives people the illusion that it is completely accurate.
Spreadshets allow to control and manipulate nuimbers and information
One can automatically program spreadsheets to calculate numbers and information.
Replication commands allow to copy and apste celss.
templates are ready to use worksheet layouts
Sutomatic links among worksheets allow one to change links on all spreassheets automaticalls
One can make various charts cush as pie charts, line charts,
bar charts, and scatter charts. Each is appropriate for different situations.
Spreadsheet errors
Tips for avoiding errors:
Olan the worksheet before entering values and fomulas
Make accurate assumptions
Make it easy to compare data
Put data first
Do not distract reader
Take advantage of programmed functions
Spreadsheets are often used in money management. There are specific and more specialized spreadhseet programs that allow busiensses and banks to keep track of money. There is also symbolic mathematics processing software.
Another branch that uses spreadsheets is statistics. There is specific statistical software that analyzes data relationships to come up with statistical conclusions
Scientific visualisation software allows one to understand relationships that are invisible to us.
Computers are used to analyze, visualize and keep track of scoentific data. Pften used in ohysical, biological, and engineering sciences.
There are some problems with computer simulations: simulations can be really complex...the best hadware is needde. It also gives people the illusion that it is completely accurate.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Notes
Desktop Publishing
It increases risks of intellectual property theft.
Desktop publishing is becoming more common, e-books may soon replace paper books.
There are e-book readers are not very popular which arefailing becasue teh screens are difficult to read and the books are difficult to access.
Electronic paper is a thin flexible material that dynamicly shows black and white test and automatically erases and presents new text.
It increases risks of intellectual property theft.
Desktop publishing is becoming more common, e-books may soon replace paper books.
There are e-book readers are not very popular which arefailing becasue teh screens are difficult to read and the books are difficult to access.
Electronic paper is a thin flexible material that dynamicly shows black and white test and automatically erases and presents new text.
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