Telecommunications and the internet (Clear)

I have to say that I thought I knew a lot about the internet, but this weeks informative lectures were extremely beneficial to me better understanding its beautiful complexity.  The thing about the internet being a group of large networks that are connected to gain more visitors was astounding, and how we have more information online than people is just crazy to me.  It was interesting to learn about the access providers and how many different types of companies profit from the Internet.

I'm a big fan of seeing how far society has come and when the first form of computing was introduced in the 1950's I am just astonished by how far we have come.  It's hard to believe that just 20 years ago, the internet made it's debut and I can't even tell you how we, today's society, could even imagine life without it.

I really appreciated learning more in-depth basics on URL, various protocols, and how IP addresses work.  I found that we have no privacy online whatsoever, and it was cool to see how the process of the internet works through a simple click of a button.  I also knew very little about "cookies" and it was interesting to see how using cookies is beneficial to some extent, but can also be very annoying as well.  I now know why when I make purchases online, my financial information is already updated.  This made me a little more cautious of how I should post my information.  It have gotten lazy in recent years, posting a lot of really personal information, when looking back, that may have been a bad idea.

I really enjoyed the videos that professor means posted throughout the interface.  The short video breaking down the history of the internet was really cool and I appreciated that visualization.  I also found that 4G, apparently doesn't exist yet, and I felt dumb for that one, lol.

Overall, this week was really informative and made me appreciate what we take for granted.  I look for to the innovative advances in technology and hope that the process is successful and becomes safer for tomorrow's youth.

This is a cool video on the next 10 years in technology by google.  Wow, what will they think of next?

Week 9: Moore's Law (Clear)

This was a really interesting part of this semester.  The thing I enjoyed the most is just looking at how technology has grown since I was born in 1988.  It's pretty fascinating how someone like Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, came up with something that has been the driving force of the computing industry.  


Dr. Michio Kaku made some really good points and theories about the future.  I thought it was interesting how when he was asked these questions, he simply had a unique view.  I liked how he didn't portray himself as a the smartest person in the world.  Maybe that's why he's a theorist.  At the end of his video he stated this quote:


"By the end of the century, we could have machines as smart as monkeys, which could be dangerous."


Is the death of Moore's law the beginning and transition of our society into becoming a type 1 civilization?  Being that we're currently a zero civilization (we live off plants and resources like oil) it's crazy to me to think how future people in America will get their nutrients etc.  It's an exciting thing to think about, but will the world simply destroy itself and humanity?


Another interesting impact on me was that there are more types of things on the internet than there are people in the world!  That was astounding.  I feel that if we keep improving, it's only a blessing in disguise.  Yes, invisibility would be amazing to experience, but the crime rates would skyrocket.  It's also something that people will get used to.  With the internet, i'm still astonished by how great it is, but take it for granted.  I also never realized how much I use it on a regular basis.  From waking up and seeing where the bus is, to applying for jobs.  It's amazing how people did these types of accomplishments without any electronic devices back in history.  


Check out this video.  This is another guy that I found that was interesting.  He was a little more focused on the actual outcome, instead of theory.  Enjoy!