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The Internet
Number of Words: 1203 / Number of Pages: 5
... its exact location, else one is
compelled to dive into a muddy flood of shit. This leads me to the point of
clarifying the term "information":
This word usually has two meanings, a fact that contributes to
misunderstandings. It can mean a piece of wanted, useful and understandable
data or it can also mean any piece of data. When a stupid chick posts some
info that her doggie just pissed on the carpet and she includes on the web
page a picture of her with the dog, I wouldn't even call it "data". I call
it a scandal. And I waste my time downloading this crap because it happened
that this rotten dog i ...
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How Technology Effects Modern America
Number of Words: 1228 / Number of Pages: 5
... the demand for their services," says L. Mishel, Research Director of
Welfare Reform Network.
In view of these facts, I wonder if these trends are good or bad for society. “
The danger of the information age is that while in the short run it may be
cheaper to replace workers with technology, in the long run it is potentially
self-destructive because there will not be enough purchasing power to grow the
economy,” M. B. Zuckerman. My feeling is that the trend from unskilled labor to
highly technical, skilled labor is a good one! But, political action must be
taken to ensure that this societal evo ...
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Warfare Technology
Number of Words: 1183 / Number of Pages: 5
... proved to be excellent anti-tank warfare. It was also during this time that bullets were upgraded from the pinfire type to the rimfire type. The rimfire type proved to be more precise and damaging because of its finer texture and cartridge case. Miscellaneous advancements include chemical agent weapons (i.e. nerve gas, mustard gas), flame-throwers, improved hand grenades, and other minor adjustments to firearms in general. The Americans during World War II also improved upon vehicles. On land the use of M-60 and M-1 main battle tanks were common. These tanks were often outfitted with a 105-mm gun ...
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Modernization Of Air Warfare
Number of Words: 1522 / Number of Pages: 6
... found that aircraft could be very useful in war, it
was used for large scale reconnaissance. Then people started to add bombs
to aircraft and then airplanes started to become an essence of war. After
World War 2, new bombers were developed with fast speed, and could travel
far distances. They could also carry nuclear bombs and missiles. The use
of the bomber aircraft then led to the fighter, which was equipped with
guns and missiles. Helicopters were also found to be good strike aircraft.
They were armed with cannons, machine guns, rockets, torpedoes, and a
variety of missiles. Vertical takeoff made ...
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The Y2K Problem
Number of Words: 4210 / Number of Pages: 16
... virus" can prevent doomsday from becoming a reality for many
information technology managers and their corporations.
What, specifically, _is_ this "millennia virus" to begin with? There has
been much talk about it, and most people know it has something to do with
the date formats and how they are processed by the computer. How it is
affecting that processing is what the key to implementing a solution is.
There are several forms the "bug" will metamorphose into. For example:
Field / Date Processing
Time based calculations
Hardware failure
Will all be affected by the pr ...
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The Year 2000 Computer Problem
Number of Words: 2304 / Number of Pages: 9
... number to '00'.
The year 2000 problem is unlike any other problem in modern history for several reasons. William Adams points out some of the most important ones. "Time is running out- the Year 2000 is inevitable! The problem will occur simultaneously worldwide, time zones withstanding. It affects all languages and platforms, hardware & software. The demand for solutions will exceed the supply. Survivors will survive big, losers will lose big. There is no 'silver bullet' that is going to fix things" (Adams 2). "It is too big and too overwhelming even for [Bill Gates and] Microsoft" (Widder 3). Separ ...
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Technology In Our Society
Number of Words: 833 / Number of Pages: 4
... is the individual patient who must make a
decision about whether to keep himself alive. "What is the point of prolonging a
person's biological life if it is obtained at the cost of a serious assault on
that person's liberty?" There is probably no simple answer for this question.
Any patient's decision should be respected, not based on the fact of all
available technologies. This medical technology has the potential for both good
and bad results. However, it is very important in today's society.
"Insurance in the Genes" is a piece of valuable material which explores another
area in the technological f ...
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Computer Crime: The Crime Of The Future
Number of Words: 1120 / Number of Pages: 5
... stealing or
giving away copyrighted software, which causes the prices of software to
increase, thus increasing the price the public must pay for the programs.
Companies reason that if they have a program that can be copied onto a
disc then they will lose a certain amount of their profit. People will copy it
and give to friends or pass it around on the Internet. To compensate, they will
raise the price of disc programs. CD Rom programs cost more to make but are
about the same price as disc games. Companies don't loose money on them because
it is difficult to copy a CD Rom and impossible to transmi ...
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Censorship And The Internet
Number of Words: 2785 / Number of Pages: 11
... you begin to read some of its clauses. One of the biggest groups that combated this issue was the CIEC, or Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition. The CIEC soon began to find problems with this bill as the so maticulously stated on their web site "It is also important to note that the CDA is not about child pornography, obscenity, or using the Internet to stalk children. These are already illegal under current law."(CIEC) The article then states "instead, the CDA prohibits posting "indecent" or "patently offensive" materials in a public forum on the Internet -- including web pages, newsgroups, ...
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Programmers
Number of Words: 1830 / Number of Pages: 7
... testing. Systems may be hired on a Monday, handed the technical specifications to a piece of hardware, then told to write an interface, or a patch, or some small, discrete project that takes only a few hours. Then on Tuesday, they might be moved to a different project, working on code inherited from previous projects. Systems must prove themselves technically fluent: "If you can't code, get off the keyboard and make room for someone, who can, write one.” Both arenas accommodate a wide range of work styles, but communication skills, technical expertise and the ability to work with others are importan ...
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