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10 Block Challenge

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/39320896/

Try it Out

Nothing was surprising about this activity.  It felt fine.  I don't like having structure for the most part.  I always like having more freedom.  I feel more creative when I have more freedom.

3 ways to move

3 Ways to Move

HTML Intro

Three things I would like to learn about HTML are: how to put pictures into the code, how to put videos in, and how to change the font type.
Two things I have learned about HTML are: how to do a heading and how to put text into the body.
One thing that concerns me about making a webpage is:  how to make it fit together nicely.

whut

catdogdogcat cat catdogcat.  This is with Ian's incredible code

New Binary System

My new system uses colors.  Red means on, and blue means off.  Oh well.

Game

1. I got to level 5
2. The hardest part of the binary game was the problems where you had to come up with the number. 
3. I do not, because it is not what I'm used to.
4. Weeeeeeelllllllllllllll, you can count with them either up or down.  Each finger is a different base.
5. You can use binary to store data in computers, that can be accessed later.

Where does he get his hair cut?

Three things I learned from this is that cell phones have headphone jacks, what headphones are, and what I want my hairstyle to be.  Two things I don't understand well are: the math, and how your ears weok.  One thing I would like to know more about is where he gets his haircut from.

PEACE

GOOGLE BOYZ

1. Google changed from a small two man operation to a large corporation when they were unable to sell their idea to any existing large tech company.  They then decided to start their own company, and their idea took off. 
2. Two challenges that Google is facing as it moves forward are: keeping up with other companies that have embraced Google's search technique, and knowing which product areas to expand into. 
3. Their key to being ahead of the competition is to make sure that more people continue to use Google above other search engines.
4. They collect and save webpages with their robot crawlers, and have a very good algorithm to determine page listing priority.

Eliza

1. I did not feel like Eliza was very human like.  She seemed to repeat the same things over and over again, until it was quite boring.
2. Have her give a wider range of responses.  It just feels like the programmer was lazy.
3. Well, since it is programmed by humans, there can be a wide variety of different reactions to different things.  You cannot expect the programmer to predict all of the human emotions, and have the program accurately respond.
4. Not really, no.  They are getting closer, but even things like Clever Bot or Siri make no sense sometimes.

Choose Your Own Thingy

I learned that cornrow braids are not only widespread in Africa, they are also quite ancient.  Cornrow hairstyles in Africa also cover a wide social terrain: religion, kinship, status, age, ethnicity, and other attributes of identity can all be expressed in hairstyle. But stylized geometric models of cornrows are quite traditional to Africa. While adults' hair was often  straightened, children’s hair continued to be a place where the cornrow tradition could be carried on.  WOWWWWWWWWW. Amazing. Utterly incredible. 

BLOG POST

1. Native Americans are well known for their beautiful beadwork and math concepts.
2. Beadwork can be represented using a graph.  They all use 4 fold symmetry, which is what makes it graphable.
3. 4 Fold Symmetry is used.
4. They all have four fold symmetry.
5. There were 4 different images of different works of bead by four different Native American tribes.
6. Symmetry that is from reflecting either over the x or y axis.
7. The Native Americans used base 4 counting when they developed beads that could carry messages
8. 4 fold symmetry number 3 is used when graphing.
9. Four fold symmetry number four is used when determining people's clothing sizes
10. Number 5 is used to develop graphs, and also designs in clothing.
11. 1794
12. They were used to carry messages and represent spiritual thoughts.

My opinion on my data usage is that TOO MANY DAMN KIDS THESE DAYS DON'T USE THEIR PHONES FOR PHONE CALLS, DAMMIT.  I myself am guilty of not calling people.  It is just so much easier to text than to call. It is also more time consuming to call someone with your phone.  WHEN I WAS A KID, I USED TO WALK TO SCHOOL, AND IT WAS UPHILL BOTH WAYS, GAWDDAMMIT! 


"There won't be any surprises.  Well, there might be some surprises...like something where you look, and you say: 'that's surprising.'"

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Reflection on the Computer Buying Project

Kurt Schlieder

     The computer buying project has been very easy and our group worked well together, with each member doing an equal amount of work.  It has gone quickly.

Hello, my name is Kurt Schlieder.  I do cross country and track.. I work for Stop and Shop (unfortunately), and my favorite movie is Good Will Hunting.  I also like The Office, and Psych.  I enjoy Biology, and hopefully someday will be an optometrist.  Have a great day!