Whats New #2

Recently, in Southwest Colorado, there was a mining accident. Out of the many miners, 19 were injured and 2 are dead. Sources do not yet know what exactly caused the collapse, but they know it involved carbon monoxide, for that is what the two men died from. These mines produce many minerals, such as copper, zinc, gold, lead, and silver. Police do know that the miners often use explosives to break through walls in the mines, and that may be what caused this. However, explosives do not explain the traces of carbon monoxide found in  Nick Capanno, and Rick Williams. The journalist who wrote this article doesn't know much about the topic so his argument and statements are very weak.

Since this a fairly recent event, its not surprising that there is only little information about what caused the incident. I do trust that they are looking into how the mines went down. The carbon monoxide is a huge mystery, and is very tragic. I believe that the mines may have tried to ignite a bomb to break though some harder walls but it never went off, something very common in these cases. It could have let out bad fumes ,and with all the zinc and lead in the caves thus created a bigger distraction then intended. Unfortunately there is no knowing if any of that is true, for they haven't gotten a full report on what exactly happened down there, according to the article.

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Sneakers, BLOG 7

Sneakers was a very entertaining movie, I enjoyed it a lot. It was very interesting and it actually taught me some about black hackers and how crazy the business is. The scene where Marty had to sneak into Cosmo’s office to take back the black box had me at the edge of my seat; so much was going on, knowing that he couldn't walk faster than 2 inches per second or else the alarm would go off, and also knowing that everyone was in danger doing so. One wrong move and the plan would go to ruin. The other scene that I enjoyed was when Whistler, the blind man, had to drive the van to pick up Marty and everyone else, all the way across the parking lot from where the van was parked. It was so enjoyable and funny, and everyone depended on him to save them basically. I loved it.

Cosmos theory of how the world has changed is very accurate, I strongly agree with it. The people who can control the 1s and 0s basically could control everything if they had the right codes, since everything nowadays is stored on computer bases. People who know how to hack into other computers and data bases could change whatever suits them. Money couldn't redo what a hacker had done, for when a hacker leaves a mark on something, there are hardly any ways to fix that. A powerful person becomes much less powerful if their army base computers go down due to a hacker, or their personal data for that. In the end, its true that people who can control the 1s and 0s come out on top.

Blog #6

JavaScript

Creating an HTML from scratch is fairly easy, from what we have done so far. I know that it will get harder as we progress, but at the moment I understand it quite well. Javascript, the coding language we have recently learned, is also understandable. I assume that the computer reads our commands as certain 1 and 0 combinations, which makes it do a specific action. If I were to teach someone how to use Javascript, I would tell them that “;” is the same as quotes in normal HTML language, and that “{“ is the same for “(“ in HTML. Then to give certain commands, much like we did in simple HTML language;commands like “left” and “style”, so the computer knows what you want something to look like or do.

The “animate()” command we wrote in the Javascript for digital2 website, is a good example of the specific commands the computer knows. I know now that “animate()” will have a different effect than “make that thing move”, which the computer wouldn't understand and freak out over. However, I do not understand what the “()” means after the “animate”... I thought it referred to the button we created, but then I remembered that we didn't animate the button, we animated what the button was hiding. Therefore, I am very confused about these things. In all honesty, I wish that creating websites was even easier, but I  understand that the computer only understands only specific demands like “animate()” which to the computer probably looks like 1100011100011101011101010, something I hope to soon understand as well.

Whats New #1

Police: 9 Teens missing from Ranch, by This Just In: CNN

In New Mexico there is a ranch for troubled teens called “ Tierra Blanca Ranch”. On friday, 9 teens went missing, along with their supervisor Scott Chandler. However, the next day Chandler is back and insisting that all the teens are back home and safe. This is not true, for only 4 of the 9 teenage boys are actually safe at their homes. The search for the 5 teenagers is still ongoing, with the police releasing several amber alerts in New Mexico.

“Tierra Blanca Ranch” is a place where troubled kids are sent, therefore we cannot rely on these kids actually getting abducted. The police have to consider that the teens ran away under their own free will. With all the angry teens these days running away from their protected homes, it could  have been much easier for these 5 teenage boys to escape from Mr.Chandler, who seems a bit sketchy. I believe the police of this county or area are coming about this search all wrong, they need to start looking in areas that troubled teeangers would hide or run away to. For example, their friends houses, or abandoned homes around the ranch. If the police took this situation in a “runaway” and “abduction” way, I believe that they would find these kids sooner.

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LEARNING WITH TECH

I believe that all the tech being introduced to our school is wasteful of our money. We do not learn any better with all the stuff given, and we do not need to be spoiled with mini chrome books. The need to learn about these devices is crucial, however, if high school students overuse their ability to go on their chrome books, like for instance, in class: I have seen several freshmen ignore the lectures given and even ignore the teacher completely, for they were drowned in their little "books". I do recognize that they use the chrome books for homework, and like most students, they try to get other class work done in different classes. Its smart, yet expensive.
            The high expenses for these gadgets aren't worth it. Students can access the library computers at all times to do homework, and freshmen aren't responsible enough to be carrying around little laptops. The smart boards are very nifty though, I do like how helpful they are in class (that  is, if the teacher knows how to use them). My teachers like them, that is if they work correctly. The smart boards that do not work correctly are less useful than the original white boards. As an example, Mr. Mello rarely ever uses the smart board to write on, for it stops working and he has to write on the white board next to it. For some teachers this may also be the case, in which somebody should either come in and fix the board or take it out completely.  All in all, smart boards should stay since they are very helpful, but the little chrome books are useless and silly. Students can get on the internet in various other ways, like library or at home. I find it hard to believe that you are planning to give out laptops to every student at our school, even if you have the money for it.
I enjoy National Geographic to learn what my teachers fail to tell me about 

Tech I use

Some great innovations to the tech-world that I think will last a long time or even improve is e-mail, computers, and cell phones.  Email renovated information giving, along with long distance relationships. There is a lot to say about computers and how they changed the world, they are large data bases almost with minds of their own. Computers aren't going anywhere anytime soon, for people are creating new models, therefore computers are only getting better; And personally I use my computer on a daily basis, because teachers are bringing homework online (very annoying),I don't know what I would do without my computer. We all know how much cell phones have changed our daily life, for now we are able to carry around a way to communicate with our friends and family, a new safer way to walk around at night or what not.

Kindles, in my opinion, are completely useless. I understand that its great for the environment, but I really dislike how they are getting rid of all the Boarders and book stores. I don't know of any stores that sell new books anymore, and I don't see Kindles going anywhere else than where they are now. People will regret creating the kindle and wish they didn't banish all book stores. People throughout history have protested and fought for the right of books, and what, are people really about to forget all about the wonderful paper backs and start fighting for pieces of metal? Absolutely not, and therefore Kindles are stupid and aren't going anywhere.

picture of kindle   picture of the wonderful book

My name is Pyper, and I have so many nicknames that naming them would take forever. I live with my mom, Kristina, and my seven-year-old sister, Alana, in downtown Carmel. My dad, Dexter,  lives in Panama with his wife and my half-sister, Kelsea. We are a very down-to-earth family; we go on hikes, and have a lot of family time. I love to go to the Renegade Art Festival in San Francisco with my family and Lily, its a wonderful experience. I highly encourage you to go. Lily, my best friend who I’ve known since I was 2, unfortunately goes to Monterey High School, with the rest of my friends. I know many people and can get along with many people because I’ve lived in many different environments.  As a hobby I love to sing and create music. Its my passion. Writing songs and singing them to myself makes me happy, I'm currently learning how to play more instruments to go along with the songs. Aside from that, Im also on the Carmel swim team, I swam the 100 yd Butterfly stroke last year, it was a huge accomplishment for me.

What makes me unique is that I lived in Boquete, Panama for 6 years of my life. I left Carmel in the beginning of first grade. Living in a different country benefited me in many ways: I now speak fluent spanish, I know more about the world and don't take it for granted, and I have also made many friends in Panama. My life would be so different if I hadn't moved to Panama when I was a child. I wouldn't know what I know now. Living in a different country also gave me a taste of adventure, because my dad would always take me on little adventures of our own, and I love the taste. Now I can't wait to finish high school and take a year to travel, maybe take a year abroad a European country. I’ve met new people from different places all over the world. Like my friend, Jason, lives in Greece. I met him while living in Panama. All in all, living in Panama makes me unique because not many people get to experience what I have, an experience that will benefit  me forever.

Link:

http://panamasurfingguide.webs.com/