Compchai

Like Comp Sci, but not.

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The beginning of this clip reminds me of the cut scene during a scary movie of the time of wealth and prosperity right before the apocalypse hit. I like the idea of dominating the senses, getting people to move around while playing video games, making people feel move at ease with the click of a button, or even have your kitchen utensils cook for you. I know I make this point a lot, but how much is too much. All I’m worried about is the age of Big Brother, the time when no one has any privacy-- even in their own mind. The advancements in tech are great, but I feel the deeper we go into this era the more disconnected we become from people living in poverty. 

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How far is too far?

http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/01/09/x-interestingly-scary-examples-genetic-engineering/

Human Breast milk coming out of a cow? No thank you. Scorpion Venom Cabbage? No thank you. GMO salmon? Banana Vaccines? Glow in the dark cats? 

How far is too far? How long do we wait to trust GMO’s? Will we know the difference between a banana vaccine and a regular banana, or will they just sneak it into the market? Can the government come up with policy fast enough to regulate all this? In creating DARPA’s super soldiers, do we lose the human?

Technology is developing exponentially, but how far is too far?

Do we lose our humanity in trying to make it so that everything, even breast milk, can be bought?

Can the unnatural ever become natural?

Maybe some things are better left alone.

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Shoutout to the ladies!

Do you know who developed the first widely used programming language? The lady right here: Jean E. Sammet. While at IBM, Jean created FORMAC for the symbolic manipulation of math formulas.

Betty Holberton, despite being told to back off from the math by her professor, went along with her determination anyways. She became the Chief of the Programming Research Branch AND wrote the first generative programming system. Way to go Betty!

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“Anita Borg Institute – Anita Borg Institute seeks to increase the impact of women on all aspects of technology, and increase the positive impact of technology on the world.”

“Girls In Tech - ‘Girls in Tech’ (GIT) is a global organization focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of influential women in technology. As women with the capacity to inspire and lead, it’s GIT’s desire to sustain an organization that focuses on the promotion, growth and success of entrepreneurial and innovative women in the technology space.”

“Girl Develop It - Girl Develop It is an international organization, certified by the Board of Education, that exists to provide affordable and accessible programs to women who want to learn software development through mentorship and hands-on instruction. By teaching women around the world from diverse backgrounds to learn software development, Girl Develop It can help women improve their careers and confidence in their everyday lives.”

Kudos to all of these organizations for reaching out to young girls to help shift the tech world back into an equilibrium. With technology growing at an exponential rate, we need people from all backgrounds and perspectives to help solve the problems that await us. I have hope that in the new generation the culture of bro-gramming disappears and some crazy social and tech revolutions are on their way.  

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10 Future Technologies That Will Change The World

There are a few of these technologies that I think are better left unpursued: invisibility, nero-hacking, self aware machines, flying cars (which are just personal airplanes, imo). Ideally, 3D printing is the key that is going to balance out the socioeconomic gap. Imagine being able to just print out a car. The only problem is people can just as easily print out a gun. 

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GAMES: THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-video-games-are-the-future-of-education/

Fun games will encourage a fuller engagement with the material (say goodbye to sleeping during lectures), but I think they could miss out on giving in depth knowledge until further modified. How do you teach Shakespeare with a game? While I'm all for it, I'm slightly concerned about the students' vision. Lord knows what staring at a computer all day has done to my vision. However, I do feel that integration of technology in the classroom will help prepare the new generation for future jobs where tech skills will be a must.

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Too much of a good thing?

http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/technology-addiction-teens-11134.html

While it's true that technology can cause people to become "disconnected" from reality, that is a small portion of people. This article fails to realize in all the ways that technology allows people to grow and become themselves. There are friends to be made abroad!  And, really, what can we do about the growing generation of teens who prefer their cellphones to face to face communication. Not much; we can't control how they live their lives. Sooner or later, they will have to develop the social skills they need in the workplace, but until then... 

XOXO,

Compchai

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http://scripted.com/cpt_experts/what-new-3-d-interaction-technologies-mean-for-web-design-and-user-experience/

To the people who meticulously clean their touchscreen,

Fear not! It looks like the day is coming where we can have a touchscreen without the "touch." As cool as this is, the article above has a point. Is user interface going to be more difficult, if something goes wrong? Probably. It won't be as easy as moving around a mouse and typing some words, if suddenly the sensor stops working. But the way I see it~~~ 

 A supplementary mouse and keyboard never hurt nobody! 

XOXO,

COMPCHAI

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What's so great about being born nowadays?

1.) The internet.

2.) The internet.

3.) Snuggies.

Consider this: The Net Generation is the cohort of young people born between 1982 and 1991 who have grown up in an environment in which they are constantly exposed to computer-based technology. It has been suggested that their methods of learning are different from those of previous generations. In a survey of first-year undergraduate students, we found that a large majority started university with experience of using online systems such as blogs and wikis; furthermore, their attitudes to the possible use of such tools in learning were positive. The Net Generation is a challenge to the way that all universities and schools provide teaching and learning. As a member of the net generation how do you want to be taught?

This question was posed to me, but to be fair I don't really know how to answer it. What works for me is different for everyone else. PERSONALLY, I like being given the tools I need to do something (ex: a short lesson, formulas, a hammer, a small dog, whatever) and then tackling a scenario/problem head on. That's just me though. I don't think there is a way to satisfy what everyone needs, except for having caring, patient, flexible teachers. In fact, when I have my computer in class, I struggle really hard to not go Pintrest-ing or Instagram-ing. However, others may be really good at sticking to taking notes. 

I do feel that computer skills should be incorporated into the classroom at a younger age, but other than that-- ... yeah. 

XOXO,

Compchai

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I really hope I'm not alive for the day in which robots can think for themselves, because I'm pretty sure that means the end of humans is near. #thinkNativeAmericansmeetColonists.

As much as I agree technology should keep moving onward, I'd like to take a left at this whole human robot thing. Please. 

Anywho! This movie seems like it should be pretty rad.

XOXO,

Compchai

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Meet the guy who started Wonder Workshop, which has developed a pair of robots to help kids learn to code.

See more from CES here, and follow our coverage here.

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LEARN HOW TO CODE FOR FREE

Here  some web sites where you can learn how  to code, and the best of it is it totally free :) 

And in case you wish get some work experience as a programer , it is easy more then you think …

The Grameen Foundation : http://www.grameenfoundation.org/ and the NotImpossible : http://www.notimpossiblelabs.com/ 

Is it always looking people like you ;) 

WebSitesList:

Code School

Code Academy

Udacity

Code Avengers

Tree house

Khan Academy

Try Ruby

Skill Share

Hackasaurus

Is it enough lets start :)  

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Dear Blockly

Hi. It was nice to meet you today. I enjoyed making snowflakes with you. Although, I kind of wanted to punch you in the face when you asked me to make a parallelogram, but other than that--today was fun. 

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Do you want to build a proooogram? 

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Day One

Greetings,

  This blog will document the journey of my descent into the chasms of computer science. I will tell you a bit about myself so that you, my reader, may begin to feel attached to me as a human, and may feel compelled to help me work on coding at 3:00 AM over a steamy cup of joe and a Skype session. To begin, as most people on the internet, I enjoy cats on a deeply personal level. I also enjoy crocheting scarves and baking. I have a completely rational fear of robots taking over the world. I walk around my house in a snuggie. Until next time! XOXO, compchai