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May 9, Thursday

I feel like it is really good that we have the opportunity to learn about the spectrums of gender and sexuality. I have supported the LGBTQ+ community for a very long time, and I always feel like I can learn more. It is good that it is tackled in an academic setting because the LGBTQ+ community and what characterizes the members of this community is something people need to be learning about. Our society has become more accepting of these gender expressions, sexual orientations, etc. that deviate from the traditional roles that we had begun getting used to. We are able to understand other better as well as understand the human person as a thing that cannot be described nor categorized simply. Study this and putting in the effort to know and understand gender, sex, and sexuality can be equated to studying and learning more about the person. It is through this coming to understand the person that we will be able to better navigate ourselves as well as the other members who make up the community and society.

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Analyze: Technological Breakthrough

A piece of technology that is ubiquitous, which I assume refers to something is so common in the modern era that it can literally be found anywhere, I supposed war innovations are out of the question. The piece of technology must also be developed before my birth date, which is around the mid-90s. Alright, the piece of technology I’m going to be covering today, is the prehistoric calculator, abacus.

So, what is an abacus? Abacus is the first known calculating device used for arithmetic counting that is dated back to at least approximately 2500 BC, where the first recorded use of it was all the way back in the time of ancient Sumerians. The exact origin is quite a mystery and is still debated among historians to this very day. 

As you can see in the picture, an abacus is typically made of wooden beads, rods, and a frame to hold them all together. The modern version of abaci is derived from the ancient Chinese’s abacus model. It is typically divided into 2 sections: upper deck, and lower deck. It usually contains about 10 rods and 7 beads on each rod, which makes a total of 70 beads. There are several varieties of abaci with a different number of beads on each rod, a different number of rods, or even different counting system. It has simply been existed for a really long time, definitely older than my unspecified birthday, which is why it has so many different iterations with lots of varieties throughout the globe. Even without a keen observation, most children can tell you that abacus is clearly being replaced with the inventions of far superior computational power such that of electronic calculators, computers, smartphones, and probably some technologically advanced toasters. Not to mention that most of the abaci are only limited to 2 digits. Even modern skeuomorphism doesn’t even use an abacus as a signifier for a calculator on most applications. However, it is not completely forgotten, many places around the world still use abaci even today. Although it is mostly used for educational purposes.  

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THE SPARK OF OUR LIFE

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Long, long ago, the world was a dark place whenever the sun went down. Stars were used to guide the way in a dim forest and candles were used to light up a home. But still, that was not enough. Thus, many inventors of the time such as, Humphry Davy, Warren de la Rue, Joseph Wilson Swan, and Henry Woodward, tried to addressed this problem but failed. There were creations of the electric lamp and the incandescent lamp. However, the filament of these bulbs were not convenient for commercial purposes due to its extremely short lifespans, utilization of too much energy and the expensive cost of production.

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It was not until 1880, when Thomas Alva Edison turned the world into a brighter place with his electric light bulb invention, (though some call it “improvement”). During his research, he primarily focused on improving the filament. This is the part of the light bulb that produces light when fused with an electric current. Edison ran tests on a carbon filament, then platinum, before resorting back to carbon. A light bulb containing a carbonized filament of uncoated cotton thread was produced and had a lifespan of 14.5 hours. Nonetheless, this light bulb with a short lifespan would not suffice the electrical needs of the public. So Edison and his team continued experimenting with the filament until they created a light bulb that could last up to 1,200 hours. This breakthrough long-lasting bulb contained a filament made from bamboo. From then on, the Edison Electric Light Company began commercially manufacturing electric light bulbs and marketing the invention to the public.

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This technological breakthrough is successful because it stemmed the production of more advanced electrical inventions. Edison’s remarkable contribution to electric lighting did not stop as continued finding more ways to improve upon his discovery. This lead to the development of the first commercial power utility called the Pearl Street Station, and the electric meter (which tracks how much electricity is being used). Then in 1904, Europeans inventors developed the tungsten filament that was longer lasting and produced a brighter light. Later on, the invention of florescent light bulbs stole the scene with its energy-efficiency feature.

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It is evident that without these past electrical inventions, the light-emitting diode (LED) would not exist today. The LED is the fastest developing lighting technologies and most efficient lights on the market. But of course, we can count on more advanced lighting system to be invented in the near future.

Here is a detailed video explaining the difference between types of light bulbs!

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Module 10: The OG camera

Search for a piece of technology that is ubiquitous and developed before your birth date. The item you are covering should not be digital. Research how it was discovered and developed for commercial production. If possible, expose why it was (or was not) successful.

What is a Camera Obscura?

In this blog post we are looking at the world’s first recorded camera! (woo!). 

“Camera obscura (from Latin "camera": (vaulted) chamber or room, and "obscura": darkened, plural: camerae obscurae), also referred to as pinhole image, is the natural optical phenomenon that occurs when an image of a scene at the other side of a screen (or for instance a wall) is projected through a small hole in that screen as a reversed and inverted image (left to right and upside down) on a surface opposite to the opening. The surroundings of the projected image have to be relatively dark for the image to be clear, so many historical camera obscura experiments were performed in dark rooms.”

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History:

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It was first mentioned in 400 BC by Mo-ti as he is the first known mention of the basic concept of a pinhole camera. Fast forward to 1827! Joseph Nicephore Niepce captured an image using a pinhole camera to produce the first photographic image (see figure 2). Soon people were improving the process,  which created the the age of modern photography!

It’s earlier uses were to view the solar eclipse and to draw accurate portraits of people using sedan chairs.

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, View from the Window at Le Gras, c. 1826 was the first photograph to ever be taken! He was experimenting with different photo chemicals to concoct the perfect mixture to create a permanent photograph. He took this image in his home and had a very long exposure (explains why there is no human or animal presence). 

After it’s innovation and new found use as a camera that creates permanent photographs it wasn’t long before other photographers crafted their own mixtures to create their own style photographs (heliographs vs. daguerreotypes calotype, wet-collodion, dry plates etc).

It wasn’t until 1884-1889 photography became accessible to amateurs  when inventor George Eastman began producing film on rolls. “In 1888, Eastman used  film as the primary selling point of his first Kodak camera, a small, 100-exposure model that customers could use and then send back to the manufacturer to have their photos developed. Eastman’s camera was remarkably easy to use—he marketed it to Victorian shutterbugs under the slogan “You press the button, we do the rest”—but its coated paper film produced fairly low quality photos. Film would improve by leaps and bounds with the introduction of celluloid a year later, and remained the standard means of photography for nearly a century until the advent of digital cameras.”

Citations:

http://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/an/an26/an26-3/an26-307.html

http://www.obscurajournal.com/history.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_obscura

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Infographic on Obama from the Europe’s point of view

I made a piktochart on how Europe is viewing Obama as his power may come to an end soon. All the information can be found at the following link: http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/06/29/as-obama-years-draw-to-close-president-and-u-s-seen-favorably-in-europe-and-asia/. Since America is considered to be one of the big countries in the world, the change of the government that could happen if the presidents were to change are huge for America and the other countries in the world. By providing what Obama has said that he will do, he has increased the trust in other countries outside of America to ensure that if he can be still voted again, he will help with what he can do and he will be liked by the others. 

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#Module10 Analyze! Here’s my Infographic about Adults on Social Media

For the final module I made an infographic based off the Social Network report from Per Research Centre (2015). The Report is focused on adults usage of social networking. I used Venngage to create my infographic and it was extremely easy to use and build. At first I used Piktochart but was having difficulty building the layout I wanted. Venngage layout is better organized and easier to navigate. I also have a smaller computer and Piktochart side bar took up a lot of space on my screen making it difficult to see the infographic I was trying to build. Venngage templates had less on them but easier to add which i really liked because the template wasn’t overloaded. The icons, graphs, and text boxes were very easy to use. Visual information is very important in a time were there is information overload. Infographics are a great way to summarize information in a captivating way. So here’s mine! 

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CA IPCC Business Environment Module 10

Dear children’s let’s see now Michael porter's five forces model for competitive analysis how to combat how to fight how to give a reply back to competitive pressure “char mark ke liye aata hai” four mark question who is Michael porter now he give rivalry among competitive forms what would be done potential development of substitute products next bargaining power of consumers potential entry of new competitors and bargaining power of suppliers now what would be done let's check one by one Michael porter's five forces model for competitive analysis beginning from Harvard Business School right rivalry among competing firms, most powerful, everyone has strategy to compete, your strategy must have competitive advantage, tool is retaliatory or counter moves such as what can you do lower your prices of your product as in MTNL been doing it add-on extra features like airline or maybe like hotels extended warranty to be given just as in case of General Motors they were the first company in India to give extended warranty for 3 years on all their manufactured vehicles so this is something out of the box

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ＭＯＤＵＬＥ  １０

For this week's assignment, I chose to work with this article by Avinash Kaushik: Excellent Analytics Tip #21: Convert Complex Data Into Simple Logical Stories.

This blog entry (a string of writings that give tips based on his analytical strategies) focusses on how to present, and transform it from complex data to simplified logical stories. In regards to presentation, as I noted in my infograph, his 6 tips are:

1. Ensure you unwrap the data and insights and present them logically with simple flow. 2. Consider, "What is the macro story here?" "What are the sub strands?" 3. Every row, column, number presented contains a message. 4. Good analysts are great assassins. 5. If possible, use a visualization, not a table. 6. Be good at understanding the business.