Information Box or Idiot Box How television was used, and its purpose for the world? Having probably surpassed the hopes and dreams of its creators, the television has made a huge impact on the lives of billions of people. The “boob tube” or “idiot box” was initially used to help advertisers sell their products; however, it has become a means of rapidly informing the world of current events and other forms of entertainment. Widespread panic that took place in 2009 as the June 12th switch from…
“You’re going to rot your brain out from watching that T.V.!” is a phrase that I heard all too much growing up, as I’m sure many other people did too. However, in today’s age I cannot help but wonder how much validity that phrase now holds. In 2005, the New York Times Magazine published an excerpt of one of Steven Johnson’s books, Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter which address this exact question. Johnson’s debut in the New York Times…
the Feasibility: Should Cities Have City-Wide Wi-Fi Many cities around the world have considered implementing a form of public city-wide free Wi-Fi, whether it is in the better interest of the city is another topic. Implementing a city-wide Wi-Fi network is a logistics nightmare, the amount of planning and men required to do such a task is impressive. If done properly, this task is an impressive feat. Some cities have managed to accomplish it, and along with the wonder and awe of free Wi-Fi…
You even might deny it, saying it has been perked. But social networks disadvantages outweigh the perks. Wasting time is an example. The time you use online could be time used to be resourceful, as for it makes people lazy. We all know it is very addicting because we have experienced it affect it has on us. Social media…
different socio-economic standards. Without neutrality, high-speed internet for entertainment could be ranked over education. And ISPs could change premium fees (“pay-to-play”) to adore greater access to public libraries, helping the richest people. • Network neutrality encourages liberty of choice, as ISPs cannot block particular contents or websites over others. • Anti-blocking and anti-discrimination laws prevent the capability of ISPs to randomly choose to limit access or support some type…
There has been increased reliance on the cell phones while driving and the issue has been debated over for a long time. There are various laws in various countries regarding the use of cell phones while driving. The drivers uses the cell phones to make and receive calls, send e-mails and text messages. This research paper discusses the use of cell phones while driving. There were times in the past when people did not use the cell phones but still carried on with their normal life. The cell phone…
A traditional traffic model for circuit switched data as well as packet data is the Poisson process in which the number of incoming packets per time is according to Poisson distribution. It is one of the most widely used and oldest traffic models. In this model the length of each packet is based on exponential distribution and the number of simultaneously ongoing packets is according to Erlang distribution [16]. The Poisson process is characterized as a renewal process. In a Poisson process the…
Most waterproof cell phone cases are designed in a way that encloses your phone completely. However, some cases are well customized to allow you to continue using your phone while it’s in the case. Such cases are only meant to protect the phone and offer a strong grip without interfering with its accessibility. While others are simply slip-and-slide utilities, others are further advanced with extra features. These include arm bands, which make it safer for outdoor activities such as water sports…
“... he thought it was important for parents to be able to easily contact their kids.”- Mayor Bill De Blasio (2006). Schools that ban phones from school, are doing it, because they think that they it is good for for students and that they are helping them learn. What they don’t know is that their phones could actually help them a lot more than without the phones. Students should be able to bring phones to school, because students could get important notifications, and help with social…
We use our phone to communicate with our family and friends. If we have relatives abroad, sometimes, we use our cell phone to talk to them using applications such as skype or viber. If we miss someone, we are only a text or call away to tell that we missed them, unlike before which requires letters to be sent and we need to wait for a long time. When we get home after a day’s work, we often play with our phones to release the stress in our mind and help us relax. Sometimes, we play music from…