Smart grid

I-Brother 1984, a novel written by George Orwell struck alarm in people of the world that complete government power is dangerous. He showed the reader that a totalitarian government can take away people's rights. Even though not as extreme as George Orwell’s novel, where no one was allowed privacy, due to constant surveillance, modern society also finds these struggles prevalent on both fronts: an over intrusive Government and the omnipresent technology induced world of publicness. “Big Brother…

The Internet is growing rapidly, and interconnectivity is increasing. The number of Internet users should top 3 billion in 2015, and by 2018 will be in use by more than ½ of the world’s population [1]. In addition to allowing the world to communicate, the Internet drives economic growth: through e-commerce, about $8 trillion dollars change hands yearly, and the Net contributes significantly to global growth, surpassing the value of some traditional industries such as agriculture, mining and…

to ten people who have all lived in an apartment at one point in their lives. I received very little negative feedback and have been given new ideas on how to improve the design. Current products on the market that can unlock doors from a consumer smart phone require structural modification to the door or surrounding areas. Some other products require specific kinds of deadbolts. If a tenant does not have the specific kind of deadbolt or does not have a deadbolt at all, the tenant will have…

Technology has changed the 21st century for all humans. It is an everyday necessity. From the inventions of smart phones, computers, and all electronics, the world is surrounded by updates. To have our country demand to go off the grid, will result to half of our population to rebel, as Equality has. The World Without Technology article states, “ the Paleolithic era when technology was scarce and humans lived primarily…

firm to use moving forward and why. A concentric diversification technique permits an organization to add comparable items to an effectively fruitful line of business. For instance, a PC producer that creates PCs utilizing towers starts to deliver smart phones. The specialized information important to finish the new undertaking originates from its present field of gifted workers. Concentric expansion procedures likewise exist in different commercial enterprises, for example, the sustenance…

Computer-induced failures of U.S. power grids, transportation networks, or financial systems could cause massive physical damage and economic disruption” said ty Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn. Admiral Mike McConnell voiced his concerns on how cyber attacks can be used as a weapon of…

Life has meaning Was our life a meaningful one? As people lay on their deathbed, this question will come to mind and potently consume them. They want to know if their actions had an impact to the world, if their life had value. That what they did helped others in some way or if their time here was a waste of a soul. No matter what people 's final good vs. bad list comes to, their life was meaningful because it had an impact. All life is meaningful no matter what you have done. All life has…

In the next few years, I will have the opportunity to become a platoon officer with the Bathurst Fire Department. Sooner or later, I know I will have to deal with a situation similar to Norm Crosby. According to Blake and Mouton’s Management Grid, I already know what it feels like to be in the “Impoverished Management” group. Let me say it is not an approach I am considering to apply as a leader the day I move up in the rank structure. One of my former captain game me an advise one day,…

The leak showed that the CIA uses smartphones and smart tv's to spy on citizens. In today's society, having internet access is essential to applying for jobs, having a job, attending school, maintaining contact with friends and family, staying up to date on current events and more. It's nearly impossible to live entirely off the grid, even for people who rarely use social media. This gives the CIA, and anyone else who may be hacking into our…

From the very moment the students walk into my mentor’s English classroom, they are expected to write from a prompt she has displayed on her Smart board. She has set a routine and ritual that the students are accustomed to and allows for them to know exactly what to expect when they enter her class. The prompt is always an essential question that can apply to all of her students. The question initiates a discussion that engages the class and it also provides a connection to the topic that the…