DON'T THINK JUST DO!

This is not a typical blog were you find fashion pictures and cooking recipes, or how to get through your daily routines. It is actually quite the opposite, I guess you could call it the craziest of the craziest!

Everyone has fears it just depends on who is willing to overcome them and who is not. Instead of laying in bed watching tv, why don't you go do something crazy! Forget all about your fears and discomforts, go all out, after all we only live once!

If you are having trouble with things to put on your bucket list here are some ideas. It can't get more insane than this.

Volcano Boarding

Snow boarding is old school, why not try it off the side of a live volcano in Cerro Negro, Nicaragua?  WARNING: it might be best to save this one for last on your bucket list…just in case.

Jet Pack Flight

Flying on a plane isn't the only type of air travel these days. Recently Yves Rossy, otherwise known as Fusionman, flew across the English Channel with nothing but a jet pack.

Waterfall Kayaking

There’s not really much to explain here. You need a kayak…and a waterfall, its your choice on how high you wish to drop.

Experience Weightlessness

Although it will cost you a couple grand, Zero Gravity Corporation can provide you with the opportunity to experience zero gravity and that to me seems like its worth the money.

Fly a Fighter Jet

Okay, so chances are that you aren’t actually legally certified to fly a fighter jet, but there are several agencies out there that will let you enjoy the ride from the copilot’s seat.

 

Base Jumping

No matter how many things you try to cram into your bucket list, without the most dangerous recreational activity in the world, it remains incomplete.I mean, what can get crazier than jumping of a cliff with nothing but a wing suit!

Ride Insanity

This one is for the roller coaster fanatics. It basically describes the ride in the name itself, so there isn't much to say other than that it hovers 270 feet over Las Vegas, Nevada and costs only 12 dollars.

Go Zapcat Powerboating

 If anything was built purely for speed, and therefore thrills, it's these inflatable catamaran hulls decked out with powerful racing engines.

Ride around the Nurburgring, Germany

BMW “Ring Taxis” are available from April to October, during which you can be driven around a race track in a BMW M3  by a professional driver.

Have a Dinner In the Sky

What's better than having dinner with the family? Why not have one in the sky.

 Hopefully at least one of these INSANE things has made it to your new and even CRAZIER bucket list.

Just to inspire you even more here is a song.

These are some other blogs you can visit. http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/play/50-thrilling-experiences-116798

http://list25.com/25-craziest-things-to-do-before-you-die/

1. Go to http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/new-fantasyland/ and look around it a little bit. Now go to http://www.byteland.org/angeloflife. Now why do you think the .com website is more exciting than the .org website? 
I think that usually people think of educational things when they hear .org, for example most school websites use .org. When you are looking for an interesting website you don't normally choose .org unless it is for informative purpose. Also most worldwide and popular websites are known to use .com. (facebook, youtube, pinterest, etc.)
2. Why do you think the Disney website has more hyperlinks, advertisements, and other distracting options to click on?
I think it is because most people usually know about Disney and rely on their websites to entertain their kids or find vacation ideas. So it is a very often visited website. That is why most people would want to advertise on that website since a lot of people know about it.

3. If you had to construct/create your own webpage from the beginning, what would you want it to be about and why?
I would like to make it about traveling and where go. It would also include tips and facts about the place. It would help book flights and hotels and even tell you do's and don'ts on what to do there.

4. How many programmers do you think would have to work with you to make your website possible? Would it seem impossible to construct/create a webpage by yourself? Why? 
Maybe 3 or 4 I am guessing. It would be possible to create a website by myself but it would not turn out as good as if I would have done it with someone else. It would be easier to have different people who know about specific topics about the websites.


5. What would you want to name your website? Type that name into the web-address bar, is it taken already?
ontothenext.com No it is not taken already.


6. Explain why webpages with flash videos, images, and color take longer to load than pages with only text?
I think they take longer since they have more information and it takes more power to load. It is more numbers than usual that the computer has to process. So it causes it to take a while.

 

On to the Next



The world is an incredible place that holds many secrets and wonders that we humans sometimes struggle to explain. There are places that many of us would find difficult to even dream about, yet they actually EXIST.



Aogashima Volcano, Japan


Aogashima is the smallest village in Japan. There isn't much to do on Aogashima, except enjoy the serenity of a tropical paradise. In the center of the island lies a geothermal sauna.



Hiller lake(pink lake), Western Australia

Hillier lake's startling color remains a mystery and while scientists have proven it's not due to the presence of algae.Unlike the other salt lakes down under, they still can't explain why it's pink.

Galápagos Islands South American continent


Due to the isolation and position on the equator you can visit all year round and see some of the rarest wildlife.


Glow Worm Cave, New Zealand


 Thousands of these tiny creatures radiate their luminescent light as tourist are guided through the caves. 

Pamukkule, Turkey

Pamukkale means ‘cotton castle’ in Turkish. It looks like a cotton castle; its limestone deposits are as white as cotton and it is tall and strong like a castle


Whenever you are in the mood to listen to some music to get you in that travel mood listen to this song or click here!

Great Blue Hole is a large submarine sinkhole off the coast of Belize


The great blue hole is on every diver's bucket list with the deepness of about 480ft and a 1000ft radius!


Horsetail Falls, Yosemite National Park


Horsetail Falls is a small waterfall that many people don't notice, but it has gained popularity as more and more people have noticed it can glow orange during sunset in mid to late February.

Hotel La Montana Magica – Huilo Chile


The hotel is set in the middle of a 120,000 hectare native forest and built inside a man made volcano, which spurts water from its 
peak and then flows down the side of the hotel/mountain.


Split Pinnacle – Hunan China


The 3,544ft Southern Sky Column is one of 3,000 in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and became the inspiration for the magical 'floating peaks' in James Cameron's film after a Hollywood photographer spent time shooting there in 2008.



Atlantic Ocean Road in Norway


The atlantic ocean road also known as the world's best road trip runs through the atlantic ocean for 8 kilometers connecting the towns of Kristiansund and Molde.


Russia's Orda Cave

It is the longest underwater cave system yet discovered in the former USSR, measuring 4,400 meters long (most of this underwater)and up to 43 meters deep including its dry sections. New smaller passages and caverns are still being found. 

Antelope Canyon, Arizona


The Antelope Slot Canyon is a breath-taking natural formation with high canyon walls and narrow passages, situated on Navajo territory near Page, Arizona.


National Park, Utah


 This park contains more than 2,000 natural arches—the greatest concentration in the country.

 Here is a video to show some other amazing places to travel to.


To look at some other blogs which also include many travel destinations and tips just click here and here. 




SEE THE WORLD!
(my picture)

Links:

http://www.youramazingplaces.com/the-100-most-beautiful-and-breathtaking-places-in-the-world-in-pictures-part-1/



1. What problems does the article mention that children run into when they use search engines?
It mentions that children often have trouble finding the correct things on search engines, specifically google. They have trouble finding the correct key words to use for specific topics.

2. What suggestions have been offered for how search engines can improve their product to lessen children’s problems searching?
They are making the search of results more kid friendly. Instead of searching the specific word or sentence. The alternative would be to show any type of image or video in which they would just click on. Then that would lead them to what they want to search.

3. Do you search using keywords or questions? How does the article characterize these two types of searching? Most of the time I do search using keywords but other times I just type what I feel will specify the results. The article specifies these two types of searching by explaining the differences between them.

4. Have you tried using images or videos to search? How does the article characterize this type of searching? I have since I am better with learning visually than listening. The article characterizes it as an easier way of searching and more user friendly.

5. What advice would you give to Internet search engine developers (like Google or Bing) for how they should improve their product? Do you think any of the improvements mentioned in the article are particularly promising? Why? They should try and leave out Wikipedia as much as they can because it is becoming one of their main sources. I think they might be slightly confusing at times even for younger users because maybe some of them would be better off with key words.

1. Do you think the results are 100% accurate? Why or why not?

Well I believe they are accurate since most of my questions were opinions and and therefore they required opinionated answer/ Actually there really is no accurate or unaccurate in this situation since everyone answered honestly to their opinions.

2. How much of an impact do you think the wording of the questions has on the answers you recieved?

It has a great impact on the questions.Sometimes even the shortest words can completely change the meaning of something. It can also sometimes even mess up the whole sentence, just because of just one word

3. Did you get the results you expected from your online polls? Why?

Some of the were pretty unexpected. Although most of them were exactly what I expected would be chosen. Most answers that were chosen are normally known to be more popular than the other options I put.

4.If you wanted to do an online poll with the students of Technologico de Montorrey asking them how much time and effort they spent doing homework this year, what are the steps you would take to complete that online poll?

First of all I would ask questions separated into all classes and then add one final question asking them to average them out. This would help organize and make it easier to find out how much time.

5.Do you think online polling could help the administration of Tec de Monterrey find out more about their students? Or do you think that the results would not be accurate? Why or why not? Yes, I think that it would help since it helps 

6. How do you think the results of your polls would be different if you asked your classmates the questions in person? I think I would be able to understand their opinions better.

7.In what ways do you think online polling using Google Spreadsheets can be improved? Or was it easier to create an online poll than you originally thought? Explain. It was easier. I thought you would have to do a lot more work. They look harder than they really are.

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Assignment 5

Assignment 5

Watch the following video about working at Google.

Now you must do independent research to answer the following questions.

You must write 3-5 sentences for each response except for question 4 and 8.

1. In your own words describe how the workplace culture at Google encourages innovation and unique creations for the company? How does  working at Google (Preview)  and the environment there affect its workers?

The workplace culture at Google encourages innovation and unique creations for the company by making work fun and different. Instead of having someone stressed, they try and make the workers feel as if they are at home or on vacation. This helps them be more creative and think outside the box. Working at google and the environment at google affects workers in a positive way, this makes them actually want to go to work, enjoy their time there, and get things done better and more efficiently.

2. How does employee freedom, like the 20% of free time Google encourages its employees to spend on any project they want, deliver better business?

This delivers better business because the employee is not so stressed. This helps the worker relax and get the job done well and more efficiently. They are able to enjoy great meals, relax, swim, etc. This makes the worker happy, and if the worker is happy then also the customer. This is why Google is the best page, because it keeps it workers happy. 

3. What are the requirements to work for Google? And what is different about the way they hire employees at Google?

The requirements for working at google are that you have to be creative, work at a fast pace, smart, and be a  team-oriented person who can get things done. They also interview differently and ask different things. This is not just a typical job interview! It't the Google interview! 

4. How many search queries does Google handle a day?

They handle about 5,134,000,000 per day. This is a very big number, and google is the most visited website in the U.S and maybe even in the world. It is incredible how much we use google in our daily life. Google is a tremendous help!

5. In your own words discuss how Google's constantly refined search algorithm changed the way we all access and even think about information.

Google's consistent refined algorithm helps us find things in a faster and more efficient way. It helps progress the system of searching things. It is a great way of helping people do research for projects, assignments, etc. This is why it is great.

6. Take a look at the following story about Google's top secret data center. Now why would Google want to keep its server room as a secret?

It would want to do this to keep their information a secret. It doesn't want anyone to know Google's secrets or ideas. This is why Google would do this. It is very important for Google. It is the main part of Google, it is everything.

7. What are the benefits of working as a Google employee?

The benefits of working at Google is the great environment and all the things they offer you. You can do your laundry, eat great food, sleep, swim, etc. They treat their employees well so that is why they get great results. A great part of Google is that they encourage their employees to be fun, creative and different. So that they can have new ideas.

8. Name at least 5 different positions at Google (ex: software engineer, Google tester, interaction designer) and describe what they do?

Sales leader

bilingual recruiting coordinator

field engineer

network engineer

product manager

9. Talk about at least 3 projects that Google is currently working on. What do they want to accomplish? How long will they take to complete?

current flu trends

crisis response

Google for nonprofits

10. Look at the following story about why recent college graduates should not work for Google. Why does the writer argue recent graduates should not work at Google?

 He believes Google spoils its employees and doesn't teach them to work properly. He thinks that since there are so many employees most of them don't even get considered or listened to.

11. How is Google the same or different than other search engines, like Yahoo or Bing?

It is different because it is teamed up with other major companies like Youtube so it has even more resources and it has more publicity than other search engines.

From "Our Culture at Google"

We strive to maintain the open culture often associated with startups, in which everyone is a hands-on contributor and feels comfortable sharing ideas and opinions. In our weekly all-hands (“TGIF”) meetings—not to mention over email or in the cafe—Googlers ask questions directly to Larry, Sergey and other execs about any number of company issues. Our offices and cafes are designed to encourage interactions between Googlers within and across teams, and to spark conversation about work as well as play.

final exam

The difference between analog and digital:

In analog technology, a wave is recorded or used in its original form. In digital technology, the analog wave is sampled at some interval, and then turned into numbers that are stored in the digital device.
 Random Access Memory (RAM) -

The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
  Read-Only Memory (ROM) -

Memory read at high speed but not capable of being changed by program instructions
  World Wide Web –

An information system on the Internet that allows documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another.
 Data (computer) – 

(Data (computing)) In computer science, data is anything in a form suitable for use with a computer. Data is often distinguished from programs. A program is a set of instructions that detail a task for the computer to perform. In this sense, data is thus everything that is not program code.

Program -
A planned series of future events, items, or performances.

Hypertext – 
 A software system that links topics on the screen to related information and graphics, which are typically accessed by a point-and-click method.

Hardware – 
 Tools, machinery, and other durable equipment.

Software – 

The programs and other operating information used by a computer.

Title (resource) – 
 A source of supply or support : an available means —usually used in plural.

Creator (resource) –


Subject (resource) -

Publisher (resource) -

Contributor (webpage) –

 To submit material for publication.

 Format (resource) -


  MP3 –
Means of compressing a sound sequence into a very small file, to enable digital storage and transmission.

Cyberbully - 

Involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.

 Database -
Alternatively referred to as a databank and sometimes abbreviated as DB, a database is a large quantity of information that can be searched, referenced, compared, changed or otherwise manipulated without a lot of work.

Desktop - 
When referring to an operating system or GUI, the Desktop is a system of organization of icons on a screen. The Microsoft Windows Desktop was first introduced with Microsoft Windows 95 and has been included with all versions of Windows since then. Below is a basic example of the Microsoft Windows desktop.

E-mail - 
Short for electronic mail, e-mail or email is text messages that may contain files, images, or other attachments sent through a network to a specified individual or group of individuals. The first e-mail was sent by Ray Tomlinson in 1971. By 1996, more electronic mail was being sent than postal mail. Below is an example and breakdown of an Internet e-mail address.

Home page - 
The home page is the name of the main page of a website where visitors can find hyperlinks to other pages in the site. By default, the home page on all web servers is index.html, however, can also be index.htm, index.php, or whatever the developer decides.
 Keyword - 
it is a word or identifier that has a particular meaning to the programming language.

Password-
a secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to something.Paste - 
To copy an object from a buffer (or clipboard) to a file

Search Engines-
a program for the retrieval of data from a database or network, esp. the Internet. URL Address -  
Uniform Resource Locator, the address of documents, pages and web sites located on the World Wide Web or on a local Intranet.

User name - 
A user is a person who uses a computer or Internet service. A user may have a user account that identifies the user by a username (also user name), screen name (also screenname), or "handle", which is derived from the identical Citizen's Band radio term.  File format –
A file format is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.

Hacker-
a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data

Keyboard -

a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.

Retrieve (document) -