Friday, March 24, 2017

Artificial Intelligence in My Lifetime

I believe that AI in my lifetime will become a thing but not to the scale of how it is seen in the movies where it becomes super intelligent but to the point where we have no immigrant workers and can focus on restoring the world rather than trying to survive. But this topic is really hard to judge because AI may bomb the whole planet and eradicate human life or it could save the human race from ourselves but maybe even just help out around the house like Alexa.

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

What Differentiates an Android device from an IPhone?

One key difference between these devices is that Androids come from many different manufacturers, where as IPhones come solely from Apple. Due to this, there are many more types of Androids to choose from. Another major key difference, is the operating systems. IPhones run on IOS where as Androids can run on Android. IPhones are a lot more limited than Androids and do not have nearly as much customization. Android users argue that IPhones are simple-minded and over priced. IPhone users argue that Androids have lesser quality. Apple devices are far more secure than Androids as almost 1 in 5 Androids have security holes. Apple has a much more closed system than Android as Apple won't even let Flash be able to be downloaded. Finally, the battery life of IPhones is horrible, Androids completely triumph this part of the device.

Friday, February 10, 2017

What makes a game good?
In my opinion, games are good when they run smoothly and are decent in length.  Games are also good when the user is able to enjoy himself with a unique experience each time. Gamers being able to play with friends or other users is also a very important part to making games good. People like to be able to beat each other, thus the high score list was created and this is another part of how games are made well.
Three things I learned about web development are: that we need to take our time and don't rush because that's when the website starts to not work properly and we will be unable to easily find the problem. Another thing I learned was that every color you choose is important because they all need to be in cohesion or else your website would be very obviously displeasing. Finally, I learned that the home page of the website must not be in a folder or else the website does not function at all.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Xbox One
This gaming platform revolutionized use for the whole family by prioritizing  other applications besides games such as Netflix, Pandora, or even Skype.  Since this console was so focused on full family usage, it does not perform as a gaming console as it gets beat in many ways by it's competition, the PS4.  It gets completely beaten by gaming computer, although they are quite more expensive.  I would recommend the Xbox One to people who want a good console to run applications that do not need full user interaction but play on their own.  Many people do game on this console and it runs at an average frame rate but if you want a console for only gaming, the PS4 or a PC is much better but keep in mind the Xbox One's price had dropped to around $200 which is quite reasonable considering the quality of the hardware.

IPhone 6s
This IPhone is a very useful and innovative for anyone who wants a smartphone.  The battery life has been significantly improved over the evolution of IPhones as they have found how to better improve their Lithium-ion batteries.  The slim design with a larger screen and I feel that this IPhone and the IPhone 5s are the best size for a smartphone.  The downside to this slim design is the fragility of the phone as they crack easily but if you have a case for the phone, your chances of having the screen break are reduced greatly.  I would recommend this phone to anyone who wants a smartphone as the touchscreen is very user-friendly and it is able to run apps at a good frame rate and opens them quickly.  Although a new IPhone comes out about every few months with "improvements", they do not vary greatly except for price which is why I do recommend the 6s as the price has dropped to $500 which is still expensive but it is $200 less than the new IPhone and has all the same functions.
Sublime
This band has many songs that vary in genre.  My personal favorite song of theirs is Santeria since it has a really calm beat and a nice flow throughout the whole song.  Although reggae is fairly similar between all songs, Sublime does a good job to add in their own style and gives the song some flavor.  Santeria has essentials to have a story play out through the song.  It is one of the main songs that people think of when it comes to reggae as it's popularity is almost able to rival Bob Marley's music.
Overall I think that this song is good to listen to as well as an easy song to learn for beginners trying to diverse their genres.

Short Change Hero- The Heavy
This song is a very basic as the intention of this song is to be a background song so this song is great if you do just need some music just to be there but for performances, this song would only be good to play as a middle song just as a filler.  There is very little variation along the course of the song as the only change is the bridge about 2/3 the way through.  This song is a very easy song to pick up as it only requires essential notes and a consistent beat to be able to play on a realistic level.

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Deadpool
This movie is a comedy as their is many references to adult humor that can be quite hilarious to the appropriate audience. This is a movie I would not recommend to younger audiences or extremely older audiences because the humor is aimed towards the 15-50 age group. The actors make the movie as Ryan Reynolds waited over 10 years for this movie which builds Deadpool as a chaotic good hero to resemble Reynolds himself. The supporting characters also add to the comedic plot as they join into the humor and give the super hero aspect but also the chaotic nature of the characters makes it a comedy as well as a classic Marvel super hero movie.

Paul
Seth Rogen creates another comical masterpiece with this alien movie as he voices an escaped alien trying to get back to his home planet. He teams up with two nerds who are now on a mission to help this little green younger looking Yoda back to his home. This movie is a fairly average for the first half of it, but the second half is the funniest part of a movie I have ever seen. Would recommend this to anyone who wants to have a good laugh and can handle adult humor.