All my guitars
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Try it Out Reflection
While I was doing try it out the work went very slow because I still didn't have my bearings using scratch. There was a lot of guess and check work involved and some confusion and frustration as of why some things weren't working when I thought I had done it right. For example some motions won't work without a wait between them so trying to do a couple motions in a row would cause the sprite to stay still. And it also took some time to know where everything in the program was and get used to finding what I need as quick as possible.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Friday, December 12, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
HTML tutorial
Things I want to learn:
-how does this code make a website?
-can you make anything besides text with it?
- Is the text you put next to the <html> the website's url?
Things I learned:
- You can make headings and body paragraphs by typing anything between the correct code. Like <h1> for heading.
- Some codes seem to only be there to take up space.
Things that concern me about making a webpage:
It seems like you could only make a bland page with text only how do websites get more detail?
-how does this code make a website?
-can you make anything besides text with it?
- Is the text you put next to the <html> the website's url?
Things I learned:
- You can make headings and body paragraphs by typing anything between the correct code. Like <h1> for heading.
- Some codes seem to only be there to take up space.
Things that concern me about making a webpage:
It seems like you could only make a bland page with text only how do websites get more detail?
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Binary code 2
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
^$$^$$$^^$ ^^^$^^$^^$^$$$^^^^^$$^^$^$$^^$ ^^^$$^$$$$^^$^^^^$^$ (my binary code)
In binary code ^ stands for 0 and $ stands for 1. Numbers 1-26 each stand for a letter so you can create words 1 being A and 26 being Z. So if I were to say "hello" in my code it would look like this:
^$^^^^^$^$^$$^^^$$^^^$$$$
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Why we use Binary 3-2-1
What I learned:
- Sound is air pressure getting higher and lower and we interpret as sound.
- Binary uses only 1 and 0 to be as simple as possible and so there are no mistakes.
- the numbers between 1 and 0 will still have a value of 1 or 0.
Things I don't Understand:
- If the make decimals whole numbers in binary how can the codes be exact if the decimals are disregarded?
- How would making the numbers of the code go higher make the code less precise?
What I want to know more about:
-How do numbers create a code for a computer to interpret and act based on?
Thursday, October 23, 2014
1: The two boys turned Google into a large cooperation by starting it off small because it was all based off one machine then when they created what they thought was ready to be used in the world they tried selling it, however no one wanted it because it didn't show any money making potential so instead they found an investor and built up their own company. They hired people to work for them as new jobs became necessary an as Google got more popular they started selling advertisement space.
2: Two challenges they faced while making Google was they finding a way to make this search engine better than the ones already existing, trying to find someone to buy the idea, then when that failed finding an investor. After that they just were always trying to make it as fast as possible and get the best results possible.
3: The biggest thing that set Google apart was getting the most relevant results for every search. Their searching system went out and searched for the search words and they after finding them put them in order of most importance by looking at page views, and they wanted all of this to happen in the quickest time possible.
4: They send out "Google bots" that find every single website on the internet and they organize them and put them in different categories based on the content. Then when we search it only goes into the related categories and puts all the videos into order of importance based on page views and links to that page so the best results come up first.
2: Two challenges they faced while making Google was they finding a way to make this search engine better than the ones already existing, trying to find someone to buy the idea, then when that failed finding an investor. After that they just were always trying to make it as fast as possible and get the best results possible.
3: The biggest thing that set Google apart was getting the most relevant results for every search. Their searching system went out and searched for the search words and they after finding them put them in order of most importance by looking at page views, and they wanted all of this to happen in the quickest time possible.
4: They send out "Google bots" that find every single website on the internet and they organize them and put them in different categories based on the content. Then when we search it only goes into the related categories and puts all the videos into order of importance based on page views and links to that page so the best results come up first.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Eliza
When I used Eliza it wasn't like talking to a real human at all. All Eliza did was make random responses to things you said that many times were irrelevant. It never gives any information it just says things with no significant meaning like "tell me more" and how does that make you feel?". If there was a way for Eliza to give meaningful responses to questions and make it seem like it actually thinks like a human and understands situations and emotions. I don't expect much from computers as far as showing emotion however Eliza shows none and it's obviously a robot. I'm used to things like Siri that are a little more human like, making Eliza seem very useless. I think eventually computers can become more human like, however it will always be limited because computers can't show emotion and will take things literally so they will never be good substitutes for humans.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Native American Cultural Background on Bead Looms
1.Address what is well known for this beadwork.
Native beadwork is known for it's beauty.
2.What is a key concept you will be using in this lesson?
We are connecting beadwork to coordinate graphing.
3.What type of symmetry is this design type based on?
Four fold symmetry.
4.In Four Fold Symmetry #1, what do the 4 types of images have in common with geometric images?
They are all symmetrical vertically and horizontally.
5. List the 4 images.
Plains Indians embroidery, shoshone beadwork, pawnee buffalo hide drum, and a Navajo rug.
6. In Four Fold Symmetry #2 Explain what is reflection symmetry.
Each side is a mirror image of the other.
7.Give an example of base 4 counting in Native American culture that is common.
They made tepees with four poles in the ground holding it up.
8.Four fold symmetry #3 what is it commonly used for? Give an example
Navajo believed symmetry represented a balance in forces and used drawings to heal. They drew symmetrical pictures in dust to be blown away with the wind, symbolically also blowing away illness.
9. Give an example of how four fold symmetry #4 is shown and used.
Eskimos used symmetry to make parkas, and developed the coordinate system to be sure everything is perfectly symmetrical.
10.How is four fold symmetry #5 shown? What type?
They used a coordinate graph like system with a bead loom to make symmetrical designs in beads.
They used a coordinate graph like system with a bead loom to make symmetrical designs in beads.
11.When was Native American Beadwork created?
Long before European contact.
Long before European contact.
12. Name 2 examples of how these designs were used.
To make clothing and even their tepees were made symmetrical with 4 poles facing in every direction (north south east and west). Also to make rugs and blankets.
To make clothing and even their tepees were made symmetrical with 4 poles facing in every direction (north south east and west). Also to make rugs and blankets.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Communication
By keeping track of my communication habits I've learned that most of my communication is by text. Over 24 hours I sent and received around 36 texts. Most of this texting is social, but also I sent and received texts from my parents and coaches. I do use email occasionally, over the 24 hours I recorded I received two emails (besides usual junk) and sent one. The only other communication would be over social media such as Facebook messenger that I use to talk to friends from other countries I can't text, and Instagram where I'll post a picture or video every once in a while, and very very rarely Snapchat. One person who's different than me is my sister who is constantly Snapchatting, and often will put me in pictures.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Internet Scavenger Hunt
Two things I was doing well with while in the scavenger hunt was choosing the right things to search. I could pick out the most important words to get what I want rather than typing some huge search. Also once I had searched I was good at picking out the right websites to look on. In most cases I was able to find what I needed on the first site I clicked on. I couldn't think of anything I wasn't really good at. It was a very simple process of just google something and find it almost immediately. Sometimes I could just type in a website I knew would have what I needed so I could skip the search step and just find the information immediately.
Friday, September 12, 2014
About Me
My names Tommy Hopkinson. I am 16, and a junior at RMHS. I live at home with my mom and dad and two sisters. Just by looking around my blog you can tell my number one interest is music and guitar. I've been playing guitar since I was six years old and I plan to keep playing as long as I physically can. My favorite music is rock and metal and some of my favorite bands include Avenged Sevenfold, Guns 'n Roses, Metallica, and Aerosmith. I play golf and hockey at RMHS and in my free time I like to skateboard and in the winter, snowboard. In the future I hope to use my love for music to kick start a career in that field. Whether it's music business, production, scoring, writing, or playing the possibilities go on and on.
Workin' with Others
Working with partners has been working out pretty well. It makes things easier to be able to discuss with each other, and also thanks to Google we can work in the same place and see and edit each others work. Doing this in class has made working easy and productive.
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