Joshua Walker

Prof. Jensen

IST 1100

11 April 2015

I feel that some of the views and opinions that was shared from the article makes some very valid points as to why the future doesn't need us. I agree with most points but not all of them. Just because some of the things exist doesn't mean that things can and will go downhill and things can fall apart. But at the same time you should have realistic thinking and plan for the future in case something unfortunately comes up.

A reason why I agree that the future won’t need us is that how far things such as technology have advanced and improved over the years. Things have taken off in ways that people would have never imagined years ago and the good thing about it is that things will continue to get better. With that being said, the fact that things will improve or even come about could mean less and less of a need for things that we could have been using for years, Things could become useless with improvements as well as advancements. It is a good thing for things that needed to be improved but bad for things that we rely on now as everyday things and then they will become useless and go towards other things. Things could then develop a mind for themselves and make us as the humans useless. They would not have the need for us even though we were the ones to develop these sort of things. That is likely but at the same time I don’t think it will be the end all be all thing that proves that the future won’t need us.

Why I feel that the future still has a huge need for us is because the future would not be possible if not for us. Certain things that we have would not be around if it was not for us and the creative minds that made those things come to past. The future needs us more than people would think. To think about how far things have become and how much better things have been it would not be possible if it were not for us. How we can order food, explore the internet, call a friend, watch tv, play games, none would be possible if not for us as the humans. We made those things happen and because of that we are needed to keep things in check while at the same time keep bringing improvements.

Joshua Walker

Prof. Jensen

IST 1100

18 April 2015

The things that I learned in this class have been very valuable and things that I can and will use in my everyday life, even more so when it comes to technology. I really enjoyed the class and the structure of how the class was. I hope that in the nearby future for this class that nothing is changed for this class. The writing papers I enjoyed that since writing papers is something that I really enjoy and I actually take pride in so that made this class that much more enjoyable. All you need to do is read, understand the material and do the work and there is no reason why anyone should not pass this class.

As far as the book goes I think the book was ok. With the beginning of the book when discussing Friedman’s idea for the world being flat and how actually coming to find out that the world isn’t flat I feel that was more of a metaphor for saying how the world has evolved and basically it has become a much better place to live over time. With a reference to the world being flat I think he may have meant how the world as in us the people was flat and in this case technology was the subject and over time technology evolved and has become a driving force today. That’s how I would interpret the meaning of what he meant. I could be wrong but it is another way to look at it. I would like to see if Friedman felt the same or anyone else for that matter. It isn’t anything ridiculous to think that’s what he could mean as it is just my own opinion.

One of my favorite assignments that we were assigned to do was the one where when we were asked to find a movie with computers involved and if they could be related or used today. I picked the movie The Matrix because I know computers were a prominent use in the film and there is no way that can be used today. The usage for computers can be similiar but not the extent of what they were in the film.

Joshua Walker

Prof. Jensen

IST 1100

4 April 2015

In the movie The Matrix the use of computers are obviously not how we would use computers today. It would be really nice but it is unrealistic and would unlikely happen. I remember when they would use the computers to locate where certain people were. The exact same location. Computers now give an idea and not really a specific location. Neo in the movie was a computer hacker. That was his everyday thing. He thought that was the reality of things and how everything was supposed to be until later finding out there was much more to his life than he could have ever imagined. He was the one. Anyone would be confused to think my life is supposed to be this way and then someone comes and tells you that this is how your destiny is really supposed to be. It was not a bad one as all the abilities and powers Neo had so no one can really complain about that.

The images that you saw on the computers were codes that only some people could see. An everyday person such as you and I would not be able to interpret something like that. It is odd that they can but thats why it is a movie. It provides another point of view in other words. It is a way in which someone else would be able to see something but another person would think that it would not be possible for that to happen. Much like Neo in the beginning of it all how he did not understand how any of that was possible.

The use of the computers in this movie is unrealistic and that is based on as stated before the whole coding of it all. It is something we as humans would not be able to comprehend. As technology improves as it has maybe in the nearby feature it could be possible but I do not see that to likely happen. As far as any cultural issues arising I think the sole problem would be just that it is something different and something that has never been done before. With new things it takes awhile to get adjusting to especially with ground-breaking things as this would definitely be.