http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1228712755190550.xml&coll=3
1. What is your article?
My article is about the infringement rights of citizens in the Leigh Valley and how they were not informed of video and surveillance cameras being distributed throughout the town, because it is a violation of their rights and they were not told of the event. The Bill of Rights Defense Committee of the Lehigh Valley took action against the police force and the town officials to change this because it infringes on their personal rights.
2. How did the IT development emerge?
The It development emerged from when town of Easton began to put up surveillance cameras to make a more safe and better environment and to create less crime in the community. However the citizens of the Leigh valley were not informed of these video cameras which is a direct violation of their personal rights because they are being tracked and seen without their consent.
3. Who are the stakeholders—individuals, institutions, societies who initiate and control the IT developments and are affected by them?
The stakeholder/individuals and institutions that control the It development are police officers in the police force and government officials because they were the individuals who failed to mention the existence of the cameras to the citizens. The stake-holders/individuals that are being affected by the It developments are the citizens of the towns where the surveillance cameras are administered because they are being monitored without their consent.
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the stakeholders?
The advantages of the surveillance cameras for the local government and the police force is that they will be able to track down people that are breaking the law if a crime is caught on tape. The camera videos can supply sufficient evidence to put a criminal guilty. Another advantage for the government and police force would be that they can track down offenders of the law or people that have expired license plates because the cameras can register the plates and run them through the databases and identify who is breaking the law. The disadvantages for the government and police force is that all of the citizens oppose the surveillance cameras which makes them not popular and may not withstand in court because their is so much opposition and controversy over them. The advantages for the citizens is that their children can be safe because cameras are being installed over the elementary school to make sure everything runs smoothly. The cameras will keep predators and criminals away. However a disadvantage for citizens is that their rights are being violated and their every moves throughout the town or wherever they go is being monitored and they have less freedom.
5. What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems?
The feasible solutions that can be applied to overcome problems include the government reducing the amount of video cameras being used to only spots that are in direct necessity of them, and to inform the citizens of their every move with surveillance to gain popularity and consent from them.
6. What is the social impact of the IT development on human life? This may include some or all of the following areas: economic, political, cultural, legal, environmental, ergonomic, health and psychological.
The social impact on the economy is that the government gains a lot more money from the installation of video cameras, although the cost of installment would be high, the government would gain a lot of money from distributed tickets to license plates and traffic violations the government finds with the video cameras. The impact on politics would be that the government can distribute more law violations and they would be able to make class action law suits against violators. The surveillance tapes can help narrow down what happens in the legal world and makes the government look better. The impact on the legal system is tremendous because the surveillance tapes serve as evidence for crimes because they can be caught on video and used as evidence in court to prosecute the offender of the law. The impact on psychological setting of people is that they lose their peace of mind. The one thing people have in the United States of America is the will to live and the vast amount of freedom that is not apparent in most countries. With the installation of video cameras in many towns and cities it is a violation of people's rights because they cannot go about freely in their lives. Their civil rights are infringed on because they will always be under video tape and monitored by their every move.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Photoshop
I believe that it is okay to use Photoshop software when you are trying to enhance your own looks, or rather fix the flaws that appear in a photograph you want to be flawless. For example, if there is a senior picture or a wedding picture being taken that will last a life time and is very important, everyone would want that picture to be the best it could be, and in order to be that way the flaws of whoever the picture is of have to be taken out. For example, pimples, unwanted hair, or freckles can be photo shopped out to enhance the photograph and make the person look more appealing. However I believe that photo shop software is not okay and should not be used when altering the looks of a separate individual that does not give consent for their photograph to be photo shopped. It is very wrong, immoral, and down right degrading when people change a photograph of somebody to make them look worse or embarrassing. Photo shopping should only take place when somebody wants it to happen and they give the okay and the right to do so.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Classwork 2/2/11
Zachary A. Fayne
1.
a A Bandwidth is a bit rate measure of available or consumed data communication resources expressed in bits/second or multiples of it
b)One advantage of sending images as bitmapped files instead of vector files is that it can display an image realistically because the images are made up of pixels which is like a colored dot. It is very easy to share these images as well because editing software is made to share them. This is an advantage because it creates time for the user because they are easier to send and share, which means the user has time for other things rather than taking more time to share files. One of the disadvantages of a bitmap file is that it usually does not resize well and the image becomes pixelated. This is a disadvantage because the image becomes distorted and is not restored to it's real value and has a different effect of the regular image.
c) One benefit to working from home would be that the author would have a lot more time on their hands. It is a lot more convenient for the author to work for home and it the author would be able to work from the comfort of their own home. A specific advantage of working from home is that the author could get more done in a smaller amount of time. The author would not have to travel to the office or spend time in the office rather than working from home. However a specific disadvantage of working from home from is that the author would not get the hands on affect of working in the office and having the interaction with other employees and this is a disadvantage because the author would not have the team-working skills necessary to be a good writer and peer.
One problem of working from home would be that the author would not be able to interact with the publisher and see how the book is coming along day by day in the office. A specific disadvantage of this would be that the author would be that the author would not be able to view everything the publisher is doing with the book.
4.
a) An MP3 is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression.
b) One task a user can perform with digital jukebox software is to play music. The digital jukebox software can play music for the users and allow users to manage their music in different categories and genres. This is an important task because it is a way that people can manage their music and put it all in order in a way that it can be stored and shared onto their digital audio players. Another task a user can perform with digital jukebox is to play videos and store them on their digital audio players, the digital jukebox software can store and purchase videos or movies that can be saved.
c) The implication of a bit rate when downloading music is that a higher bit rate would be more effective because it downloads by bits per second and if more music is being downloaded a higher bit rate would be needed. A higher bit rate would be needed because people tend to download a lot of music and if it is bits per second than a higher bit rate would be necessary to make that happen. They gave different bits and each bit is used for a different purpose. Depending on how much music is being downloaded either a kbit, mbit, or gbit would be needed.
D)
Digital audio players have a huge impact on the music industry because
1.
a A Bandwidth is a bit rate measure of available or consumed data communication resources expressed in bits/second or multiples of it
b)One advantage of sending images as bitmapped files instead of vector files is that it can display an image realistically because the images are made up of pixels which is like a colored dot. It is very easy to share these images as well because editing software is made to share them. This is an advantage because it creates time for the user because they are easier to send and share, which means the user has time for other things rather than taking more time to share files. One of the disadvantages of a bitmap file is that it usually does not resize well and the image becomes pixelated. This is a disadvantage because the image becomes distorted and is not restored to it's real value and has a different effect of the regular image.
c) One benefit to working from home would be that the author would have a lot more time on their hands. It is a lot more convenient for the author to work for home and it the author would be able to work from the comfort of their own home. A specific advantage of working from home is that the author could get more done in a smaller amount of time. The author would not have to travel to the office or spend time in the office rather than working from home. However a specific disadvantage of working from home from is that the author would not get the hands on affect of working in the office and having the interaction with other employees and this is a disadvantage because the author would not have the team-working skills necessary to be a good writer and peer.
One problem of working from home would be that the author would not be able to interact with the publisher and see how the book is coming along day by day in the office. A specific disadvantage of this would be that the author would be that the author would not be able to view everything the publisher is doing with the book.
4.
a) An MP3 is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression.
b) One task a user can perform with digital jukebox software is to play music. The digital jukebox software can play music for the users and allow users to manage their music in different categories and genres. This is an important task because it is a way that people can manage their music and put it all in order in a way that it can be stored and shared onto their digital audio players. Another task a user can perform with digital jukebox is to play videos and store them on their digital audio players, the digital jukebox software can store and purchase videos or movies that can be saved.
c) The implication of a bit rate when downloading music is that a higher bit rate would be more effective because it downloads by bits per second and if more music is being downloaded a higher bit rate would be needed. A higher bit rate would be needed because people tend to download a lot of music and if it is bits per second than a higher bit rate would be necessary to make that happen. They gave different bits and each bit is used for a different purpose. Depending on how much music is being downloaded either a kbit, mbit, or gbit would be needed.
D)
Digital audio players have a huge impact on the music industry because
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