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- 821: Government Intervention of the Internet
- ... to offend someone. The newest wave of laws floating through law making bodies around the world threatens to stifle this area of spontaneity. Recently, Congress has been considering passing laws that will make it a crime punishable by jail to send "vulgar" language over the net, and to export encryption software. No matter how small, any attempt at government intervention in the Internet will stifle the greatest communication innovation of this ... attempted to regulate what types of Internet access its students had, with results reminiscent of a 1960's protest. A research associate at Carnegie Mellon University conducted a study of pornography on the school's computer networks. Martin Rimm put together quite a large picture collection (917,410 images) and he also tracked how often each image had been downloaded (a total of 6.4 million). Pictures of similar content had ... tries to impose censorship (Elmer-Dewitt 102). Currently, there is software being released that promises to block children's access to known X-rated Internet newsgroups and sites. However, since most adults rely on their computer literate children to setup these programs, the children will be able to find ways around them. This mimics real life, where these children would surely be able to get their hands on an adult ...
- 822: The History of Phamaceutical Compounding
- ... medication in the patients treatment and patient feedback is encouraged. As the patient gains a better understanding of their medication, the role of compliance will be strongly followed. Many pharmacies are supplying patient information through computer leaflets which gives information about a particular medicine or videotapes on a particular condition and drug compliance. With the patient having the understanding of their condition by their physician and the understanding of their medication ... information in detecting and counseling the patients progress to the physician and the patient. More pharmacists are becoming involved in community education. This education may be seen through the areas of public speaking, on-line computer systems and publications. Many pharmacist are speaking to community organizations, schools, and retirement villages about various topics such as poison prevention, drug abuse, or nonprescription medication. On-line systems allow any person who has a question or is interested in pharmacy to use their computer system to find out information in regard to medication, medical equipment, Medicare, or to ask the pharmacist a question. Various community newspapers run articles where a pharmacist will answer a question that a person ...
- 823: Microsoft: A Monopoly
- Microsoft: A Monopoly You walk into Best Buy and look at software for your brand new computer manufactured by IBM. You look at the price for Windows 99 , and the price reads 300 dollars!! You walk over to one of the workers at the store and ask him, "Is there a mistake ... software made by Microsoft!! Prices could soar to any price Microsoft would want to sell their product for. The judicial branch of the government needs to stop Microsoft and Bill Gates from taking over the computer software industry. Orrin R. Hatch, a member in the panel for the judicial courts, recently gave a speech stating why he believes Bill Gates is trying to create a monopoly. He said quote, The critical ... companies. Through the last ten years, Microsoft has been a multi- billion dollar company. It is a proven fact that through the last couple of years, Microsoft has been accounted for about ninety percent of computer software sales, leaving the closest competitor, Macintosh, with about four percent of software sales. Although Bill Gates claims that Microsoft is not a monopoly, he uses an amazing fact to support that they are ...
- 824: Children, TV, and Violence
- Children, TV, and Violence America has the largest crime rate in the world. Along with that crime rate is also the substantially high violence rate. Why? Why is violence becoming and everyday common happening in our society? When you flip on the "tele" and tune into the news, the highlight of every ... perhaps we don't even make any comments at all, just a simple grunt or "..huh..". This numbness to violence is very scary and very real. Why is it then that America has the most crime and violence. Why not Switzerland or Australia. Are we not as civilized and advanced as they? I believe it is this numbness to violence that has made America so violent. When I think back ...
- 825: Is Macbeth The Tragic Hero of The Play?
- ... error in judgment, "a mistaken act," which leads to his downfall. Because Macbeth is ambitious, he wants to become king. In order to take over the throne, he kills Duncan, and thus commits his terrible crime, and eventually is punished. The tragic hero must deserve his fate. He must not simply make a mistake, like stepping off a curb in front of a moving vehicle. He must commit some terrible crime for which he is punished. People of the Elizabethan Period were well aware of the problems created when kings are murdered. The Fifteenth Century was a period of almost constant ruinous civil war in England. The dire consequences of this act are a constant theme in Shakespeare's plays. According to the medieval Theory of Divine Right, God appoints the king, thus Macbeth committed a religious crime when he kills the king. This is also the highest form of treason that one could commit. Moreover, Duncan is no ordinary king. He has been a great king. Even Macbeth says of him, " ...
- 826: Amd Vs. Intel
- ... cheaper. The processor ran on a 100mhz bus, while Intel s chips still ran on a 66mhz bus, this made AMD s chip faster. It also was nearly 16% cheaper than any Intel based Pentium!! computer. The gaming community accepted the k6-2 with cautious, but open, arms. With their new SIMD-Enhanced (Single Instruction Multiple Data) 3Dnow! the graphics this processor were able to produce were amazing, for the time ... they decided to up the floating-point unit speed with the aid of the extra cache and bus speed. AMD has also stuck its foot in some of Intel s market. Including Gateway and Compaq computer corporations. Is this the Second Coming? Some describe it as the black star cometh, all I know is that AMD looks to do to Intel as Microsoft did to IBM 10 years ago. Wipe the ... enough to allow it to run at speeds of 1ghz (1000mhz) and even slightly more. It seems right now that AMD is producing the best chip for the best price. This has also brought many computer prices down to the point were most families can afford home computers. A loaded AMD Athlon 600mhz computer sold for $1429. While the same computer with an Intel Pentium!!! sold for $1849. The same ...
- 827: Immigration Reform
- ... huge intake of new comers, life in America has been suffering tremendously. The excessive stress put upon the welfare system, overuse of the family reunification laws, and the exploitation of employment based immigration in the computer industry are reasons for immigration reform. The United States welfare system has difficulties supporting the huge numbers of immigrants coming into the country each year. A majority of the immigrants are from poor countries and ... states who admit immigrants and employment. One study found between 1970-1980 Mexican immigration to Los Angeles County was responsible for 78,000 new jobs. They claim that the U.S. work force, especially the computer industry, will suffer from the withdrawl of highly skilled workers. The current unemployment rates are blamed on the relocation of multinational companies overseas to countries like Ireland and India. Many big computer companies claim that employment based immigration is vital for the survival of our economy. They feed upon the myth that the U.S. computer industry depends on immigrants for its technological edge. In reality, ...
- 828: The Law Enforcement Profession
- ... advances have aided law enforcement in becoming more efficent and effective in serving their communities. For example, in November 1992, the Morgan Hill Police Department's implementation of mail-out reports were handled by the computer system. The department made minor modifications to their PC network-based Computer aided dispatching (CAD) system. The process begins when the police dispatcher receives a call from a victim and types the basic report information into the computer. The computer automatically generate a partially completed, pre- addressed incident report form, which is then mailed to the victim. After the victim completes the form, he or she returns it to the police department. ...
- 829: English Vs Math
- ... First I would make everything over Cos ? Sin² ? + Cos² ? | Sec ? Cos ? | Then I would apply a law
1 | Sec ? Cos ? | Then a simple law
Sec ? | Sec ? You can prove that it is creative because a computer cant solve this equation, (a computer thinks logically). Technically a computer could solve this equation but it could just tell you if they were equal and not to the same level of accuracy. A computer would input a value for ? on both sides and if ...
- 830: Electronic Money
- ... CARDS Stored value cards are another form of electronic cash. These cards have money in the form of credit stored electronically. Ellen Stark provided information that these cards either use a magnetic strip or a computer chip. My first encounter with such cards was here at WSU. I also found out that these cards are sold by public transit systems in New York City, San Francisco and other cities. The cards ... I have chosen to discuss CyberCash's service that allows Internet shopping. The Internet has become so much more than a place to go for information. It is now possible to actually shop through your computer. How convenient this, no more long lines and crowds of people. That is a definite plus for me. I had a lot of questions prior to my research, but luckily I found many answers and ... CYBERCOIN SERVICE CyberCash created the CyberCoin service which allows a consumer to use an existing bank account to transfer money to an electronic wallet. The wallet is a graphical software program installed on a personal computer. The wallet supports multiple credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. A log is part of the wallet which records all activities. CyberCash offers their services totally free to consumers. Obtaining a ...
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