Assumptions

People make assumptions off the smallest things they hear. This lead to conclusions that are much bigger. For example, I heard that you can't show a movie in a public place. Due to copyright laws this is not ethical. When I was telling this to someone else they had never heard of such a thing. They think it is perfectly fine to do an activity like that. Their movie they can do what they want with it. I never looked into my assumption which may or may not be true. I could have been organizing neighborhood movie parties for all I know. I wonder what other assumptions I have made that have led to bigger conclusions. Who knows!!

Cuckoo's and Hacking

I hate reading books for classes. The Cuckoo's Egg was an exception. I read it like a novel that I hand picked. It kept my attention even being somewhat repetitive in nature. Along with being interesting I learned some things that I can apply in my life. The subject of tracking a hacker is not to exciting a topic. Nothing really physical is happening to do so. The most was him biking to work if he got beeped at home. Its astounding how hard Cliff had to work to get any kind of support and help from the different agencies that were being directly affected. He kept on chugging along despite no help. A lot can be learned from Cliff's experience. Cliff was persistent at what he believed to be the right course of action even when those he directly worked with were not supportive. Also, he kept a log book. The book became essential to him being helped and then to publish what happened. There had been quite a few cases such as Cliff's but none had the same type of log. I know the importance of logging any aspect of life. Doesn't matter if it is personal, spiritual, work related, or a hobby. Logging what happens will be useful in whatever case it is applied. Another thing I learned was not to be obsessed. Cliff flirted with this line on occasion, but overall I think he did quite well in keeping balanced. He took time to spend with his partner and didn't obsess to the point of losing his job. While working to catch the hacker and putting that as a high priority he did not put it as his only priority. Life needs to be balanced no matter what is involved. I loved this book and would recommend it to any one else.

Conference

Following the tweets about the General Conference session was intriguing. The main points were heavily emphasized because many people would tweet them and you would see them over and over again. The memorable quotes were also tweeted over and over. It was interesting how you would get the occasional odd ball tweet about something totally unrelated. I never did see any where a member took advantage of it for themselves like someone said in class. Overall a great experience.

E-reader??

E-reader is still a separate category then from tablets? Tablets are more than equipped to do all that the best of e-readers accomplish plus a ton more. Apparently the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite has eliminated the competition and is the best. While this e-reader has a smaller price tag it is not worth the money to invest into when compared to the top tablets on the market. The market for such a device is so much smaller than the tablets market. On the other hand book enthusiasts not looking for anything but easy access to hundreds of books this is a good way to go, I guess.

Tech for Good

Technology is a tool. Like any other tool, it can be used for good or evil. Technology has many uses and it is up to the user of the tool to choose. God has provided a way for this technology to come to pass and uses it to further His kingdom here upon the earth. Following the law of opposition to all things, Satan uses technology to make men miserable like unto himself. People have both of these pulling forces in their life and it is their decision in how they use the tool that has been provided. People use technology for good in many ways. Specifically in building God's kingdom, family history has greatly benefited and grown because of the easy access to share information. Technology can be a blessing or a curse. Let us choose to use it as a blessing not only for ourselves but for others also.