Reflection on Goals

Reflecting upon my goals I feel very unsuccessful. At the beginning of the year I had three goals. These goals were to purchase a military transport vehicle, get paid and revive Harambe the Gorilla. Sadly, I only accomplished one of these goals, getting paid. In my defense these were really lofty goals but I am still very upset with myself. Harambe is still dead as a door knob and I have not purchased a military transport vehicle. I feel very unaccomplished as I am not even on track to accomplish those goals. I have learned that in the future I should set goals that our easier to accomplish than reviving a dead gorilla. Although I still believe it may be possible someday it would be beneficial for me to set goals I can reach in the near future. Although I am positive about the fact that I did get payed, I believe I need to try much harder to accomplish my goals or set goals that are easier to achieve.

Scratch Assignment 1

This is the link to my assignment.
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/128934484/

I thought this project was useful in order to learn scratch basics. I learned how to create sprites, backgrounds and preform basic actions. I believe scratch is a good intro language to programming as you learn the basics of loops and if then statements. It is easy and is a great project to start with using scratch. Although next time i would make this project a little more involved because it is fairly simple.

Project - Beach Ball

• Set the "stage" as an image of a beach. [10/10]
• Create a "Sprite" of a beach ball with 4 different costumes. [10/10]
  • Label each costume. [5/5]
• Make the ball start on the left side of the beach and move to the right. [10/10]
• Make it move 1/3 of the way and change costumes. [10/10]
• Repeat this 2 more times until it is on the right side. [10/10]
• Make it move back to the left side while in his last costume. [10/10]
• Make it start over and repeat the whole program 4 times. [10/10]
• Add a sound as it changes each costume and moves. [10/10]
• Share your presentation (program) on your blog. [5/5]
  • You will create a blog post with a link to your project on your blog
  • You will need to create a Scratch account to upload your project to Scratch.
  • Include at least 5 sentences in your blog post about what you thought about the project [5/5]
• Self Evaluate. [5/5]
  • Include this rubric in your blog post with your link.
  • Replace the x's with what you think you earned.

Wacky Wednesday

Last week legendary youtube personality Steve Waters  created a youtube channel with the name King Kazma 16. He posts videos of minecraft gameplay, reactions and vlogs. His videos bring an extreme amount of joy to my existence. They are wacky because they are extremely satirical, he tries to entertain people with videos but the entertaining part is watching how bad he is at youtube. I believe this is his purpose on youtube and I expect his unconventional methods will lead to wild success. I will continue to watch his two uploads a day until the sun ceases to exist.

Scratch Assignment 2

I have created a scratch game that can calculate the amount of times you can click per minute. Once you press the green flag and the countdown starts you have 10 seconds to click as fast as you can. My high score is 384 clicks per minute. I have linked my game below.

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/128939497/

Monday Marvel

The USB type C port is a new development in the line of universal serial bus ports. Compared to USB 3.0 it has many more features making it the next step for computers and phones. The connector is much smaller than your standard USB A connector as well as reversible. Yes you read that right, no more USB cables that are a nightmare to plug in. In addition to this the USB type C port supports power delivery, it can deliver more power than the previous version ad it is bi directional. The cable also supports double the bandwidth as a USB 2.0 cable.

I believe that eventually all ports on phones and laptops will be USB type C. This invention will revolutionize data and power transfer as it increases speed and functionality.

Friday Failure

The Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee was a aircraft developed by The United States in 1953. It was a one person flying platform that was designed to allow soldiers to hover and shoot. Although initially this idea proved promising the vehicle had several design flaws. For one the vehicle was extremely hard to maneuver, it did not have a tail rotor or wings so the only way to steer was using your body weight. It was never used in combat because it was impractical as it was slow and small. Although it gave soldiers a better angle to shoot from it made them a easy target in a delicate craft. This invention is not practical for war but it's legacy has inspired many personal air crafts even in the modern times. I believe this invention was ahead of its time but failed for its intended purpose.

Link to video of Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee flying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgNlumaVPDw

Wacky Wednesday

Have you ever tried to make your own breakfast sandwich. It probably didn't work out so well you probably ended up with an english muffin with a egg sliding off and a piece of bacon. The new breakfast sandwich maker solves this issue. It creates a 3 tier breakfast sandwich in under 5 minutes. It is designed to cook the egg, toast the english muffin and cook the meat. This invention makes creating homemade Egg McMuffins easier than ever.

Personally, I believe this invention although it seems wacky is in fact pretty practical. Instead of having to cook everything separately you are able to make the sandwich all in one go. Making a tasty breakfast in under 5 minutes is something I would like to do. I would consider purchasing this because it is fairly low priced, one costs $24.49. The breakfast sandwich maker would be a fine addition to my home and I would consider using it multiple times per week.

Khan Academy Quiz

Bryan,Brown[10/10]

Early Math[10/10]

Counting with small numbers[10/10]

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-counting-topic/cc-early-math-counting/v/counting-with-small-numbers[10/10]

I was surprised that Sal used a counting software that requires the ability to read to teach kids how to count small numbers. I didn’t actually know that Khan academy had lessons for any level of student. Khan academy will most likely be used in schools more frequently in the future.

Static and friction example[10/10]

I chose video 2 to watch a more complicated video, I wanted to see the differences in Sal’s teaching compared to a video for younger kids[10/10]

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/forces-newtons-laws/inclined-planes-friction/v/static-and-kinetic-friction-example[10/10]

It was interesting how much friction plays a role in daily life. It always a=has to be calculated for when build anything with moving parts. It is cool how we are easily able to calculate friction with friction coefficients.[10/10]

Self evaluation [10/10]

Total score [100/100]

Monday Marvel

Last Friday, fabulous inventor Kevin Mychajluk was faced with a problem. He was overheating and not able to think straightly, the only materials at his disposal was a single battery bank, a computer fan and a phone charger. He was able to problem solve and create a USB fan to keep his power temperature low. He did this by snipping the ends off both the phone charger and fan then connecting the red and black wires to create a circuit. He used electrical tape to secure the connections. The only problem was the fan could not be used at full power because USB only provides 5 volts while the fan is designed for 12. To improve upon his design he could use a 12 volt battery or a power supply.

About the inventor

Kevin Mychajluk is a fantastic inventor and true visionary. His skills lay in problem solving and critical thinking. He doesn't have emotions because according to him they are pointless. In his free time he enjoys long walks on the beach and getting his party on. He has more friends on snapchat than a quantum computer can calculate, everybody loves Kevin.

Some quotes from Kevin

"You want to make this"

"My name is Kevin"

"The new galaxy has a USB type C port"

"The bigger the bill the harder you ball"

"I stay gettin finessed by females"

"Disregard females acquire currency"

"Just don't it's dumb"

"Europe Sucks"

"My Grandma sold some IBM stocks once"

Block Buster Failure

Not all companies start out as failures or destined for greatness. The key to a company being profitable for many years is the ability to adapt to a ever changing world. Block Buster was a company in that operated in the late 1980's till 2011 that provided a movie rental service. It is a great example of a company that failed to progress, although the company was very successful when it was created its failure to adapt ultimately lead to its doom. In 2000 the founder of Netflix met with the CEO of Block Buster with an idea and potential partnership, by the end of the meeting he was laughed out of the room. Although Block Buster wouldn't declare bankruptcy for years this event showed its failure to adapt to a changing world. Although Block Buster was able to innovate a rental system that made getting a hold of movies much easier they failed to take the next step to stay at the top. If Block Buster had for example created a website and gradually transferred over, there is a good chance that Block Buster would still be around today.