Monday, January 30, 2012

Anonymous Hacker attempts to hack Sony

When Sony decided to support SOPA for attention and business, a lot of Internet users got angry and many people stopped buying their products. The company found a large decline in their products being sold. Because  of this, Sony stopped supporting SOPA. It was a huge mistake trying to support something the whole world hates. This shows you not to try to show off by supporting something you don't even know about. That wasn't the end though. A hacker has been reported to try to hack Sony's stores and main websites so that everything is free. The hacker goes by the name of "Anonymous" and is in a hacking team called "Team Anonymous". They are a group of professional hackers. They've took down the Playstation Network already and they threatened Sony that they will do the same for Sony.

I've learned to not be selfish and greedy like Sony and to know about something first and the outcome of an event. I've learned that hacking can sometimes be useful, especially forcing companies to withdraw their support for something almost half the world uses. I've learned that you can actually hack a whole, secure, website of a huge company with a torrent file. Internet users would support the hackers no matter what and so would I.

 Russel, Jon. "Anonymous Reportedly Planning Major Sony Hack." The Next Web - International Technology News, Business & Culture. The Next Web, 18 Jan. 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2012. <http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/01/18/report-anonymous-planning-major-hack-on-sony-over-its-sopa-support/?awesm=tnw.to_1Cqka>.


Sunday, January 29, 2012

Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold (Aka A7X) is a heavy metal/rock band that plays song that can inspire people and can turn you into their fan within seconds. They play amazing songs with some songs having an amazing hard-to-play solo. They were formed in Huntington Beach, California in 1999. The band consists of 4 members, M.Shadows (Vocalist), Synester Gates (Lead guitarist), Zacky Vengance (Rhythm guitarist), and Johnny Christ (Bassist). They used to have a drummed named "The Rev" but he died in 2009, which was a difficult thing to bear for fans and the band. Their album "Waking the Fallen" was released in 2003-2006 which made them famous. Today, they are one of the world's most famous bands that are successful and make good music.


"Message - AbsolutePunk.net." AbsolutePunk.net - Music Mends Broken Hearts. AbsolutePunk, 23 July 2010. Web. 29 Jan. 2012. <http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails>.

How to be a good musician (Focusing mainly on guitarists)

To be a good guitarist, you can't just sit on your butt and do nothing hoping you'll be amazing at guitar one day. Being good at any instrument takes, just like any other sport or game or whatever it is. First of all, you need to know the basics. Positioning, which fret to play in, which string to pluck, how to hold a pick, etc. Second, you need to know how to read every notes. Third, you need to practice every single day, about 2-4 hours a day. Fourth, learn a song that you like to play and enjoy playing it. Fifth, NEVER give up and keep going on, no matter how hard it is. Six, don't be greedy and all mad just because you can't do something. Be patient and keep on going. Seven, listen to many types of musicians. I listen to lots of different bands and how they play. Last but not least, record your playings and learn from your mistake.

That's an example of a guy who probably did all the steps above.

Cforrestor101. "How to Be a Good Guitarist: 8 Steps - WikiHow." WikiHow - The How-to Manual That You Can Edit. Wikihow, 12 Aug. 2010. Web. 29 Jan. 2012. <http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Good-Guitarist>.

Tobuscus

Tobuscus is a famous, funny, and awesome Youtuber who well, makes Youtube videos. His videos are mainly composed of games, trailers, and random stuff. He is a very funny person. His real name is Toby. He occasionaly comes out in funny Youtube videos. He takes a game or movie trailer and makes fun of it by changing the lyrics. He has over 1.3 million subscribers. He plays a lot of games and has a channel dedicated to it. He has 5 channels which all have over 500,000 subscribers. He is very famous and very humorous and I just wrote this topic because he made me laugh a lot :)




"Toby Turner." Wikitubia. Wiki. Web. 29 Jan. 2012. <http://youtube.wikia.com/wiki/Toby_Turner>.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Infographics

Infographics (short of Information graphics) is a creative way to express an idea, feeling, or teaching people. You look at the creative design filled with information. People learn information through infographics by looking at it. It's a perfect way to study for visual learners. If you're that person who can look at things, identify, and study by looking at diagrams or "infographics", then you'll find this a perfect way to study. It's a great way to put all ideas into one picture that can easily teach people what's going on or any types of information. No matter how hard the information is, it's clear and quick to understand.

First of all, to make infographics, you need an idea. A brainstorming idea that can connect all ideas, random or not, together. Then you can either draw it, or if you have an infographic making website, or you're a good designer or scientist or programmer, then you can make an infographic of your own. One symbol can change everything and express alot of ideas. Just use drawing programs or draw in real life and scan.


"Information Graphics." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, 18 Jan. 2012. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_graphics>.

Google protesting SOPA

As many Internet users know, the U.S. Government is trying to pass an act called "SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and "PIPA(Protect IP Act)". The U.S. Government has asked the Middle Eastern countries and China not to close their Internet, but America is now passing an act that would ruin the purpose of the Internet: education and entertainment. Any websites with ANY forms of copyrights, will be banned. That goes for Google, Youtube, and all those famous websites that people go to watch their favorite videos and music. They're also going to ban every single game or website that takes the IP address of a person playing that game. Extremely famous and huge games such as Call Of Duty, Starcraft, World of Warcraft, Runescape, Minecraft, and all those multiplayer games will be banned if the law passes. Google has decided to go against this act and is deciding to post on their homepage to protest against this act. If enough people see and take action, then the law may stop.

I've learned that even though the Government is trying to protect the people, they're taking 10% of the world's economy away and ruining people's main purpose for the Internet (entertainment and education), they should not go this far. Maybe a different form of act may be fine but definitely not this one. It's good that the government is trying to protect people, but this isn't just protecting, but ruining almost the entire world.


Miller, Claire Cain. "Google Plans to Protest SOPA on Its Home Page - NYTimes.com." Technology - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com. Bits, 17 Jan. 2012. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/google-plans-to-protest-sopa-on-its-home-page/?smid=tw-nytimesbits>.



Monday, January 16, 2012

Why Google Search will not be used anymore soon

When the people working for Google decided to add some more features, google search and "Your World", people said it was a bad idea and choice and that it made "Bing the best search engine". Twitter said it was "bad for people". Those two features made you search social life too, which people didn't agree with. Though some may say that the new features are good and really creative, many others want to go back to the old Google, without the features and just the search bar. There are many positive results for "Your World" too. When you want to search for someone's name, you might have to go through millions of people with that name. This feature allows you to find your friend quickly. Google+ is forcing people to go more into a social life, which is why it'll collapse soon.

I found this article interesting. I use google to search every single thing I do. I use google every day, if not, every few hours. Anything I do is all from google. All my researches are from google. If google shuts down, it'll be a lot different and annoying for me to use. I don't use the new feature and I'm doing fine. This article teaches me nothing lasts forever and that putting social network with a search engine, is a bad idea.

13, January. "Why Google's Social Search Is Too Much, Too Soon." Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide. Mashable, 14 Jan. 2012. Web. 15 Jan. 2012. <http://mashable.com/2012/01/13/google-social-search-too-much-too-soon/?WT.mc_id=obinsite>.


Sunday, January 15, 2012

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act)

As many gamers or internet users will know, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) is a government act that shuts down all internet advertisements, online money transfer sites (like Paypal), or anything without copyright or websites that take IP addresses. This is to stop online piracy and protect people's IP address. Thought the government are trying to keep people from getting hacked, they're also blocking sites that people go to EVERY SINGLE DAY. Almost everyone goes against this act and hopefully, the White House too. The Internet's main websites (Youtube, Google, and alot more) make up about 5-10% of the world's economy. A lot of jobs are created through the Internet. If the government shuts down these websites, then people will not use the Internet AND a lot of jobs will be destroyed. I don't know too much of this act, but I know enough to protest against it.


Smith, Catharine. "White House Will Not Support SOPA, PIPA." Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. Huffington Post, 1 Jan. 2012. Web. 15 Jan. 2012. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/14/white-house-sopa-pipa_n_1206347.html>.

Inception

Alot of people have that one movie that they really like. Maybe more. I like many kinds of movies, and Inception is one of them. Inception is a movie where two thieves, who steal ideas from people's dream for a living, get a job where they have to plant one rather than steal one. The two thieves Dom Cobb (Leonardo Decaprio - Titanic) and Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 500 Days of Summer) assemble a team of 7 people -Dom, Arthur, Mr.Saito (Ken Watanabe), Ariadne (Ellen Page - Juno), Yusuf (Dileep Rao - Avatar), and Eames (Tom Hardy - RocknRolla). Their goals: plant an idea to the new owner of a rival company, the son of the dying owner, Fischer (Cillian Murphy - In Time). Dom has another goal though, to return to his country and family which he was exiled for because of his wife's suicide. This movie has everything, action, storyline, thriller, romance, and alot more than you can expect. People who are smart, will LOVE this movie. The director of this movie: Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight). This is a must-watch movie just like Titanic and Avatar.

"Inception (2010) - Movie Details - Yahoo! Movies." Yahoo! Movies: Read Movie Reviews, Find Showtimes and View Trailers. Yahoo Movies, 2010. Web. 15 Jan. 2012. <http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810099246/details>.









Muse

If you LOVE music alot like me, you'd have to know Muse. If you don't, you don't know what music even means. Muse is one of the most famous, amazing, and successful 3-man band ever to exist. They have a solo/rhythm guitarist who is also the vocalist and pianist for the band. His name is Matt Bellamy. Next we have Christoper Wolstenholme, who's mostly famous for his awesome bass plays and backing vocals. Then comes drummer Dominic Howard, who plays drum like a beast! Muse was first called Gothic Plague, then Rocket Baby Dolls, then Muse. The members of Muse knew each other since they were 13. They've released 5 albums so far, which all of them are awesome. They make amazing songs that are about politics, space, and even aliens!


BBC - Music - Muse." BBC - Homepage. BBC News. Web. 15 Jan. 2012. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/9c9f1380-2516-4fc9-a3e6-f9f61941d090>.




Monday, January 9, 2012

Having a Creative Life

             Not everyone has a creative life, in fact, almost no one does. They all live the good old, same every day, normal lifestyle. This article shows how to make and follow a creative life. Sometimes, to get rid of boredom or  have nothing to do, then you should make a creative life. A creative life may lead to a whole new life, filled with fun, which you've never experienced before. It gives an example of a creative life, where a person goes off a normal life, then suddenly switches to a weird life where he makes a list then bangs his head on a wall. It's a good way to start off a whole new life.

              I've learned that if you are very bored, you can find any way to get rid of boredom through a creative lifestyle. I think the post was kind of funny and some parts of it are "almost" similar to what I do sometimes. In my opinion, life is about having fun but making it in a way where everyone is happy, but a creative lifestyle makes your life feel different (and maybe great), and does not affect another person's life. If you want a change in life, this is the way to do it, make a new "creative" and "imaginary" lifestyle.




"How To Lead A Creative Life (Infographic) | Best Infographics." Best Infographics - Infographics Blog - Infographic Finder. Best Infographics, 06 Jan. 2012. Web. 08 Jan. 2012. <http://www.best-infographics.com/how-to-lead-a-creative-life-infographic/?asid=c228f21b>.