Our assignment was to list three things that we wouldn't buy online, and it got me thinking. I only recently discovered the wonders of Amazon, and oh how wonderful they truly are. Since then, I have made liberal use of (see: abused) my amazon prime account and buy almost everything that's not groceries or food on amazon. However, that doesn't mean that I wouldn't buy groceries or food online, because I most certainly would! What, then, would I refuse to buy online? After some soul searching, here is my list of three:
1. Glasses: I start off with something that I have actually tried before. I have bought glasses online, thinking they were a wonderful discount. I input my prescription and my measurements, and waited a few weeks for the clarity that would soon be delivered to me. They came, and much to my surprise, were about three times too big for my face. I was in high school, shy, and small for my age, and I most certainly did not need these glasses to make my life any more difficult. I wore them about twice before "losing" them. Since that day, I have made sure to test all my frames on my face before buying them.
2. Anything alive: This may be a bit of a stretch, because I tend to look at animals I'm thinking of adopting online before actually meeting them, but meeting them is a huge part of the adoption process for me. I believe that buying anything living online and having it shipped to you is both inhumane and kinda dumb. The living thing could be damaged or even killed in transit, and that's no good for anyone.
3. Gas: Okay, this one is kind of a no brainer. I would never buy gas online, because I don't need my own personal stockpile of gas. I fill up when I need it, and that's it. One, gas doesn't travel well unless you have a specialized vehicle, and two, gas doesn't keep well before becoming useless either, so gas is a no go.
So there you have it! Three things that I would absolutely refuse to buy online. The internet still plays a role in buying all three of these things (prices for gas and glasses, and animal availability for anything alive) but I would not buy any of these things solely online.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Building a Webpage Using HTML
I actually found building a webpage fairly easy using the instructions that were given. The webpage that I built was incredibly simple, and didn't feature anything more than a couple lines of text, the marquee for some text, and a picture of our beautiful campus.
While simply following the instructions were incredibly helpful, I can definitely see how building anything even moderately complex could be considered very difficult. I don't know if I have any interest in continuing to build web pages as anything more than a fun little trick, but the information is definitely neat to have. It certainly would be cool to be able to create an actual functioning page that did stuff.
Overall, I think that I actually had fun with the assignment, although I'm not sure how to post the webpage I created to blogger, I'll give it a try.
While simply following the instructions were incredibly helpful, I can definitely see how building anything even moderately complex could be considered very difficult. I don't know if I have any interest in continuing to build web pages as anything more than a fun little trick, but the information is definitely neat to have. It certainly would be cool to be able to create an actual functioning page that did stuff.
Overall, I think that I actually had fun with the assignment, although I'm not sure how to post the webpage I created to blogger, I'll give it a try.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Email Vs. The Postal Service
Email and the Postal Service, a comparison:
Email has made correspondence between two or more people a lightning fast exchange allowing for pictures, documents, sound files, and many other types of media to be sent. When we look at email, it's hard to imagine seeing the postal service as a similarly groundbreaking technology in its time. However, before a government backed postal service, there was no guarantee that someone would get your letter, no way of communicating with others across great distances, and very little interaction with people that were more than a convenient (or inconvenient) horse or carriage ride away from oneself. The introduction of email is similar to the postal service in that it has opened up a brand new way of interacting with people that are too far away for a powerful shout. It is easy for us to say that email has just taken everything regular "snail" mail did, and done it better; however, there are some differences between the two forms of communication. Mail sent through the postal service is often seen as more personal than emails, and physical mail makes it a lot easier to keep a memento or send money. While email is easier in general, personalized, sincere sentiments are still often sent through the postal service because of these reasons.
Email has made correspondence between two or more people a lightning fast exchange allowing for pictures, documents, sound files, and many other types of media to be sent. When we look at email, it's hard to imagine seeing the postal service as a similarly groundbreaking technology in its time. However, before a government backed postal service, there was no guarantee that someone would get your letter, no way of communicating with others across great distances, and very little interaction with people that were more than a convenient (or inconvenient) horse or carriage ride away from oneself. The introduction of email is similar to the postal service in that it has opened up a brand new way of interacting with people that are too far away for a powerful shout. It is easy for us to say that email has just taken everything regular "snail" mail did, and done it better; however, there are some differences between the two forms of communication. Mail sent through the postal service is often seen as more personal than emails, and physical mail makes it a lot easier to keep a memento or send money. While email is easier in general, personalized, sincere sentiments are still often sent through the postal service because of these reasons.
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