Friday, November 24, 2017

the Atomic Dot bomb and musings of the future

The Dot Com bust was just because people were over estimating the market at the time. they realized what could be done but most people did not have the expected access to the new markets that were being created at the time. However even though most did not see the bubble building some companies were able to survive and then flourish in the aftermath that was the internet graveyard of companies founded in the Dot Com era. I think that this was inevitable with the technology that was happening at the time and I don't think this will be the last time the market believes in the next new thing. Whenever a new technology emerges there is bound to be something that people want to adapt and use but in this period there was no safety net. Now people are a little more wary but there will be a time where something comes out most likely VR or AR in my opinion that opens up a huge market and the greedy people that are part of this country will throw caution to the wind and invest in this new market before it is adopted fully. There is a movie coming out called "Ready Player One" based off the book and I just see the possibilities of VR and it makes me think the same thing will happen because humanity does not learn from past mistakes. and this leads us to the next topic that we talked about in class, convergence and disinter-mediation. which is what Ready Player One is all about. people having no place because the combination of technology and it is a real fear to have in this world right now.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

A Visitor from the Clouds

It isn't just about being a programmer. So Shadrach White came to class today to discuss his business, what it does what it is and how it applies to what we are learning. He is in the business of Cloud Computing, which is not exactly what I thought it was. It seems like a it is just using the power of servers and their vast amount of storage and computing power to run things remotely so they can be accessed from anywhere. His business focuses around using the Cloud networks to host and run programs for many different companies. I do not fully understand it because I thought cloud computing was supposed to be using the computational power from many different computers/servers to work on the same project. However it seems like that was not quite correct and it is more like just shared resources being accessible from any location. It seems like he is doing quite well for himself I imagine because he is using others resources for pennies on the dollar and just creating an interface between data structures. It does not cost much to use others services and create an interface. but if that is all that is required for cloud computing it seems very simple. It is almost like a blown out of proportion of an operating system having different processes or users in this case accessing the same resources. Overall his lecture was quite interesting and I might give it a try to mess around with AWS and Pearl to make something on the "Cloud".

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Startup and Breakdown

The startup.com video was really interesting. The first thing I think of though is that the documentary really pulled the winning ticket when they chose to work with govWorks. Like can you believe how lucky they were to document the rise and fall of a multi million dollar company in under a year? I wonder who's idea it was to run a documentary along with the creation of the company. That aside though, the whole story of the .com era and the bust is really something. I grew up when it was going on but for the most part i was too young to know what was going on in the world so it had no effect on me. This movie makes you wonder though like how much money was lost in the bust of the .com and how many companies grew and failed. Kaliel really had a way with people and a way to make money, he doesn't seem like a bad person in the films but the way he talks and does things is extremely psychopathic much like many CEO's of companies. He really had a mind for running the business. Where as Tom on the other hand really had no idea how to run a business and was just doing this as a fun project it seemed like. especially when he said he was not personally at risk if the company went under. I do wish though, that they had made some amount of money. Also with the failing of the business what happened to all the money? does Kaliel and Tom owe it back? I have no idea how business works and it just surprises me that 2 friends could make such a thing happen. it is almost surreal and reminds me of the american dream.