Assignment 8, aka Google vs. Wolfram Alpha in a fight to the death!!! Sunday!! Sunday!! Sunday!!!

1. All English words containing the letters "eue": queue, queued, queues
Search Engine:Wolfram Alpha
Search String:-"words containing eue"

2. How much potassium in 4.7 oz of banana?: 477 mg of potassium per 4.7oz serving/Wolfram Alpha"how much potassium 4.7 ounce banana"
Search Engine: Wolfram Alpha
Search String: "how much potassium 4.7 ounce banana"

3. How old was Barack Obama on the day you were born? :4 years 10 months 28 days
Search Engine: Wolfram Alpha
Search String: "Barack Obama's age on July 2nd 1966"

4. Date and time of the next total solar eclipse in Eugene? :August 21st, 2017
Search Engine: Google
Search String: "next solar eclipse in Eugene Oregon"

5. What is the minimum and maximum price of Google stock since it went public? :Minimum $257.44, Maximum $552.09
Search Engine: Wolfram Alpha
Search String: "maximum and minimum value of google stock since IPO"

6. Link an image of the barcode for UPC 01234567890: Linkage
Search Engine: Wolfram Alpha
Search String: "barcode image 0123456789"

7. How many vertices does an icosahedron have? : 20
Search Engine: Google
Search String: "how many vertices does an icosahedron have"

8. Distance from Eugene to Tokyo? :4886 miles
Search Engine: Wolfram Alpha
Search String: "distance from eugene oregon to tokyo"

9. Average Oregon income per capita? : $31,930.00
Search Engine: Wolfram Alpha
Search String: "average per capita income oregon"

10. What is the Morse code for your first name: Linkage
Search Engine: Wolfram Alpha
Search String: "Richard in morse code"

Reviews of stuff and things......

I ran into this blog by following the web rabbit into the cyber-hole. Note that if not careful the interweb can suck your life away faster than meth in an Arkansas trailer park. That being said, enjoy!!

http://theheavyedition.com/



Carry on.

Interesting Blog (If you're a designer!)

I tend to follow blogs that are informational, and one of my favs is-http://www.smashingmagazine.com/

Something new and useful everyday. Take a look see, you might find something useful!

A world view of our world (aka assignment3)

When it comes to domestic news coverage in America, I find that our indigenous media has fallen short on being without bias. So, I like to direct my browser to worldwide news agencies to give myself a new perspective on how the world views our sovereign state. I particularly like to read the UK's take on things. There is a twofold reason for my preference, 1. We share a common language, so things don't become lost in translation. 2. There is no other nation (in my honest opinion) that is so closely tied to what we do, but at the same time has a completely separate identity. Canada is too close to not be affected by our overwhelming culture.

So, with all that fanfare behind me I give you-http://www.guardian.co.uk/ A very British take on world affairs.

One article that I found of immediate interest was an inside look into the financial crisis in the state of California. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/04/california-failing-state-debt. I am originally from the behemoth below us, so I have a personal predilection to stories that involve my former home. But, alas we are all effected by what happens in California. One out of every 8 persons in the United States lives in California, so as California goes, so goes the nation. The scary thing about the article is the sheer numbers that are tossed around in the crises. 12% unemployment in a state of over 36 million people! That is a scary statistic. This is the highest figure in over 70 years btw.

Here is a frightening excerpt from this article-

"Much has been made globally of the problems of Ireland and Iceland. Yet California dwarfs both. It is the eighth largest economy in the world, with a population of 37 million. If it was an independent country it would be in the G8. And if it were a company, it would likely be declared bankrupt."

Shift your paradigm and take a tour of how the foreign world news portrays our Nation. I think you will find it interesting and hopefully a little eye opening.

A random sunset