Senior Trip!!!

So we have 4 days or two school days till out senior trip. I am so excited it is gonna be so much fun. I have been waiting for a long time. Andrew and I may get tatoos while we are down there.

Japanese Diet

I think it's interesting that the Japanese are starting to have a bad diet. Because they are known for being very healthy and have a long life span. But during this recession they have been eating more cheaply and less healthy. This is a total mirror image of what happened to the U.S. we used to eat more health conscious but convenience and a cheap price tag replaced that.

Cell phone monitoring

Recently there has been new software popping up that will allow parents to monitor a minor's cell phone calls and texts. This software helps protect minors from sexual predators and also helps prevent sexting. Sexting is sending sexually explicit text messages.

Pencasts

I think pencasts are really cool and would make a great addition to any college student. Because if you can't understand anything in your notes then you have a voice recording to back it up. But I do agree with some people it is a technology that we can't use to it's fullest extent yet.

Phishing

Identity theft is a terrible thing and it is mostly caused by guys that are called Phishers. These people send you fake emails from like your bank or paypal. With these they try to get you to realease personal information which they use to steal your identity. This is a form of theft obviously, but it takes a lot of smarts on one end and a large lack of smarts on the other for them to just give out personal information. So make sure to check your emails before you start giving out information.

Twitter Dangers

Scientist say that on twitter people are getting bombarded with social updates, they feel that it messes up the young kids minds. It messes with there mental compass apparently.

Dumb Criminal

I think this is pretty funny actually. Who in their right mind would rob anyone at a police convention? But if that isn't funny when he went to court he said he was smooth.

Twitter

Is twitter the next big thing in social networking? I think it could be except the lack of features available. It is used by congressmen, celebrities and teens.

Facebook as Guidence Counselor

Facebook is being used to see what students think about colleges and what colleges that have gotten into. Personally I think this is a great way for students to find out what colleges are like and what campus life is like before they commit to a school. Cause this is a big decision and you are going to want to pick a school that you like along with getting a good education.

biodegradable gum

Mexico released the first ever biodegradable chewing gum recently. I think it is a great thing because that is just one more thing to help our environment. Especially in Britain the article we read says that they have gum on sixty five percent of their streets so the ideas is more than likely welcome there. Anyway I think it is a great idea and more power to them.

Protests on social networks

In this day and age protesters are using technology for their benefit. They seem to using it much faster than everyone else. Personally I would agree with what they are doing I mean it is a social network so it is free for anyone to use. If that means they are using it to organize protests then more power to them.

Social Networking

I believe that social networking is a good thing. It allows you to talk to people all over the world and share stories, videos, and just common ideas. I belong to a couple of these and I am completely pleased with them. As for money they should be making a decent profit because of the millions of users that are on everyday.

Tabacco tax

I think the tax on tabacco products are completely fair. Tabacco products are a luxury, I would rather these things be taxed then things suck as our food and our gas. Most smokers feel that they are being picked on, but that is because they need an excuse. They don't have to smoke it is a choice, so they can choose to quit.