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Week 9

 Google glasses (2012) Google tried to appeal to the common public with the glasses, but the problem was that technology wasn't up to par with it's features and usablitiy compared to an average smartphone. Especially considering that having glasses that can potentially monitor your every action with an active camera made it an awkward gadget to be amongst people. Nobody would like their actions being recorder 24/7, thus making the design choice for the average person with similar use to the smartphone was a bad choice and the main reason for it's flop. However, in 2019 there have been found practical uses for such a device, mainly in working environments, where real time data needs to be accessed while having both hands full. For example, imagine working as a repair mechanic under a car and you see the cars blueprint or the issues location in 3D in-real time. It would make work faster and more efficient, especially for people who aren't that experienced or proficient. O

Week 8

 IT Professionalism  While professionalism til this day is quite a vague expression, the base premise stays the same, that the person in question has the skills to back such a "title". It is estimated that is the difference in a knowledgable and skilled worker in a field and a professional is the communication between peers and others alike, in other words the addition of communication skills. Especially considering that professionalism is more like a title, given as a "compliment" by associates and has no precise criteria as a degree or the aquisition of a certificate would have. That would make "professionalism" more of a gained status in a working space, thus communication and presentation skills would be a necessity procurement. Seemingly in Estonia, the prerequisite for getting a job in an IT field, would be simply to have skills and proof for it. For example a bachelors degree, showcase of projects or events (e.g. Hackathon) that one has partaken in,

Week 7

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Help keep the flame wars under control I think the o ppenness and freedom of speech and thought is something that has been changed over time, as earlier days of the internet, it was still hard to grasp mentally how the cyberspace works and how little attachment it used to have to their personal lives. As there were no ties to their real life in earlier times of the internet, people were a lot more expressive or even exessive in voicing out their anger, maybe even "trolling" other's as a means of relief. Nowadays many social accounts are tied to eachother and a lot more info is put out on the internet, making it possible in some cases to track down the specific person behind an account or user that has commited a certain action. Thus people being a lot more respectful in general areas of the social platforms, but there are still sites where people use anonymous accounts to type or express unfathomable thoughts. However there are advantages of igniting a flame war to certai

Week 6

 Copyleft Copyleft is used in the form of licenses for granting the right to freely distribute and modify intellectual property. The distributed and modified version of a work also have the same copyleft rights as from the original. Strong copyleft These licenses demand that all software that is made by altering the original must retain the license of the original.  This kind of software is also difficult to integrate into hybrid systems which consist of software with different licenses. Good example of strong copyleft is the GNU GPL. Example: GNU GPL The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0). The freedom to study how the program works, and changing it as you wish (freedom 1). The freedom to redistribute copies to anyone (freedom 2). The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to anyone (freedom 3). Weak copyleft While also requiring the retaining of the license, weak copyleft licenses set some exceptions in order to allow better software integrat