CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing
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Class 10Evaluating And Controlling Technology
Keith A. Pray
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CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing
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Overview
1. Evaluating And Controlling Technology
2. Students Present
3. Assignment
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Overview
1. Evaluating And Controlling Technology
2. Students Present
3. Assignment
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What is an Emergency Stop?Justin Barrett
The final line of defense if something in a system goes horribly wrong
A switch directly between the power supply and the machinery
Most are kept permanently on, and must be deactivated to even use the machine
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Where do they belong?Justin Barrett
Heavy automated machinery Assembly lines, factory equipment
Machine shop tools CNC Machines, Band Saws, Lathes, etc
A lot of robotics applications Particularly mobile robots
Are they beneficial in these applications? Are there any possible negative aspects?
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Scenario I – Band SawJustin Barrett
Positive Aspects Can avert potential loss of limb accidents
Can avert potential destructive mechanical failures
Negative Aspects You have to disengage the E-Stop before you can use the band saw…
CS 3043 Social Implications Of ComputingScenario II – iRobot’s
PackBotJustin Barrett
Positive Aspects Can prevent robot malfunction
Can prevent damage to the robot
Negative Aspects Can leave the robot stranded in a dangerous area
Software versus Hardware E-Stop
CS 3043 Social Implications Of ComputingScenario III – SWORDS
RobotJustin Barrett
Positive Aspects Can help prevent friendly fire
Keeps robot in check Negative Aspects
Could make the robot less effective
Robot becomes useless
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References – Justin Barrett E-Stop Title Image: http://img-asia.electrocomponents.com/largeimages/R285592-01.jpg The Emergency Stop: The Button of Last Resort: http://www.hs-compliance.com/uploaded/documents/THE
%20EMERGENCY%20STOP.pdf Band Saw Image: http://blogs.popularwoodworking.com/editorsblog/content/binary/
PM_BS_2.jpg Packbot: http://news.cnet.com/2300-11394_3-6066984-6.html?tag=mncol;txt http://news.cnet.com/newsblog/?keyword=DARPA&tag=untagged SWORDS Robot: http://gvu.cc.gatech.edu/reports/07-11.pdf http://www.i-marco.nl/weblog/images/SWORD.jpg
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Khoa DoBa – Virtual Economy What is Virtual Economy?
Virtual Property (objects, avatars, or entire account)
They can be exchanged Supplies and demands form a market In-game currency is needed
Examples Second Life World of Warcraft
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Khoa DoBa – Virtual Economy
Virtual Economy in Second Life Properties and Services are exchanged In-game Currency: Linden Dollar, fixed exchange rate (~L$270 = US$1)
2008 GDP is $215 million, or $430 per capita Virtual Real Estate market Virtual Banks Virtual Stock Market NO GOVERNMENT!
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Khoa DoBa – Virtual Economy
Current problems with Virtual Economy Crime and fraud
July 2007, a hacker stole an equivalent of US $10,000 from a stock exchange computer
Ginko Bank left Second Life with about US $75,000 in real-money deposits
Instability No government means no fiscal policy to get the virtual
economy out of recession or inflation Imbalance between in-game currency creation and US dollar
revenue can lead to inflation
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Khoa DoBa – Virtual Economy
Current problems with Virtual Economy Owner company has “Power of God”
Ability to create laws that give unfair advantage to some virtual companies
Or laws that can destroy some other virtual companies Tax
Currently, income is taxable only when exchanged back to US dollars
But should the IRS tax in-game income?
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Khoa DoBa – Virtual Economy
References http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62030702,00.htm
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jan/22/business/fi-secondlife22
http://secondthoughts.typepad.com/second_thoughts/2005/12/infofunnel.html
http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/02/technology/sl_taxes/
http://www.secondlifeherald.com/slh/2007/08/ginko-financial.html
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=962905
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Random Insanity – Matt Fugere
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Random Insanity – Matt Fugere
Formed in 2000 due to conflict within Current Events
“Newbies” and “Veterans” RI versus CE – An ongoing feud
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Random Insanity – Matt Fugere
RI today Sub-communities
Social topics Roleplaying topics Cliques
Fad topics and users RI Pride – Net-wide representation “RI used to be better”
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Random Insanity – Matt Fugere
Social norms – fitting in Tradition Gender roles What it means to be an “RIer”
Random Insanity, not Random Stupidity
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Random Insanity – Matt Fugere
Regulating RI The GameFAQs Terms of Use RI accumulates fewer marked messages No topicality Lax disruptive posting rules
Views on authority
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Random Insanity – Matt Fugere
CNet, Jeff Veasey & Allen Tyner. GameFAQs (Message boards and Terms of Use). Last updated: 2009. Last accessed: 4/27/09. http://www.gamefaqs.com/
Carey, Travis. Juryrigged: RI History. Last updated: 2007. Last accessed: 2008. http://idea.yoll.net/other/rihistory/index.html
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LHC – Viktoras Truchanovicius - Overview
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LHC – Viktoras Truchanovicius – Potential Gains
How did our universe come to be the way it is? What kind of Universe do we live in? What happened in the Big Bang? Where is the antimatter? Why do particles have mass? What is our Universe made of?
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LHC – Viktoras Truchanovicius - Possible Issues
Micro black holes
The creation of hypothetical particles called Strangelet
???
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LHC – Viktoras Truchanovicius - Answers
CERN – European Organization for Nuclear Research
LSAG - the LHC Safety Assessment Group
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LHC – Viktoras Truchanovicius – is it good enough?
How about unexpected failures?
Do we want to risk people’s lives possibly the whole planet to find how we came about?
LSAG – is just a group of people who can and do make mistakes.
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LHC – Viktoras Truchanovicius - Resources http://lhc-machine-outreach.web.cern.ch/lhc-
machine-outreach/ http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-
strangelet.htm http://public.web.cern.ch/public/en/About/About-
en.html http://www.lhc.ac.uk/about-the-lhc/how-does-the-
lhc-work.html
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Overview
1. Evaluating And Controlling Technology
2. Students Present
3. Assignment
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Assignment
Group Paper due last class, May 4th
Emerging Technology Description History of preceding related technology Prediction of how emerging technology will change society
Also provide counter points and respond Prediction of how society may effect the future of the technology
Also provide counter points and respond Be sure to support all statements with history and primary source materials
No length limit
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Group Presentation
The presentation will be graded on: Clear speaking Clear presentation Slides and any other presentation aids Organization Quality of topics (points you wish to make) and
explanations
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