The Forecast was sunny on Tuesday in Dissecting the Internet when we were presented with special guest Dr. Ray Russell, Computer Science Professor and creator of Ray's Weather Center. I must say, I truly enjoyed Dr. Russell's visit.
Not only did I find our guest to be a happy, joyful person to be around, but I got so much out of what he had to say to our class. I loved his stories about meeting with Chris McDougal, reading Born to Run, and his own exercise/running stories. I also enjoyed learning about how technology can be used to track the calories a person consumes during the day or how many miles someone runs. It was especially interesting to learn that these weight loss and fitness websites can be turned into a social networking system where other users can provide support for your own fitness goals.
To be honest, I am generally not very good at keeping my eyes open without physically forcing them that way when I am running on little sleep, yet I was totally engaged in Dr. Russell's presentation. The entire class laughed along with him and enjoyed every last minute of his time spent there.
I hope that our Dissecting the Internet class can host other guest speakers like Dr. Russell in the near future.
On Thursday, our class broke into groups to discuss our Analysis of RescueTime. My group members' analysis contrasted somewhat with my own, as did much of the class'. While my classmates found RescueTime to be an inaccurate calculation of their productivity, I on the other hand found it to measure my efficiency on the computer fairly well. I believe this may have to do with the large amount of homework assigned in my classes online.
Overall, it was another productive, interesting week in Dissecting the Internet. I'll see everyone Tuesday! Until then, toodles!
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