Kevin Nguyen

Blog #13: Gamification

Authors: Anvith Potluri, Kevin Li, Kevin Nguyen, & Varad Thorat Gamification Is utilizing the exciting elements from games for real-world applications. (Chou) It can make the real-world application more interactive and enjoyable. However, there are positive and negative consequences as a result of this. This can be positive for participants as it can make participantsContinue reading “Blog #13: Gamification”

Blog #12: Killer Cars

Authors: Anvith Potluri, Kevin Li, Kevin Nguyen, & Varad Thorat We are living in the information age. With constant data being processed day by day, information overload, and exponential content creation, we have the sufficient amount of data, programs, processing power, and hardware to support autonomous driving. Although this is very exciting, we must takeContinue reading “Blog #12: Killer Cars”

Blog #11: Government Grade Software

Authors: Anvith Potluri, Kevin Li, Kevin Nguyen, & Varad Thorat The existence of programs like Stuxnet, has a significant impact on intergovernmental relationships as it is a clear breach of privacy and considered as an attack on the country. If Iran were to link Stuxnet to the U.S. government then they would further distrust theContinue reading “Blog #11: Government Grade Software”

Blog #10: Hacktivism

Authors: Anvith Potluri, Kevin Li, Kevin Nguyen, & Varad Thorat Along with the proliferation of technology and political advocacy, there has been the rise of a particular combination of the two: hacktivism. By misusing a computer system to spread political activism or social change, the ethicality hacktivism is called into question. In many cases, theContinue reading “Blog #10: Hacktivism”

Blog #9: You, Yourself, and Your Personal Data

Authors: Anvith Potluri, Kevin Li, Kevin Nguyen, & Varad Thorat The line that should be drawn is that companies should not have any access to people’s personal information. Personal convenience should not come at the expense of people’s private information. Right now, companies can track your IP address, location, and cookie ids(CBS). This is tooContinue reading “Blog #9: You, Yourself, and Your Personal Data”

Blog #8: Piracy!

Authors: Anvith Potluri, Kevin Li, Kevin Nguyen, & Varad Thorat Piracy: “the unauthorized use of another’s production, invention, or conception especially in infringement of a copyright” (Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary). In a very fast consumer world, the technology sector suffers from pirating and consumers getting their hands on “cracked versions” of software. This in turn, couldContinue reading “Blog #8: Piracy!”

Blog #7: YouTube Has Responsibilities

Authors: Anvith Potluri, Kevin Li, Kevin Nguyen, & Varad Thorat Youtube is responsible for providing a platform so that users can speak their mind and disseminate their views to the greater public. However, Youtube is also responsible for ensuring that the content that is being posted on their platform is appropriate and that the contentContinue reading “Blog #7: YouTube Has Responsibilities”

Blog #6: Inside Amazon

Authors: Anvith Potluri, Kevin Li, Kevin Nguyen, & Varad Thorat Amazon in recent times has had a meteoric rise in the retail industry, with a significant competitive advantage over many other companies also in the industry. By utilizing technology, Amazon has been able to reduce costs and improve efficiency. However, Amazon may have gone tooContinue reading “Blog #6: Inside Amazon”

Blog #5: Boeing 737 MAX

Authors: Anvith Potluri, Kevin Li, Kevin Nguyen, & Varad Thorat Although it was a combination of several factors, the most important of them that led to the crashes would be the design of the engines. It was discovered that the 737 Max aircraft had larger engines made than according to the designs, which “changed theContinue reading “Blog #5: Boeing 737 MAX”

Blog #4: Women in Tech + Github

Authors: Anvith Potluri, Kevin Li, Kevin Nguyen, & Varad Thorat Don’t refresh your browser! Nothing went wrong! But in 2014, it might have for Github. Julie Ann Horvath, a highly regarded engineer at Github resigned after a series of unacceptable treatment by her co-workers internally. Contrary to Github’s initial environment with good intentions and aContinue reading “Blog #4: Women in Tech + Github”