Daily Stuff--9/23/2012

Languages--Chinese:

I watched episode 65 of Travel in Chinese. This episode was about Xi'an, it's history, and popular tourist destinations in the city.

Articles:

There was an interesting article in the New York Times about Apple's feud with Google. The feud has caused Apple to remove Google apps and Youtube from the new iPhone software which many consumers are upset about. Apple has developed it's own maps service but there are still a lot of things wrong with it. Users have been tallying all the mistakes. Apple doesn't have a video service like Youtube to compete with Google, so this is where they might have to worry. As of now, iPhone users have to download the Youtube app in order to use it but Google hasn't revealed if it is working on a maps app yet.

Philosophy:

I read about causality, which is the law of identity applied over time. Every action has an entity and when an entity changes identity, that designates an action. For example, dropping a marble changes the marble's position, which is part of it's identity, and it also depends on the nature of every entity. The marble drops because of gravity and hits the ground at a certain speed due to air resistance.

Internships:

I looked at Dragon for PC on nuance.com. It allows users to use voice commands to operate their computer. Some examples are "minimize all windows" and "open Microsoft word".

To-Do (9/23/2012):

• Archery club (2 hours)
• Done. I worked my way up to a 25 pound bow. 
• Find out if whole apartment is on same network
• See if there is more than one ethernet outlet in my room (10 minutes)
• There is
• Test out internet in various parts of campus (45 minutes)
• In my room, the wi-fi is weak. In the living room, it's the strongest.