Gender X in Science

Lack of women in the sciences is appalling; however, fingers can't be pointed at schools or judgmental coworkers, but at those women who declare their own path. As a women in Computer Science, which different than other majors, having most men in all my classes, but men haven't been unwelcoming or judgmental. For people to condemn others for making women not want to be in the sciences is hasty. Do women want to study science? That should be the question everyone is asking. Like all, I've heard stories of girls being judged, but they are few and far in between, certainly not enough for such a lack of women to be explained by them.

Building Rome

Imagine a world where only the elite build. The elite are unsure of what the customers want. In Rome, in was the common people who built. The same is true of open source software. If only the elite manufacture software, then we would have many niches unsatisfied. Open source developers improve upon projects that have already be utilized and admired, and they make them more useful to suit theirs - and usually other's - needs. Closed software is freedom lost. Users must adhere to standards that program imposes and cannot manipulate it for their own needs. They must wait until another long-awaited update.

The New Religion and New Technology

Everyone is behind their computers and phones almost 24/7 and now the LDS church is using that to enhance the spreading of the gospel. Instead of reading scriptures, now investigators of the church can connect directly to members and ask their questions to real people who have real life experiences similar to their own. Missionaries at the MTC are able to hold online chat sessions with investigators. This has unearthed some trolls looking to shake the faith of some of the faithful. These trolls are trying to provoke a response from the members of the church. There will always be pros and cons to every decision that the church makes, but we must hope that the good that utilizing new technologies provides will far outweigh the bad.