#17 Epiphany

My partner and I were having trouble figuring out the best design for our Bridge Project a little while back.  After putting a lot of time and thought into it, I finally had an epiphany.  I imagined what I believed would be the most efficient construction for our Bridge--and my partner agreed.  I think this will work.

#16 Money or Happiness?

As a high school junior, in the process of finding the right college for me, I'm also trying to figure out the right career.  I would love to discover a skill or career that I am truly interested in and love.  I don't want to live paycheck-to-paycheck working this job, however, as long as I am happy, healthy, and getting by just fine, I am fine with that.  I would never want to work a job that I loathe every day and torture myself for the rest of my life.  Not only will that make me depressed, I will also go through the same trouble of finding a new job, just as I am now.  I really hope I never have to go through this process again.

#15 Future

For the most part, my parents will agree with anything I want to do as long as I am happy.  If there is a school I would like to go to, they are supportive, however the price of the school will probably be a major deciding factor.

#14 Random Acts of Kindness

• Donate blood
• Shovel snow for a neighbor
• Show up at a friends house without letting them know
• Volunteer at an old age home
• Share a talent with the elderly
• Do something for someone without them knowing; leave it up to them to find out
• Vacuum the house for mom
• Donate to kids at a lemonade stand
• Replacing the toilet paper after it runs out

#13 News Log

          Due to obvious modern advancements in technology, especially Apple products, there has been a recent proposal by vendors who control taxi TVs, to replace at least 30 of the city's 13,237 taxis to have their cumbersome TVs replaced with iPads.  While customers are making payments on the iPads, the taxi driver would have an iPhone by him to process credit-card payments.  According to the article, "the system charges drivers less in credit card transaction fees than the current rates."  However, a major issue that has risen is whether or not it is safe to have the credit transactions done this way--is it more susceptible to hackers.  Bhairavi Desai, a founder of the New York Taxi Workers' Alliance, feels that the adoption of this technology will benefit customers; they will pay 2.75% of every credit card transaction rather than the 5% they are currently charged.
          I feel that during such a bad time in our economy, it is not a priority for these iPads to be installed into taxi cabs.  Although customers will benefit from it in the long run, America will not benefit from it now.  The issue on whether or not hackers are more susceptible to credit transactions is also a huge problem.  I do no think taxis should have iPads installed just yet.

Source:  In a Yearlong Test, iPads Will Replace TVs in the Back Seats of Some Cabs