Discussion#1A:Shouldtherebeexternalinterventiontocurb

technologyaddiction?

by
MichaelGu
Thursday,27August2015,5:16PM

IbelievethatifIweretoassumetheroleofagamedesigner,Iamnotatallethnicallyresponsible
forcreatinganaddictivegame.Myjobistocreateagamethatpeoplewillbuy.Makingitaddictive
wouldonlyhelpthesalesandpotentialmarketofthegame.Mostgreatgamesareaddictive,
becausehavingfunisaddicting.Ifagameisboring,thennoonewillbeinclinedtobuyit,thusfailing
asagamedesigner.IagreewithEllaGuanawithherpointbeingthatgamersthemselvesdecide
howlongtheyshouldplay.It'smyjobasagamedesignertoactuallypushforthemtoplayfor
longer.IalsoagreewithAlexanderSheehythatagamemightnotbeasaddictingasitfirststarted
outastheplayerprogresses,howeverIwanttopointoutthatifitwasaddictingatthestart,
customerswouldbemoreinclinedtobuyasequeloranexpansionmeaningthegamedesign
aspectwassuccessful.
IfIhadtoworryaboutmakingagameunaddictive,thatwouldhurtmorepeoplethenitwouldhelp,
sincemostgamerswanttoplayagamebecauseagameisfunandaddicting.Alotpeoplewhoplay
gamesuseitasastressreliever,andIwouldbehurtingthosepeopleandprobablymycompanyifI
hadtoforcemygametobenotasfunasitcouldhavebeen,orsettingatimelimitthatwouldforce
theplayertostop.IthinksettingatimerwouldbeaterribleideasinceI'mprettysuretheaddicted
peoplewouldfindawaytogetaroundit(Multipleaccounts/gameconsoles)andjustfrustratethe
casualgamersthatwanttoplayextraontheirdayoff.

Re:Discussion#2A:Techfirmhoax

by
MichaelGu
Thursday,3September2015,11:45AM

IagreewithBrandononthepointthatalotofthefaultlieswiththecompanynotcomplyingor
respondingatthehoax.Ithinkthecompanyisactuallyresponsiblesincetheyhadtheabilityto
provethehoaxwasfalseandbeingabletoconfirmthatinformationwasindeedfalse.The
punishmentfortheirinabilitytoactandthemlosingtwothirdsoftheirstockvaluewasaboutjustified
becauseacompanyofthatvalueshouldhaveimplementedacounterinitiativeforthatsituation.The
companyshouldhavecounteractionstofalsestoriesandbewillingtoletthepresshaveinformation
toprovethefalseinformationisreallyfalse.Itwasn'tethicalforthepersontoreleasethehoax,but
companiesshouldbeabletoreacttothesesituations.
OnerecentexamplethathappenedthispastsummerinJune,wastheKFCrathoaxwhere
someonepostedonFacebookthattheyfoundafriedratinKFC'smeal.
Thearticlecanbefoundhere:
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/06/23/kfcsaysdnashowsfriedratwaschickentender/
ThewayKFChandledthisonewastheyimmediatelylettheconsumersknowthattheycanconfirm
thattherewasaverylowchancethatthiswasrealandtheywenttotestthemeatoftheratshaped

chickentoconfirmthatitwaschicken.KFC'spromptresponsewiththeconsumersandpress
preventedthedamagethatthishoaxcouldhavecaused.Thepersonwhopostedthepicture
probablyknewthattheratshapedchickenwasn'tactuallyarat,butinsteadtooktheunethical
approachandhopedtomaybegetsomekindofdealwithKFC.

Re:Discussion#3A:eMailafterdeath

by
MichaelGu
Friday,11September2015,9:50AM

IagreewithAlexanderthatgivingouttheemailsthatcouldinvolveotherpartiessuchasother
studentsisnotthewaytogo.IfIwasCIO,Iwouldreviewtheemailsandthenonlygivetheparents
one'sthatinvolvethesuicideandremoveanynamesandotherpartiesinvolvedfromthem.Ithink
thatwouldsatisfytheparentsandtheprivacyofotherpeopleinvolvedormentioned.Itwouldbe
unethicaltokeepinformationfromparent'sbutitwouldbealsounethicaltoshareprivacyofother
peopleinvolvedwiththepersonwhocommittedsuicide.Ithinkwithdigitalinformation,it'shardto
decidewhoactuallyownsit.
Ithinkmyfinaldecisionwouldbetogivetheparentstheemailsandthenremoveanyoutsideparties
names.Thiswillbringclosuretotheparentsandprotecttheidentitiesofallthepeoplethestudent
contactedwithemailssothattheydon'thavetofearbeingquestionedbytheparents.

Re:Discussion#4A:12yearoldsandtheInternet

by
MichaelGu
Sunday,20September2015,12:12AM

IthinkJacksonCulphasmanygoodpointsabouthowifachildvisitsoutofsheercuriosity,thenit's
notsuchabadthing.ImeanwhenIwas12yearsoldandhadaccesstotheinternet,therewere
plentyofthingsIdidn'tunderstandespeciallywhenclickingonrandomlinksontheforums.Ifmy
parent'severwitnessedmedoingthatandthencametotalk,Iwould'velikedforthemtojustpretend
thattheydidn'tseeanything.Howeverifit'sarecurringthingtoseethemlearninghowtobuilda
bomb,Iwouldhintatthetopicandgetfurtherdetails.IfIkeptseeingpornographyonhis/herscreen,
IwouldprobablypretendIdidn'tseeitsinceit'snaturalandthey'ddefinitelybeembarrassedifI
questionedthemaboutit.
Ithinkiftheyhadaguidetosafersexontheirscreen,Iwouldbemoreinclinedtobringupthe
subjectandthentrytoteachthemmoreinformationaboutit.IfIsawanonlinegamblingsite,Iwould
probablyjustmakesuretheydon'tgetaccesstomycreditcards.
Ithinkthemostimportantthingistomakesurethatexploration/curiosityisnotseenasabadthing.I
thinktheonlythingIwouldinterveneandhavealonglectureonnottodoisifitinvolveddrugsor
thingsrelatedtomurder.

Re:Discussion#5A:Human/ATMinteraction

by
MichaelGu
Sunday,27September2015,8:20AM

IwoulddotheexactsamethingasEllaGauna.Iwouldforsurekeepthe$20dollarsifthemachine
madethemistakeandcallitmyluckyday.Iwouldfeelbadaboutthe$20dollarsthebankergave,
butIwouldstillkeepitsinceitcouldcausemanymoreproblemsthanthe$20dollarsareworthlike
Ellasaid.Ithinkthesecondscenarioiskindoflikewhensomeoneinastoredoesn'tscantheitem
andyougettheitemforfree.Ithinkinthatcase,IwouldjustkeeptheitembecausethestoresI
shopatwouldseenoloss,theclerkmightgetintrouble,andthatit'sjustphysicallyahasslefor
somethingoflowvalue.Ifit'sanythingover$40dollars,IthinkIwouldbemoreobligedtodothe
ethicalthingandalerttheclerk/bankeraboutit.Howeverifit'samachinethatgaveme$40extra
dollars,thenIwouldbegladtospendthatextra$40dollars.Iwoulddefinitelysaythatspending
extramoneygivenbymistakefromamachineisaloteasierontheconsciencethenonefroma
humanbeing.

Re:Discussion#6A:ItGetsBetter(exceptforTylerC.)

by
MichaelGu
Sunday,11October2015,11:33AM

RichardiscorrectonwhatthestudentsdidintheClementiincidentweredefinitelyresponsibleinthe
wholeevent.IfIwasaadministratoratRutgers,Iwoulddisciplinethestudentsbymakingan
exampleoutofthem.IwouldincludetheITprofessionalstoverifythetechnicalaspectofthecase.I
thinktheItGetsBetterprojectisagoodwayforpeoplewhoarefacingtheseissuestocome
togetherandnotfeelalone.It'sveryimportanttofindaplacewhereyoucanvisuallyseeother
peopleandtheirsupportfrompeoplewhoarehavingthesameproblemsastheonesthepersonis
currentlyexperiencing.Itencouragesforthemtosharetheirstories.Italsoshowsthatthereare
manylikethemselvesandthattheyarenodifferent.Itisdefinitelyasmallbutrightstepin
addressingtheissuesofbullyingthisyounggroupofpeople.

Re:Discussion#7A:ThatVisionStatementthing

by
MichaelGu
Sunday,18October2015,4:23PM

Ibelievethattheuniversityhasarighttoinstitutionalizeit'sownperspectiveofmorality.Itshouldbe
generallyaguidelineformoralityattheschool.It'smoreimportanttoseeitasaguidelineinsteadof
strictruleshowever.LikeEllasaid,peoplecouldgetdeterredfromattendingtotheschoolifthe
statementsseemtoointimidating.Ithinksomeofthepotentialpositiveoutcomesisthatitconstructs
astructureofmoralityfortheschoolforanyonehasn'tenteredandalsoforthosethatareinterested
intheschoolitself.IthinkITplaysaneutralrole,ifstudentsareharassingsomeoneonline,thenit's
nottheinternet'sfault,it'sthestudents.Justbecausetheycanbetrackeddoesn'tmeanit'sIT's
responsibility.Ifapersonwrotesomethingharmfulphysically,itwouldbejustthesame.SoIthinkIT
playsmoreofaneutralrolewhenitcomestomorality.

Re:Discussion#8A:Surveillanceoncampus

by
MichaelGu
Sunday,25October2015,9:05PM

Thepositiveeffectthatcamerasonourcampushasisdefinitelybasedonsafety.Thefearofgetting
caughtinacrimewillinstillfearincriminals.Havingcamerasalsohelpsbringpoliceandother

enforcersofsafetyfastertothesceneastheyalreadyhaveavisualperspectiveonthescene.Like
Ellasaid,it'salsoveryusefultohaveevidenceaswelltobeabletorecordeventandbeableto
identifythecriminals.
Thenegativeeffectsarethatsometimestheycanbecostly,andthemainimpactishowthecameras
willimpacttheethicalperceptionofthestudents.Mostpeopleingeneraldon'tliketheideaof
someonewatchingthem,andnowitisuptothestudentstotrustthecampusthattheywillonlyuse
thecamerasassafetymeasuresandnotunethicallyexposestudents.

Re:Discussion#9A:Sextingfelons

by
MichaelGu
Sunday,1November2015,7:33AM

Fromreadingthearticle,IagreewithRichardinthatweshouldnotpunishchildrenforemulatingthe
environmentthattheyareexposedtoo.Thereshouldnotbeafelonynoracrimeforsextinginmy
personalopinionbecauseit'stheirownchoice.Peoplemightarguethattheyarenotfullydeveloped
yettomaketheirownchoicesbutthatdoesnotmeantheyshouldbepunishedwithsomethingthat
couldruintheirliveslateron.Thegovernmentshouldbeteachingtheseconceptsinschoolsas
educationalandsafetymeasures.Ithinktheonlyotherpartiesthatcouldberesponsibleisifthe
childisgoingtoaschool,thentheteachersareresponsibleaswellastheparentsregardlessifthey
aregoingtoschoolornot.Thegeneralconclusionisthatthechildshouldn'tbepunishedwith
severelybuttheyshouldbetaughtinstead,sinceanychildwithaphoneprobablyhasaccesstothe
internetwhichcontainsworsecontentthansexting.

Re:Discussion#10a:Paper

by
MichaelGu
Sunday,8November2015,10:45AM

IagreewithEllaGaunathatCSUMBisprettygreenwhenitcomesdowntoCDandCSITmajors
sincepaperusageisreducedbyalandslidesincealmosteverythingisdoneonline.Evenformath
classesalotofthehomeworkisdoneonlineandhandoutsaren'tgivenoutanymore.Thewaythat
thetrendisgoing,beingthatmorehomeworkandassignmentsarebeingdonepaperless,Idon't
thinkCSUMBhastodoanythingmorethankeepthattrend.
PaperuseformeisnotanethicalissuebutsinceIbarelyusepapertobeginwith.Idon'teven
rememberthelasttimeIprintedsomethingthatwasn'tforschoolandevenforschoolIdon't
rememberIactuallyhadtoprintoutalotofpapersexceptformaybeoneHCOMclasstwoyears
ago.CSUMBdoesaprettygoodjobinturningassignmentsthatcouldbedoneonpaperbyturning
themonline.Mainlyduetoonlineonlysubmissions.IrememberforotherclassesinanothercollegeI
hadattended,wehadtoprovideanonlinecopyandaphysicalcopyofpapers.
EvenifsomeCSUMBclassesstillgiveoutalotofhandoutsandrequirephysicalpaper
submissions,Ithinkthewaythatthetrendisgoingandrecyclingpaperingeneralhavebothbeen
increasedsincethelastdozenyears.IthinkallCSUMBhastodoiscontinuethistrendandsupport
torecyclingpaperandthenwe'dseeevenmoredrasticdropsinpaperusage.

Re:Discussion#11a:TechnologyasacoreCSUMBvalue

by
MichaelGu
Sunday,15November2015,12:42PM

Davidbringsupagoodpointaboutlanguagerequirementsbeingahassleformanystudents.Inmy
casebeingatransferstudent,sinceIdidn'ttransferfromaCSU,thishadverylittleeffect,Ididn't
evenknowthatCST101wasaclass.Ithinksomeofthepositiveeffectsarethatbeinginlinewith
otherCSU'swillencouragemorestudentstoattendCSUMBandalsomakeourrequirementsfeel
moreofficialinasense.Itwillalsoenticemorepeopletoattendsincetheywon'thavetotakea
trivialclassthatotherCSU'saren'trequiringandfeellikeCSUMBisuptoparasanyotherCSU.
Potentialnegativeeffectsincludethefactthatsomestudentsactuallybenefitfromtheclassitself,
andwon'ttakeitbecauseit'sjustanaddedrequirement.Anotherpotentialnegativeeffectisthat
thereisonelessclassandpotentiallymorethatintroducescomputersingeneraltostudents.
Ithinksomeoftheethicalimplicationsthatthisactionwouldcauseisthefactthatitwouldbeunfair
tosomestudentsbothwaysintermsofremovingorkeepingit.HoweverIthinkitwouldbemore
unfairtostudentsifitwasremovedsinceitchangesthewaystudentsarelearningandhowstudents
havelearnedbefore.

Re:Discussion#12a:EtzioniandtheBostonMarathon
bombings

by
MichaelGu
Wednesday,16December2015,9:49PM

IagreewithJacksonontheopinionofEtzioniandhowJacksonstatedthattheUSandFrance
areeasytargetswhenitcomestoprovokingtheirsenseofsecurity.IdefinitelythinktheUShas
thequickestreactionandretaliationwhenitcomestosecuritymuchlikehowIpredictEtzionito
thinkaboutitaswell.TheUShasincreasedit'ssenseofsecuritytenfoldafter9/11andnowit's
evenmoreobviouswhennewertechnologiesemergeorattacksthathappeninotherplaces
suchasFrance.
Ithinkthesenseinprivacyandsecuritycannotbothexistintiptopshape.Theymustbothlose
sometogainsome.Theycannotcoexistatboththeirstrongestpointswiththetechnologywith
havetoday.Ifyouwantinformationtobeentirelyprivate,thereisdangerinasensethatpeople
hidingdangerousmaterialsorinformationcannotbefound.Ifallinformationispublichowever,
thereisaverylowsenseofprivacyandalmostindividualityinasensebecausethereislessto
hideaboutyourselfandeveryoneismuchmoretransparent.

Re:Discussion#13a:TheImportanceofSteve

by
MichaelGu
Wednesday,16December2015,9:54PM

IwouldrankSteveJobsasrank3or4intermsofimportance.
IthinkGraceHopperandEdisonarenumber1and2buttiedinasensebecauseEdisonhadmore
importantinventionsfortheworld,howeveralotoftheworkwasdonebyTesla.GraceHopperalso
contributedalottowhatcomputerscienceisnowtoday.IthinkwhatForddidcouldhavebeendone
byanotherpersonreallyclosetohistime,excepthewasthefirstdotoit.SteveJobsranks3forme
becausewhatSteveJobsdidwassomethingthatalotofpeoplearetryingtoreplicatetodaywithout
success.

Re:Discussion#14a:Athreadedreflection

by
MichaelGu
Wednesday,16December2015,9:58PM

IthinkthescrapbookthatIdidontheVideogameviolencebroughtalotofattentiontotheclass
whenIpresentedit.ItgavealotofpeopleideasfortheEpaperaswellashavinganinclass
discussionaboutit.Itboughttolightalotofresearchdoneinthepastandalotofpossibilitiesinthe
futureaswell.Outofallmyscrapbooks,Ifeellikethat'stheoneIcareaboutthemostaswellloving
videogamesasmuchasIdo.Thingsaboutthatarticlesurprisedmeaswell,suchastheAPA
claimingthingsthattheyknewotherswouldrevoltagainst.Thegamingcommunityisavery
sensitiveoneinasensethatanythingthrownatthecommunityinanywayshapeorformasan
insultwillbemetwithstrongfeedback.