Microsoft is developing a new smartphone application that, although it has not been released yet, is already stirring up controversy. What will the app enable users to do?
1. Determine the nutritional content of restaurant meals
2. Avoid high-crime neighborhoods
3. Get better deals on health insurance
4. Boycott products made by companies affiliated with Apple
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Mini News Quiz #2
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, a controversial new breed of iPhone apps claim to be able to do what?
1. Trick automated phone systems into connecting you with a human being faster.
2. Detect electromagnetic fields believed to indicate the presence of ghosts.
3. Display rapidly-changing images that hypnotize viewers into breaking bad habits.
4. Transmit voices across long distances using invisible waves of energy.
1. Trick automated phone systems into connecting you with a human being faster.
2. Detect electromagnetic fields believed to indicate the presence of ghosts.
3. Display rapidly-changing images that hypnotize viewers into breaking bad habits.
4. Transmit voices across long distances using invisible waves of energy.
Monday, June 6, 2011
News Quiz
1. Which of the following is an actual reality show about to enter its second season?
(a) The Auditors, which features stories of taxpayers who have been audited by the IRS, from the initial contact through the final accounting of taxes owed.
(b) Extreme Couponing, in which shoppers save thousands of dollars through strategic use of coupons, store promotions, and similar deals.
(c) Health Care Hustle, which features a "behind-the-scenes" look at the business side of a doctor's office in Oakland, California.
(d) Wikipedia Wars, where contestants compete to use Wikipedia to find the answers to trivia questions while strategically editing it to confuse their opponents.
2. Which of the following is an actual recent scientific finding?
(a) The gene responsible for blonde hair also produces neurotoxins which lower intelligence.
(b) Using Twitter and Facebook immediately after studying for exams improves grades.
(c) The most important factor in determining how much students learn in college classes is how funny they think their professor is.
(d) Showing Apple fans images of Apple products activates the same areas of the brain as showing religious believers images of deities.
3. Sarah Palin recently made which of the following false claims about American history in an interview?
(a) Part of the purpose of Paul Revere's famous ride was to warn the British that they would face American resistance.
(b) Alexander Hamilton once gave a speech warning of the dangers of financial bailouts.
(c) Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves because he wanted to sabotage the Southern economy.
(d) President Kennedy ordered Predator drone strikes on Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis.
(a) The Auditors, which features stories of taxpayers who have been audited by the IRS, from the initial contact through the final accounting of taxes owed.
(b) Extreme Couponing, in which shoppers save thousands of dollars through strategic use of coupons, store promotions, and similar deals.
(c) Health Care Hustle, which features a "behind-the-scenes" look at the business side of a doctor's office in Oakland, California.
(d) Wikipedia Wars, where contestants compete to use Wikipedia to find the answers to trivia questions while strategically editing it to confuse their opponents.
2. Which of the following is an actual recent scientific finding?
(a) The gene responsible for blonde hair also produces neurotoxins which lower intelligence.
(b) Using Twitter and Facebook immediately after studying for exams improves grades.
(c) The most important factor in determining how much students learn in college classes is how funny they think their professor is.
(d) Showing Apple fans images of Apple products activates the same areas of the brain as showing religious believers images of deities.
3. Sarah Palin recently made which of the following false claims about American history in an interview?
(a) Part of the purpose of Paul Revere's famous ride was to warn the British that they would face American resistance.
(b) Alexander Hamilton once gave a speech warning of the dangers of financial bailouts.
(c) Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves because he wanted to sabotage the Southern economy.
(d) President Kennedy ordered Predator drone strikes on Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis.
Monday, February 28, 2011
News Quiz!
Now it's time for a new feature on this blog: the News Quiz! These are some questions about local (and some not-so-local) news events - whatever I find interesting.
1. So-called "Castle Doctrine" laws give citizens the right to do what?
A. Participate in medieval re-enactment.
B. Use lethal force to defend their homes.
C. Engage in collective bargaining over rent payments.
D. Build moats around their property.
2. Which of the following companies have been recently praised by gay-rights advocates, and why?
A. Verizon, for canceling a planned ad campaign that featured two characters getting "stuck" in a same-sex relationship due to a competitor's poor cell-phone service.
B. Bioware, a video game company, for announcing that the highly anticipated space-adventure video game sequel "Mass Effect 3" will provide the option to have the player's character engage in same-sex relationships with aliens.
C. Facebook, for giving users the option to set their Facebook status to "in a civil union" or "in a domestic partnership."
D. Wizards of the Coast, for printing a series of "Magic: The Gathering" cards that feature pairs of same-sex characters that get bonuses if you have both of them on the field at the same time.
3. A new iPhone app is designed to make it easier for religious believers to do what?
A. Pray
B. Confess
C. Proselytize
D. Find churches
4. The University of Illinois computer science department took it as praise recently when a report came out showing that the department is number one in what?
A. Academic integrity violations
B. Nobel Prize winners
C. Percentage of students using alcohol
D. Average number of Facebook friends
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Answers:
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
1. So-called "Castle Doctrine" laws give citizens the right to do what?
A. Participate in medieval re-enactment.
B. Use lethal force to defend their homes.
C. Engage in collective bargaining over rent payments.
D. Build moats around their property.
2. Which of the following companies have been recently praised by gay-rights advocates, and why?
A. Verizon, for canceling a planned ad campaign that featured two characters getting "stuck" in a same-sex relationship due to a competitor's poor cell-phone service.
B. Bioware, a video game company, for announcing that the highly anticipated space-adventure video game sequel "Mass Effect 3" will provide the option to have the player's character engage in same-sex relationships with aliens.
C. Facebook, for giving users the option to set their Facebook status to "in a civil union" or "in a domestic partnership."
D. Wizards of the Coast, for printing a series of "Magic: The Gathering" cards that feature pairs of same-sex characters that get bonuses if you have both of them on the field at the same time.
3. A new iPhone app is designed to make it easier for religious believers to do what?
A. Pray
B. Confess
C. Proselytize
D. Find churches
4. The University of Illinois computer science department took it as praise recently when a report came out showing that the department is number one in what?
A. Academic integrity violations
B. Nobel Prize winners
C. Percentage of students using alcohol
D. Average number of Facebook friends
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Answers:
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
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