Week 3 of New Comm Tech (Tutorial)

The objective for this week's tut*sparks is to answer the following questions with photos and links. Fun-ness!

1. What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?

The world's largest digging machine machine weighs 45,500 tons. It took five years to design it and it is at a cost of around 100 million dollars. The machine is 95 meters high and 215 meters long. (http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Workshop/Trencher.htm)

2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Ozzy Osborne?

The best way to contact Ozzy Osbourne would be to have his agent or manager's contact number or email address or home address. However, there are several sites that try to spam people into believing their information on their fake site. The sites sometimes also make you spend money or have your contact your details and send you spam mail. But this is all based on my personal opinion and the knowledge I have on the music industry.

3. When and what was the first example of global digital communication?

The first sample of global digital communication was in December, 1979. This was when the first phone system was sold to the network. One year later in February, the first phone system was installed at Danville Family Practice. This was only the beginning of global communication. (http://www.digcom.com/digihist.htm)

4. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?

The cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne would most likely be on a plane. For example, with virgin blue flights, it can cost up to 88.00 dollars to catch a (economy) direct flight to Melbourne.

(http://www.zuji.com.au/site/travel/flights/transport-results.html?skin=enau.zuji.com.au&mondial_auto=true&DPSRT=FA&DPNOC=0&DPNOA=1&DPNOI=0&DPLOC=en_AU&DPNOS=0&DPHSI=0&date_in_month=8&DPXCP=F&DPFSI=0&DPCID=0&DPXAL=F&DPTRT=flights&DPSFT=&DPXTR=F&DPTTT=O&DPBFT=False&DPXCH=T&DPXMG=F&DPHEI=7&failureURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zuji.com.au%2Fsite%2Ftravel%2Fflights%2Fflights-search-error.html&DPDAP=OOL&DPBFE=False&DPXIN=T&DPCLS=Y&DPPID=5005&date_out_month=8&DPFEI=9&TRANS=ViewTransportationSearchBox%2CdoSearchForTransportation&DPSAC=Z03&date_out_day=24&DPDCC=AUD&DPIDT=0001&DP1WF=1&DPFIT=&DPODT=0001&DPAAP=MEL&DPAIR=NONE&date_in_day=31&DPDIR=

5. Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?

Hatsune Miku is one of the first characters installed into a program called the Vocaloid Character Vocal Series. This program is unique as it is tuned to create J-pop songs heard in anime and no other genres can be created this way. The company Hatsune Miku belongs to is Yamaha Corporation. Her birth date is the 31st of August. (http://myanimelist.net/character/7156/Miku_Hatsune) (http://www.vocaloid.com/index.en.html)

6. Find a live webcam in Antarctica. Find a place to stay in Antarctica.

Isolated and cold Anatartica may be but you can still find tip-top place to stay. One of the places you can stay is at the Polish Antarctic Station Arctowski. This place includes airport pick-up, gym, bar and many other fine hotel qualities. (http://www.geckogo.com/Lodging/Antarctica/South-Shetland-Islands/Polish-Antarctic-Station-Arctowski/)

A live webcam is placed at the Scott Base. The camera has been placed in the Hillary Field Centre briefing room with White Island in the distance. (http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/scott-base/webcams)

7. What song was in top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1980?

The top two songs in the Australian pop charts during this week in the 1980s was "Alone Again" by The Shamen and "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. (http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=30648)

8. How would you define the term 'nano technology'? In your own words, what does it really mean?

In my own words I would define nano technology as a matter of controlling a small atom or molecular. Furthermore, it would involve developing materials within that smaller size. (http://www.zyvex.com/nano/)

9. What type of camera is used to make ‘Google Street View’?

The camera used to make Google's Street View has a 360 degree image taking projection. The camera is used by Immersive Media for Google's Street View. (http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9724604-1.html)

10. Translate these questions into Klingon.

(1) nuq 'oH [the] [weight] vo' [the] [worlds] [biggest] [machine] chay' 'ar ta'ta' 'oH [cost] Daq chen

(2) nuq 'oH [the] [best] [way] [quickest] HochHom [reliable] Daq [contact] [Ozzy] [Osborne]

(3) ghorgh 'ej nuq ghaHta' [the] wa'DIch [example] vo' [global] [digital] [communication]

(4) nuq 'oH [the] [cheapest] [form] vo' [travel] vo' [the] SuD baS [Coast] Daq [Melbourne]

(5) 'Iv 'oH [Hatsune] [Miku] nuq [company] ta'taH ghaH [belong] Daq nuq 'oH Daj qoS

(6) tu' [a] yIn [webcam] Daq [Antarctica] tu' [a] Daq Daq [stay] Daq [Antarctica]

(7) nuq bom ghaHta' [top] vo' [the] [Australian] [pop] [charts] vam [week] Daq

(8) chay' [would] SoH [define] [the] [term] ['nano] [technology'] Daq lIj ghaj mu'mey nuq ta'taH 'oH [really] [mean]

(9) nuq [type] vo' [camera] 'oH [used] Daq chenmoH [‘Google] [Street] [View’]

(10) [Translate] Dochvammey [questions] Daq tlhIngan

(http://sites.google.com/a/klingonword.org/klv/klingon-translator-and-dictionary)

Well, that last question was weird and it was kind of difficult not using google or wiki to research and find answers for each question. But I tried at least and thats what I'm glad about. I don't really care if they wrong or right. I tried at least =)