Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog post about Fake News! As much as it's a term thrown around in today's modern political climate, there's some that's simply made to rile emotions, twist facts, and impersonate official sites in order to download viruses or get what they want. However, Google is attempting to stop Fake News from spreading as much as it does, not by deleting it, but by burying it under piles of other news sites. Against things like 'Low-Quality Content', which will include hoaxes, conspiracy theories, and anything misleading, false, or offensive, a group of 10,000 plus 'raters' will read and demote accordingly.
Some are protesting against this decision, as it is a violation of people's freedom of speech, and a rater or top ranked person could easily just drown anything they disagreed with in a flurry of search results. However, Google argues that this is a needed usage of their powers, citing the "is obama planning a coup" article that topped their search engine for a month before being knocked down as blatantly wrong.
Adventure Van, signing out.
Ha Ha Ha, that's all fake news. And this is fake news. You reading this? Fake news. Me signing out? fake news. I never sign out.
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Boating Safety!
Boating Safety!
Hey Guys, it’s Adventure Van here with a blog about how to
be safe on the water. In this blog, I’ll be talking about: life jackets, the
correct way to sit in a boat, the separate types of boats, and more.
The directions on a boat are not just front, back, and
sides, but are called Bow (Front), Stern (Back), Port (Left), and Starboard
(Right). When a vessel meets another vessel, they fall into two separate
categories. Give-Way vessels are boats
that move their paths in a situation with another boat, while a Stand-On vessel
is a boat that does not have to alter its course. There are separate
situations, which are Overtaking, Meeting, and Crossing.
When a boat is overtaking another boat, the boat that is
moving ahead is a Give-Way Vessel while the boat that’s being overtaken is a
Stand-On vessel. There are also certain signals that you have to give, but more
on that later. Meeting is a way of not crashing when you’re on the same path as
another vessel. Both people pass each other on their port sides, and both are
classified as Give-Way Vessels because both of them have to alter their course.
Crossing is when a boat ahead of you is going horizontally and you’re going
vertically. The person who’s ahead of you would be a Stand-On Vessel, and you’d
be a Give-Way Vessel.
However, there’s also the horn which plays a roll in this.
If you are interacting with another vessel, you’d want to hit the horn once and
wait for a response before continuing. The exception is when Overtaking another
boat, as you’ll want to hit the horn once if you’re passing on their starboard
side, and twice if you’re passing them on their port side. Also, sounding a
horn 5 times is one of the Danger Signals. Only use that if your ship or
yourself is in certain danger.
Large Vessels are separate entities, and you’d be best to
know the rules about them before entering an area where they’re stationed or
moving. They could be anything from Military, Cruise, or Commercial Shipping
ships. Stay at least 100 yards away, or 300 feet, and move at lowest speed at
500 yards or 1,500 feet from it. Breaking these rules not only put you and them
in danger, but also will give you a sentence up to 6 years in prison and a
$250,000 fine! (As well as giving cause to search your vessel for weapons/explosives,
this would up the fine/time even more.) However, since they’re so big, you’re
likely to see them and avoid these areas, meaning that these precautions should
not have to be used.
Life Jackets are the most important part of ANYTHING
INVOLVING LARGE BODIES OF WATER. Because
of stupidity, carelessness, or just bad luck, 90% of those who drown while
boating were without life jackets at the time of the accident, as well as 8/10
of drownings being within an inland area without a lifejacket. Now that I’ve
scared you, what type of lifejacket is the appropriate type? There are throwable
floating devices, but those are not meant to be lifejackets, so don’t wear
them. There are Near Shore Buoyancy Vests, which are for near safe areas, and
Off Shore Buoyancy Vests, which are for ships on open seas. There’s also
inflatable ones, which take up less room, and Special Use ones, which have been
customized to work for a certain situation.
This is Adventure Van, Sailing Out.
Friday, May 19, 2017
Science Exploration Day at St. John Fishers
Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog post about a three part event I went to today! Well, it had multiple parts past that, heading over a 200, but I only got to sign up for 3. Bummer. However, I went to one about going to mars, one about HTML coding, and one about Invasive Species, all of which will get their own paragraph below. But first, about the event and St. John Fishers.
The Event was described in the official description: "Approximately 1500 students will attend seminars and exhibits presented by Rochester area colleges, industries, scientific-societies, and medical facilities. Participation in SED is a unique experience that will stimulate each student’s interest in the various science fields and create an awareness of career opportunities.Junior high and senior high students will be signing up for the same program.If it is more convenient for your school to enroll them separately, please fill out a copy of the form below for each group."
The first course I went to was about whether or not humans would ever be able to get on Mars, let alone colonize it. Taught by Tara Sweet from Nazareth College, it was about how we could get humans to live on Mars. How will we make sure they survive the trip to get there? And how do we deal with the physiological barriers to space travel?
The second course was a basic HTML tutorial on destining a website. (Not like you use HTML for much else anyway.) It was fairly simple, including basic things other then the <html> <head> <body> codes, with things like <font>, <br>, <img src> and customizing the <head> and <body> codes. We also used Animation Factory for images, (don't worry, it doesn't download viruses, just looks like it would.)
The third course was about invasive species in the NY area, ranging from Giant Hogweed to Asian Long Horned Beetles. Unfortunately for for the entire world, Invasive Species are hard to see, hard to prevent, and almost anywhere instead of their normal environment will have no predators. We also found out about the iMapInvasives app, which lets you report and see invasive species in the NY county area, as well as other places besides us.
If you want to see the topics there were, check them out here!
Adventure Van, science-ing out!
The Event was described in the official description: "Approximately 1500 students will attend seminars and exhibits presented by Rochester area colleges, industries, scientific-societies, and medical facilities. Participation in SED is a unique experience that will stimulate each student’s interest in the various science fields and create an awareness of career opportunities.Junior high and senior high students will be signing up for the same program.If it is more convenient for your school to enroll them separately, please fill out a copy of the form below for each group."
The first course I went to was about whether or not humans would ever be able to get on Mars, let alone colonize it. Taught by Tara Sweet from Nazareth College, it was about how we could get humans to live on Mars. How will we make sure they survive the trip to get there? And how do we deal with the physiological barriers to space travel?
The second course was a basic HTML tutorial on destining a website. (Not like you use HTML for much else anyway.) It was fairly simple, including basic things other then the <html> <head> <body> codes, with things like <font>, <br>, <img src> and customizing the <head> and <body> codes. We also used Animation Factory for images, (don't worry, it doesn't download viruses, just looks like it would.)
The third course was about invasive species in the NY area, ranging from Giant Hogweed to Asian Long Horned Beetles. Unfortunately for for the entire world, Invasive Species are hard to see, hard to prevent, and almost anywhere instead of their normal environment will have no predators. We also found out about the iMapInvasives app, which lets you report and see invasive species in the NY county area, as well as other places besides us.
If you want to see the topics there were, check them out here!
Adventure Van, science-ing out!
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
GM Tonawanda Engine Plant Tour.
Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about General Motors, a company that produces motors for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac. I was lucky enough to tour the inside of the plant, and got to see all the awesome machines at work. So, I'll be giving a quick talk about what went on, but nothing detailed, for obvious reasons. ('Intellectual Property', for example.)
The plant is HUGE. They have millions of motors in production all the time, and work 24/7, with three shifts that cover the entire day without over working people. They also have robots that do the brunt of the work, picking up and putting down the shells for the motors and building, cutting, and connecting the parts. Barely any manual labor has to get done by humans, most of it is attaching really delicate things.
They have areas to sit down and eat right next to the machines, vending machines and tables everywhere, and it moves at a very fast rate. So fast, that holding something up for a second could cost thousands of dollars. However, it moves so smoothly that it doesn't happen. It's like a fine tuned machine in there! Cars moving about, people walking, it's like a indoor city.
That's Adventure VAN(see what i did there it's funny right right people please), driving out.
The plant is HUGE. They have millions of motors in production all the time, and work 24/7, with three shifts that cover the entire day without over working people. They also have robots that do the brunt of the work, picking up and putting down the shells for the motors and building, cutting, and connecting the parts. Barely any manual labor has to get done by humans, most of it is attaching really delicate things.
They have areas to sit down and eat right next to the machines, vending machines and tables everywhere, and it moves at a very fast rate. So fast, that holding something up for a second could cost thousands of dollars. However, it moves so smoothly that it doesn't happen. It's like a fine tuned machine in there! Cars moving about, people walking, it's like a indoor city.
That's Adventure VAN(see what i did there it's funny right right people please), driving out.
Doggy Cupcakes
Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about DOGS and CUPCAKES and DOG CUPCAKES. Done by Chrusciki Bakery, this class was about making 6 cupcakes look like dogs. It was a fun class, and I'll be showing the pictures of the ones I made below.
 The beautiful dogs (and not so beautiful) Dog No.1  Dog No.2
And there you have it! I'd give instructions, but the class was there for that and I don't want to capitalize on it. Adventure Van, petting out. | ||||||||||||
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