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Have you ever heard the phrase, “to live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance“? It is a quote taken from a Japanese Buddhist book, The Teaching of Buddha. While the English translation of the Indian quote may not be as perfect as we would like to, it highlights a valid philosophical argument.
Unlike in the old days, web space is getting crowded. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) have seen a flood of new applications for top level domains (TLDs) as technology have spread far beyond the rich and the powerful. I remember when I was a kid, a sever would cost more than the salary of an average South Asian. But today, one can build a server and install open source operating system for just under $400 (CAD). The rapid growth in technology have eroded the resources available for webmasters around the world.
If you are a teacher or a professor, you probably have several students in your class. Let’s say you would like to provide them with an update on their averages after every single quiz and exam they take. But you hate to email each and everyone of them because it consumes a lot of time to copy data from your Excel file of student records to individual emails. This is where the extract data from row by row using loop iteration comes to save you.
I am fortunate enough to find a great summer job at the University of Calgary. I am working for the Geoscience Department cataloging rocks, minerals and other lab materials for a digital database. One thing I notice is that in order for a Geologist to be competitive, these days being “technologically inclined” is a great asset. Not only most of the Geological work is done using software, but even the most basic skills in Geology now being learned by students using technology. While it is not a replacement for hands on experience, the digital media is changing the way we teach Geology forever.
