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LAYA! [e-Letter for American Young Adults]
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Volume 2 Issue 5
- May 1997
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http://www.best.com/~raychin/
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HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS...
EDITOR'S
NOTE
INTERNET
SAFETY
THINGS YOU LEARN ABOUT COMPUTERS FROM THE MOVIES
WEB SITES
SURVEYS
MYSTERY
MESSAGES
LAYA! looks best when viewed with 10 point Arial font.
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EDITOR'S NOTE
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Hello students of Los Altos!
In case you haven't noticed, this is THE first release of LAYA!
with our
new topic format! This format will allow more informative
information,
including ARTICLES WRITTEN BY SUBSCRIBERS! In order to
allow for this, we
have removed the monthly calendar, the top ten lists, and reduced
down to
one the number of jokes that will appear in issues.
All subscribers are encouraged to write for LAYA! Please
send all articles
to dancheng@akamail.com - the articles can be excellent student work (with
reprint rights of the author, if you've written it, you don't
need to worry
about it, if you did not write it, please include where you got
it from so
we can credit them). We welcome comments and suggestions on
this new
design, those can be sent to laya@juno.com. See the bottom of the page for
more details. Also, we'd love to know what you use for
e-mail. One other
thing- if you haven't noticed, visit our web site for back
issues, and
other information (under construction) at http://www.best.com/~raychin
Have fun reading the Quote of the Week!
To technology,
Robert Chin
Editorial Director
robertchin@akamail.com
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INTERNET SAFETY
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The internet. You've used it, maybe even met some other
people on some
sort of chat program...but are you safe?
The following article gives tips on keeping you and your family
safe on the
internet. You may not think much of it now, but once you've
made a
mistake, it's too late.
1. NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION
I know this sounds kind of obvious, but this includes giving out
your
address, phone number, age, even uour true name - which leads me
to my next
point.
Note: Your favorite food or book are some examples of things that
are OK to
share.
2. OPERATE UNDER A CALL SIGN OR FAKE NAME
It is usually not a good idea to use your own name online, as
some
databases keep track of your personal info, some individuals have
or can
gain access to that information, compromising your safety.
3. NEVER AGREE TO MEET SOMEWHERE
Never agree to meet someone somewhere if you've met them over the
internet.
You may believe that you can trust them, but in actuality, you
may be
endangering your life by meeting them.. You never know who
the person you
are talking to really is; treat them as if they were strangers
(you may
talk to them, but don't agree to meet them anywhere, or give them
any
personal information).
4. DO NOT HESITATE TO END THE CHAT
If, while chatting, the discusion makes you uncomfortable (if it
becomes,
dirty, rude, or embarassing), do not hesitate to end the
chat. If the
other person seems mean, they may actually be nice- you may want
to
continue the conversation for a few more minutes before deciding
to end it.
This is because all you have to speak are lines of text, you
cannot hear
the other person's voice tone of voice. They may be trying
to say
something nice, but since you cannot tell how the other person is
saying
it, you do not know their true meaning (you could interpret it
different
ly).
5. TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT
Do not swear or get into an argument in a chat room. If the
other person
finds out your e-mail address, they may net.flame you (sending
hundred to
thousands of e-mail messages, all with the same text). You
should treat
others with respect, treat them the same way you would want to be
treated.
Following the above rules will assure you a safe and happy
experience
online.
BY: ROBERT CHIN
robertchin@akamail.com
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THINGS YOU LEARN ABOUT COMPUTERS
FROM THE
MOVIES
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1. Word processors never display a cursor.
2. You never have to use the space-bar when typing.
3. All monitors display 2-inch high letters.
4. High-tech computers, such as those used by NASA and the CIA,
have
easy-to-understand graphical interfaces.
5. Those that don't will have incredibly powerful text-based
command shells
that can correctly understand and execute commands typed in plain
English.
6. Corollary: You can gain access to any information you want by
simply
typing "ACCESS ALL OF THE SECRET FILES" on any
keyboard.
7. You can infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply
typing
"UPLOAD VIRUS." Viruses cause temperatures in
computers, just like they do
in humans. Eventually, smoke billows out of disk drives and
monitors.
8. All computers are connected, so you can access the information
on the
villain's desktop computer, even if it's turned off.
9. Powerful computers beep whenever keys are pressed or the
screen changes.
They also slow down the output on the screen so that it doesn't
go any
faster than the audience can read it. The *really* advanced ones
emulate
the sound of a dot-matrix printer as the characters come across
the screen.
10. All computer panels have thousands of volts and flash pots
just
underneath the surface. Malfunctions are indicated by a bright
flash, a
puff of smoke, a shower of sparks, and an explosion that forces
you
backward. (see #7, above)
11. People typing away on a computer always turn it off without
saving the
data.
12. A hacker can get into the most sensitive computer in the
world before
intermission and guess the secret password in two tries.
13. Any PERMISSION DENIED has an OVERRIDE function.
14. Complex calculations and loading of huge amounts of data will
be
accomplished in under three seconds. In the movies, modems
transmit data at
two gigabytes per second.
15. When the power plant/missile site/whatever overheats, all the
control
panels will explode, as will the entire building.
16. If you display a file on the screen and someone deletes the
file, it
also disappears from the screen. There are no ways to copy
a backup file
-- and there are no undelete utilities.
17. If a disk has got encrypted files, you are automatically
asked for a
password when you try to access it.
18. No matter what kind of computer disk it is, it'll be readable
by any
system put into it.
19. The more high-tech the equipment, the more buttons it
has. However,
everyone must be brilliant, since the buttons are never labeled.
20. No matter how small, computers have reality-defying
three-dimensional,
real-time, photo-realistic animated graphics capability.
21. Laptops always seem to have amazing real-time video
phone capabilities
and the performance of a CRAY-MP.
22. Whenever the person looks at a monitor, the image is so
bright that it
projects itself onto his/her face.
23. Computers never crash during key, high-intensity activities.
24. Humans operating computers never make mistakes under stress.
Article Submitted By CHRIS CHAN/JOHN SOBEL
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WEB SITES
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This Month's Theme:
GREAT WEB SITES!
http://www.quadzilla.com
Ultimate HTML site.
http://www.yahoo.com
A bunch of links, and a
documented
search engine.
http://www.search.com
Search central, search
for
everything
at once.
http://www.shareware.com
Find you shareware!
http://www.filez.com
Find files
(searches many FTP
sites for
a file name)
http://www.thelist.com
All the ISP's
everywhere.
http://www.happypuppy.com
World's best games page.
http://www.www.submit-it.com
Submit your web site to
tons of
search
engines!
http://www.losaltosonline.com
Los Altos...Online!
http://www.point.com
Top 5% web sites.
List compiled by Charles Hua
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SURVEYS
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This Month's [Extended] Survey:
1.) Goldfish
\tab A.)
Pet
%
\tab B.)
Cracker
%
2.) Do you like:
\tab A.)
CocaCola
%
\tab B.)
Pepsi
%
3.) Do you like:
\tab A.)
Sprite
%
B.)
7UP
%
4.) What are your 3 most favorite sports?
5.) What kind of watch do you wear?
\tab A.) Timex
\tab B.) Casio
\tab C.) Other_____
\tab D.) I don't wear a watch
E-mail "dancheng@akamail.com"
with your answers.
Title the "subject" as "surveys." It
will remain anonymous.
Just include your answers. You do not have to answer all of
them.
The results will be posted in the next issue!
You can submit a survey you want to conduct by e-mailing "dancheng@akama
il.com"
Title the "subject" as "new surveys."
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MYSTERY MESSAGES
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To: Phil
-You're Hawaiian.
From: I wonder...
Wuz up gangsta?
To all Laya Readers,
\tab Peace man! (or woman)
-someone who wishes to remain anonymous
If you have a message you want someone to see, you can e-mail
that message
to "dancheng@akamail.com"
Title the "subject" as "Mystery
Messages" and
in the next issue, we will print all the messages we receive.
The message CAN remain anonymous (please specify).
Please make the message appropriate with no put downs.
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LAYA's STAFF...
Compiled, edited, designed, and approved by:
Robert Chin
Editorial Director
robertchin@akamail.com
Daniel Cheng
Layout & Design
dancheng@akamail.com
Chris Lin
Quotes and Facts
cclin@worldnet.att.net
Charles Hua
Internet Supervisor
charleyman@akamail.com
Scott Chiang
Public Relations
illuminator@juno.com
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