Technology | SgtPepperArc360

T E C H N O L O G Y

When I was young, I had an interest in computers and electronics. Technology is one of the primary subjects of my videos on YouTube. This includes mobile devices, computers, elevators, and appliances.

This is an image of the data servers at the Center for Computational Reality and Gravitation at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Elevators and escalators

They are an obligatory part of technology to take us to a higher level. I was inspired by YouTuber Andrew Reams, also known as DieselDucy, to film elevators, but my style is rather distinctive—a little more like a science project. I like to do a bit of research on the elevators and their fixtures, as well as time them with my phone to see how long it takes to go from one floor to another, and how long it takes to go all the way up/down. I can’t really tell how many feet per minute they can go, though.

Global Way 405

Rose Tree Corporate Center Building II

Computers and computing

As a technophile, I happen to have a vast knowledge of computers, but frankly, I have more experience with Windows PCs than Macintosh computers. I know about alt codes used to type certain Unicode characters (obviously, Macs can’t do that), but ironically, I’m not the best with coding. In fact, Python is the hardest thing for me (I don’t know how to use it!). But anyway, I’ll give you a few examples on how alt codes work.
Let’s say you’re using Microsoft Word and you’re writing an essay analyzing Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. If you want to type in the name Éowyn and need to include an acute accent on the E, then type in 0201 whilst holding the Alt key. (this applies solely to keyboards with a Numpad, but make sure Num Lock is on!).

Smartphones and more

I get it, iPhones still count as smart phones, but they’re honestly overrated. When I thought about getting a new phone for my 14th birthday, I insisted on getting an Android phone because they were unique, and so I decided that a Samsung Galaxy phone would be an excellent choice for me. And this is kind of interesting: when my family was watching Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, I was able to recognize the user interfaces of the phones portrayed, and I was like “Why am I hearing an iPhone notification sound coming from a Samsung Galaxy phone?”. Amazed by my observation, my parents had asked how I knew those were Galaxy phones, and I replied “Their Call screen looks almost the same as mine.”