Derek DeBrocke

Accounting Student and Business Calculus TA at the University of South Florida.

[Derek DeBrocke @DebrockeDerek]

I think they gave a perfect example of what it's like refreshing the page. A slot machine. It's like checking to see if you got a new notification to get the dopamine reward. #eme4390m2023

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I find it interesting so far that all of the people in the show have left their jobs for ethical reasons. Makes you curious about what they are doing in the business. #eme4390m2023

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From what I'm seeing so far human psychology plays a massive role in getting people to stay engaged in their app more #eme4390m2023

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I'll be going off the grid tomorrow for the project #eme4390m2023

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"Apps like Google Now and reQall anticipate what information you will need before you even have to ask based on your traffic conditions, weather, and your location" (Gardner, Davis 2014) #eme4390m2023

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"Several of those businesses claim to track up to 200 million mobile devices in the United States" (Valentino-Devries, et al. 2018) #eme4390m2023

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"More than 1000 popular apps contain location-sharing code from such companies, according to 2018 data from MightySignal, a mobile analysis firm. Google's Android system was found to have about 1200 apps with such code" (Valentino-DeVries, et al. 2018) #eme4390m2023

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Another thing that I found funny was being classified as a "gamer" because I'll think about what I could've done better to beat something in a video game even though I'm not playing it. #eme4390m2023

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In the video I thought it was cool how he talked about allowing millions of people to play together on video games all at one time. If you look at video game concerts/events hosted in fortnite it would be cool to experience those with lots of other people. #eme4390m2023

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We also have to make sure when we look at information that is presented to us we take out our biases and just look at the facts. If we let predetermined group biases override factual information then we can end up in a different reality. #eme4390m2023

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One thing that I think everyone needs to work on is making sure we have a trusting environment where we can say our ideas without getting attacked or reported for what we say. Thats the only way we can improve upon new ideas. #eme4390m2023

[Derek DeBrocke @DebrockeDerek]

New flyer for habitat for humanity Hillsborough county. They're a great organization that builds homes for those in need. Check out their socials @HabitatHills for future upcoming events if you want to participate!

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Middle-class and blue-collar workers struggle with jobs transitioning online due to COVID. This often leaves them jobless. #eme4390m2023
https://t.co/mgQV682Lvl

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From this article approximately 2.9 billion people don't have access to Internet which is mainly women https://t.co/XgTkjG64CS
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Ai can lead to artificial bias based off of the biased data that they learn. This can lead to discriminatory practices or cut out certain groups of people. #eme4390m2023
https://t.co/72YF2I7iqQ