Jerry Ramirez

CSCE 445 - Fall 2018

“Some men see things as they are and say, why; I dream of things that never were and say, why not.” -RFK

Why I'm in this class: Howdy! My name is Jerry Ramirez and I'm a super duper senior here at A&M finishing up my second, and hopefully last, victory lap (A-Whoop[s I still haven't graduated]). As an economics and computer science double major with a minor in business administration I love the concept of a class combining the humanities and stems disciplines. A lot of people associate economics with just studying money, but really at its heart it's about studying people and how they go about rational decision making in the hopes of maximizing utility. Similarly, there seems to be this misconception about computers. Computers are often viewed as this static means by which to compute calculations and carry out sets of instructions. But really, their impact, and usefulness, extends much beyond the realm of mere computation, and their impact permeates our every day life. I'm interested in learning how computers affect people, their decision making, how they impact the design of new media, and finally how they influence society as a whole.

Media I use every Week:

  • Music:
    • Spotify
      • Christmas Channel - all day err' day; 365. (sorry not sorry)
      • Pop Station
      • Classical study station
      • Christian radio
    • Itunes
      • My Library
        • Favorite Songs at the moment:
          • Maybe IDK - Jon Bellion
          • Ophelia - The Lumineers
          • Shine a Light - Banners
          • Blank Space - Taylor Swift
          • New Rules - Dua Lupa
          • Electric Love - Borns
  • Social Media
    • Snapchat
    • Instagram
    • Facebook (Jerry Ramirez)
    • LinkedIn (Gerardo Ramirez II, let's connect)
  • Television
    • Netflix
      • The Office
      • Friends
      • Jane The Virgin
      • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
      • Orange Is the New Black
    • Cable
      • CNN
      • Kids Baking Challenge
      • The Golden Girls
      • Dance Moms
      • Keeping Up With The Kardashians (We all have our character flaws, okay? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )
      • House Hunters / House Hunters International ( 100% success rate at predicting house selection, but who's keeping tabs?)
      • Property Brothers
      • Shark Tank
      • Forensic Files
  • Print
    • Newspaper
      • the Batallion (yes, people under 90 still read the newspaper. Okay fine, just me.)
      • The Eagle
      • The Houston Chronicle
    • Magazines
      • NYT
      • Wall Street Journal
      • The Economist (SO. GOOD.)
      • National Geographic (ALSO. VERY. GOOD.)
    • Books
      • To Kill A Mockingbird
      • Jane Eyre
      • I am Malala
  • Radio
    • Candy 95
    • Mix 104.7
    • 104.1
  • Movies
    • Childrens Movies (or for the kid at heart)
      • MULAN (Dishonor on you and your cow if you haven't seen it.)
      • (Really anything Disney I'm probably obsessed with)
      • COCO
    • The Classics
      • Gone With the Wind
      • Casa Blanca
      • Breakfast At Tiffanys
      • Roman Holiday
    • Rom/ Coms
      • How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days
      • Sweet Home Alabama
      • Legally Blonde
    • Romance
      • The Notebook
      • Dirty Dancing
      • In Love and War
    • Misc. Genre Movies I just really love
      • Jackie
      • Brooklyn
      • Pretty In Pink
      • The Greatest Showman
  • Email
    • google email
    • yahoo email
  • Telephone (Call me, beep me if ya' want to reach me)
    • Voice Call
    • Facetime
    • Text Messaging
  • Computer
    • The Internet