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SUPERBOWL SUNDAY

My login was unsuccessful. The NSF supercomputers did not let me login today because sometimes on Sunday's the network uses the day to reboot and update. All information must be reviewed, fact checked, and have the proper citations attached before being sent to the supercomputer centers run by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The goal is to provide the general public with the most accurate information and maintain the quality of the information to the standards of NSF. Early this morning I noticed that there was an error in two submissions so I had to rush in to work even though it is Super Bowl Sunday. I was trying to fix the submissions before they were completely transmitted into the super computer. Unforunately, I did not get there in time to fix the errors.

I am the supervisor of the literature department for the Information District of the Internet. Forunately, the errors on the research that I reviewed is only on the history of the Harry Potter literature era and analysis of Hamilton musicals, so there will not be major consquences. Most likely no one will notice and I will fix it the mistakes tomorrow.

The goal is to provide the general public with the most accurate information and maintain the quality of the information to the standards of NSF, which was why I was trying to fix the mistakes before the information was updated in the super computer.

Even though I cannot do any work while the Information District networks update, I decide to stay in D.C. There is heavy traffic all-round the city because people are traveling to FedEx Stadium 2 for the Super Bowl. After purchasing a sandwich and a strawberry smoothie from the café on the ground level of the building, I sit back down at my computer.

Reaching in my bag I pull out my phone and see a text from my husband that says,"Erica, when will you be home?" I send a quick text telling my kids and husband that I will leave when the traffic clears. Then I pull out a cord from my bag to connect my phone to the computer on my desk. Once successfully plugging in the cord to the port on the left side of the computer I hear a single tone. The 3D touch screen flashes my name, Erica Grey, then the date, 2/5/2066. This lets me know I am now connected to the networks of Privatize District of the Internet.

The Privatize District networks were created to fund the Information District networks and also helped fund upgrades needed to increase the backbone speed of the Internet. The two separate networking infrastructures were made to preserve the ideas politicians, scientists, and corporations. The Private District allows communication and commercialization while the Information District is more like a database for verified information for the general public. The Privatize District is connected through telephone lines. My phone serves as communication device and a modem to the Privatize District. Before connecting my phone to my computer, I could not see news about the upcoming game or check my email. But now that I connected my phone and computer, I accessed privatized resources and I can communicate with others through my computer.

While scrolling through my Twitter feed, I noticed a poll on the Internet about who people think will win. It looks like the Patriots are currently winning the poll by 18 percent. On Instagram there are live photos and people are streaming their Super Bowl day activites at FedEx Stadium 2. To waste time while I am waiting for the traffic to clear, I even started shopping for clothes for my family vacation to Australia.

A few hours later, I can see from the window that the streets are beginning to clear because the game is in about two hours. Ready to leave, I unplug the cord that was connecting my phone and computer. Once the cord is removed from my computer, the connection to Privatize District is disconnected because it can only be accessed through a telephone line.

Gathering my belongings, I shut down my computer before leaving to watch the Super Bowl with my family on our 3D-HD television.