Archive for August, 2008
Videos that Show Palin is Ready to be VP
Aug 31st
Like many people when I first heard that McCain has chosen Palin to be his VP, I was perplex and thought it was an odd choice. How can he chose someone with so little experience in the area that America needs right now, economics, international relations and fighting terrorism around the globe. After much research, More >
Learning from Alan Kay, 11 years later
Aug 30th
I first saw this video on reddit about a year ago, a famous talk by Alan Kay given about 11 years ago. I’ve watched it many times and each time understanding it a bit more. [googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2950949730059754521[/googlevideo] The first time I watched it, I found his proposal that every object on the internet should have an More >
Why Carmack’s iPhone Visual Tour De Force Will Flop
Aug 7th
Two words, “Battery Life.” I have no doubts about Mr. Carmack’s technical ability. His games defined ‘cutting edge’ graphics on the PC for many years. But even he can’t fight against the biggest weakness of the iPhone, a short battery life. Related posts Why Sky High Development Budget is Good for Publishers (0) The Economic More >
Skynet Will Not Be Created By Man
Aug 4th
“On August 4th, 2024, Skynet will become sentient in one of Amazoogle’s massive data centers. It will seize control of all news and media outlets and people won’t even realize that the machine have taken over.” The fear that Google will create Skynet is overblown. I think if the end comes, it won’t be through More >