31 Ekim 2006 Salı
I might actually buy a tablet PC when it can do this!
This is a fascinating little video on the future of interface design. It is a bit like the interface from the movie "Minority Report", but realized in a non-Hollywood form. I suspect that we'll be seeing a Mac with this interface sooner than you might expect, because it does "Just work".
30 Ekim 2006 Pazartesi
And so it begins...
Florida is having problems with their voting machines already. If you thought the 2000 election was "fun", wait to see what the conspiracy theorists come up with this time. Here's hoping the issues really are "rare" and "scattered" and no one really has cause to challenge the results. Otherwise, we are in for trouble and a nation which feels democracy itself is broken.
Giving the lunch lady the finger
When I was in college I frequently was the guy responsible for making sure everybody swiped their ID card to go up to the cafeteria. This would have made my life way easier. Finger print scanners have been around for a while, but I've not heard of using them in this way. Having your finger print attached to an account in order to pay for your lunch is an ingenious use of the technology. I can understand how it would help with the rush - as well as the number of people that will always forget their ID cards.
Honesty gets Bill into trouble again
Bill, Cosby that is, has stepped into hot water yet again for speaking the truth about race relations - - particularly the education of black students. Cosby has been on the war path as of late about how black culture has let down blacks. He seems to be of the opinion that it's not white's responsibility to make sure black students grow up to be profitable members of society - in fact it's the parents responsibility (woah, what a concept). He's obviously stepping on a lot of toes, particularly the affirmative action types, which will always get a person into trouble.
Interestingly there are several prominent blacks that are criticizing the black community within America for squandering the benefits brought by the civil rights movements. Another theme, from the same people, is how white (read liberal) guilt has handicapped the black community from reaching the heights that they have the potential to reach. It's very interesting that there seems to be a quite conservative core within the black community developing. I hope they succeed, because I think that would be really a good thing for the community.
Interestingly there are several prominent blacks that are criticizing the black community within America for squandering the benefits brought by the civil rights movements. Another theme, from the same people, is how white (read liberal) guilt has handicapped the black community from reaching the heights that they have the potential to reach. It's very interesting that there seems to be a quite conservative core within the black community developing. I hope they succeed, because I think that would be really a good thing for the community.
Using Google Maps for Evangelism
This has to get points for creativity, though I am not sure that I can foresee how anyone would find their heart made more open to God thru seeing something on a satellite photo.
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