Patent To Interpret Brain Waves

My power came back on about 6 hours ago, but I haven't seen anything to post today. Instead, I'll dig up an older article from my archive.

Slashdot had up a summary and some links about a patent that Microsoft filed to use and interpret EEG to read your brain. The problem with reading EEGs is that blinking can mess up the results that they want. The plan is to use it to improve their user interface.

Interesting stuff, though I have no interest in having Microsoft read my brain.

Great picture from CRChair

Biscuit
Originally uploaded by crchair.

Could there be a cuter dog on the face of the planet?

Gas prices near $3

Gas prices near $3
Originally uploaded by nomad7674.

New Haven Loses Another Sports Franchise

The New Haven Cutters of the Can-Am independent baseball league have folded their operation. This is the second baseball team and third sports franchise in recent years to either fold or leave New Haven, CT. Nomad, Shadowmom1, and I enjoyed the New Haven Raven's baseball games that we used to go to. I even had been to the minor league hockey team that moved out a few years ago. Lets hope that New Haven's loss is Bridgeport's gain and that the Bluefish can benefit.

Sad But True

Interesting Thought

There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.

- Richard Feynman

From quotationspage.com

Stephen Colbert Files To Run For President

Stephen Colbert has officially "entered" the race for President on the Democratic ticket. Publicity stunt, I'm sure, but the most interesting thing is why he didn't file with the Republican party as well. In South Carolina, he needed $2,500 to run as a Democrat, but the Republican party wanted $35,000!