This is interesting. They ran the calculation three times on their supercomputer, and came up with the same answer -- the calculation of the wonderful number PI ended at 1.3511 trillion places! This is actually old news, from June 2004. I'll have to figure out what's become of this, since I would think that this would really upset some people, especially those in the "Ancient and Honorable Society of Pi Watchers."
Saturday, February 19, 2005
A.I. matches human intelligence (only in California!)
This article in the Watley Review is pretty entertaining. What's up with the educational system in CA? Then again, you should probably criticize the researchers methods of validation. Regardless, it again shows that when doing research, choose your "control" subject carefully!
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Senate Passes Ban on Genetic Discrimination
Who wants to wager a bet on how many years it will take before this ban is repealed? Will it be in my lifetime? I would bet on it.
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Inventor preserves self to witness immortality - Feb 15, 2005
Check out this article from CNN.com.
Hmmm... I actually don't have much to say. I mean, don't get me wrong -- the logical, analytical side of me says, "BWHAAAHAHAHA! Yeah, right!" But, Ray Kurzweil is a real visionary. I know technology has come a long way, but we have a long way to go, particularly in the nanosciences. But, regardless... 20 years? Immortality?
With just the right mixture of green tea and other dietary supplements, in combination with nanobots that work through your system to maintain your living state, you'll live forever, or so Dr. Kurzweil says. A heart?!?!? Bahhh! Who needs a stinkin' heart!
Do you have any idea how many books he's going to sell to people that know nothing about what he's talking about? I wonder how much money he's going to make from this claim. That's probably the part that bothers me the most.
I don't know. I think he may have gone too far this time. I do not doubt that small parts of his claim will prove true. I suspect that much of his dietary information he provides in the book are probably based on known facts that have come out over the years. (e.g. green tea, wine, whole grains, olive oil, fish, etc...) But, I just hope that those that spend the money on this book will read it with a grain of salt, or... some other preservative. :-)
Hmmm... I actually don't have much to say. I mean, don't get me wrong -- the logical, analytical side of me says, "BWHAAAHAHAHA! Yeah, right!" But, Ray Kurzweil is a real visionary. I know technology has come a long way, but we have a long way to go, particularly in the nanosciences. But, regardless... 20 years? Immortality?
With just the right mixture of green tea and other dietary supplements, in combination with nanobots that work through your system to maintain your living state, you'll live forever, or so Dr. Kurzweil says. A heart?!?!? Bahhh! Who needs a stinkin' heart!
Do you have any idea how many books he's going to sell to people that know nothing about what he's talking about? I wonder how much money he's going to make from this claim. That's probably the part that bothers me the most.
I don't know. I think he may have gone too far this time. I do not doubt that small parts of his claim will prove true. I suspect that much of his dietary information he provides in the book are probably based on known facts that have come out over the years. (e.g. green tea, wine, whole grains, olive oil, fish, etc...) But, I just hope that those that spend the money on this book will read it with a grain of salt, or... some other preservative. :-)
Blogging is all fun and games, until the boss finds out - Feb. 14, 2005
Check out this article posted on CNN. Blogging can cost you your job, unless you write nice things about your place of employment. But, seriously, why was he blogging from his workplace? Do you mean to tell me that people use the internet from their work computers?!?! NO!!! Tell me it isn't so! :-)
Seriously, controlling internet use at the workplace is becoming a bigger and bigger problem throughout corporate America. You better think twice before you type that e-mail to your friend from your work account telling him/her about how your boss sucks. Take my word for it. I know people personally that have been fired for such things. Resist the urge! Don't be fooled -- there is no privacy on the internet, particularly from your work computer. If there is something you would not say with your boss standing next to you, then don't say it in an e-mail. If you wouldn't go to that web site with your boss standing over you, then don't go to that web site while you're at work.
Seriously, controlling internet use at the workplace is becoming a bigger and bigger problem throughout corporate America. You better think twice before you type that e-mail to your friend from your work account telling him/her about how your boss sucks. Take my word for it. I know people personally that have been fired for such things. Resist the urge! Don't be fooled -- there is no privacy on the internet, particularly from your work computer. If there is something you would not say with your boss standing next to you, then don't say it in an e-mail. If you wouldn't go to that web site with your boss standing over you, then don't go to that web site while you're at work.
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