Artificial Intelligence.
Interesting fact: the term was first coined by John McCarthy.
Artificial Intelligence is referred to as being the science of making and engineering intelligent machines. Research in AI is concerned with producing machines to automate tasks requiring intelligent behavior. The history of A.I starts with Alan Turing unveiling his Turing Test, which is proposed to test a machines capability to have a human like conversation and demonstrate thought. One of the most famous A.I machines is the Deep Blue chess machine. Now we have things like AIBO, the robo dog, and even more annoying - The Sims!
The future of A.I includes 40 more expansion packs for The Sims. (Maybe even Sims: AI! Robot sims everywhere!) The future of Artificial Intelligence may turn into I, Robot. But there is a demand for using A.I for security purposes even since the 9/11 attacks.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
May 2nd Blog
RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification. It is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. An RFID tag is an object that can be attached to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification using radio waves.
they use RFID's in libraries. Bison works at a library!
they want to put RFID's in our persons to keep track of us.
Not a good idea.
they use RFID's in libraries. Bison works at a library!
they want to put RFID's in our persons to keep track of us.
Not a good idea.
Monday, May 7, 2007
April 30th Blog
Okay, can I just rant here for a second?
What is the purpose of hackers? Do they just...hack things to just feel better about themselves? Why do they reap so much pleasure from making everyone else's internet experience terrible?!
Hackers boggle my mind. Honestly. These buggers who create spam mail and crap like that - what is the purpose? They barely benefit from it, either. Especially the spam mail that doesn't even have a link to click on to hack into all your personal information. The spam that sucks is the e-mails that just have random words written into it like the ones that P sometimes gets.
In the case of the man who hacked in NASA, apparently all the damages were exaggerated. I don't blame NASA, trying to milk it for all its worth, but yet when Gary goes to court, I think that kind of violates his rights to a fair trial just because NASA wants to make it sound worse than it is.
What is the purpose of hackers? Do they just...hack things to just feel better about themselves? Why do they reap so much pleasure from making everyone else's internet experience terrible?!
Hackers boggle my mind. Honestly. These buggers who create spam mail and crap like that - what is the purpose? They barely benefit from it, either. Especially the spam mail that doesn't even have a link to click on to hack into all your personal information. The spam that sucks is the e-mails that just have random words written into it like the ones that P sometimes gets.
In the case of the man who hacked in NASA, apparently all the damages were exaggerated. I don't blame NASA, trying to milk it for all its worth, but yet when Gary goes to court, I think that kind of violates his rights to a fair trial just because NASA wants to make it sound worse than it is.
April 25th Blog
I would like to watch the whole movie, as it seems to jump around a lot but touches on all very interesting topics. From the internet, to Ted Kaczinski, to LSD, it sounds more like a giant conspiracy movie than anything. But I wouldn't be able to say offically because i haven't seen the whole thing.
I'm not saying that I doubt the information given to me about these people who work for technology corporations, who were targeted by Ted, but I'm confused about the entire movie in it's multi-lingual, topic skipping glory.
I'm not saying that I doubt the information given to me about these people who work for technology corporations, who were targeted by Ted, but I'm confused about the entire movie in it's multi-lingual, topic skipping glory.
Friday, April 20, 2007
April 20th (bumbumBUMMM) blog
Ohhh, Bermuda Triangle strikes again.
An unmanned catamaran, which was found floating aimlessly at sea still had all computers and GPS systems running, as well as untensils for eating prepared on the table.
The difference between this catamaran and the Mary Celeste ghost ship is that the Kaz II had more technology to track it by. The Kaz II has, for one, a working GPS that was still running. We are more able to track its previous moves. We know where the Kaz II was before hand, so we are a little more knowledgable than the ancient Mary Celeste, which know little to nothing about.
The One Laptop Per Child is an interesting concept. After watching mass amounts of the discovery channel the other night, I've come to learn that a lot of these civilizations know how we live, but simple just choose to not live like the rest of the world. I can't be sure that if it is the case with this particular tribe, but it sure changes things. By this one piece of technology, you have planted an idea of a greater world for these children. Which in one case could be false hopes, but on the other hand may have just given those kids an idea to run with to aspire to. The only problem with these laptops is that they now have access to all this information, which in their culture and civilizations is slightly useless. I mean, really, ancient asian culture isn't going to squat for these kids. Then again, their academic schedual could be drastically different and fitted to suit their needs.
An unmanned catamaran, which was found floating aimlessly at sea still had all computers and GPS systems running, as well as untensils for eating prepared on the table.
The difference between this catamaran and the Mary Celeste ghost ship is that the Kaz II had more technology to track it by. The Kaz II has, for one, a working GPS that was still running. We are more able to track its previous moves. We know where the Kaz II was before hand, so we are a little more knowledgable than the ancient Mary Celeste, which know little to nothing about.
The One Laptop Per Child is an interesting concept. After watching mass amounts of the discovery channel the other night, I've come to learn that a lot of these civilizations know how we live, but simple just choose to not live like the rest of the world. I can't be sure that if it is the case with this particular tribe, but it sure changes things. By this one piece of technology, you have planted an idea of a greater world for these children. Which in one case could be false hopes, but on the other hand may have just given those kids an idea to run with to aspire to. The only problem with these laptops is that they now have access to all this information, which in their culture and civilizations is slightly useless. I mean, really, ancient asian culture isn't going to squat for these kids. Then again, their academic schedual could be drastically different and fitted to suit their needs.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
March 28th Blog
BBS - The fetal forum!
The bulletin board system was pretty much the ancient forum.
I like forums, but I lose interest very fast.
I belong to lots of female type forums.
One about geisha, when I was doing a 10 page research paper on them.
One about Hello Kitty.
I occasionally lurk around Lost forums and stuff.
Sorry I'm not quite hip enough to belong to Automotive Tech.
I like forums because it's a good way to get information. People have a lot of experience that you can't find on the internetz, but they will relay said information in forums.
I am an encyclopedia of Geisha information, now.
It's kind of sad.
The bulletin board system was pretty much the ancient forum.
I like forums, but I lose interest very fast.
I belong to lots of female type forums.
One about geisha, when I was doing a 10 page research paper on them.
One about Hello Kitty.
I occasionally lurk around Lost forums and stuff.
Sorry I'm not quite hip enough to belong to Automotive Tech.
I like forums because it's a good way to get information. People have a lot of experience that you can't find on the internetz, but they will relay said information in forums.
I am an encyclopedia of Geisha information, now.
It's kind of sad.
March 23th Blog
Web 2.0 refers to a perceived second generation of Web-based services —such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
I like Web 2.0. I have a customized google web 2.0ish homepage. I can check weather, movietimes AND people.com in one fell swoop! I've also used YouSendIt to send music files to people. I also have a last.fm, but I haven't really used that as a social networking thing, yet. I deleted my old one because I had really terrible music taste, andI just recently re-made it. I really only keep a last.fm so I can see what my most played tracks are and whatnot. I have a couple friends added to my last.fm but i never leave them messages or anything like Facebook. I use Pandora, too, when I can't find the song i want on Youtube.
I'm also debating getting a flickr account.
I like Web 2.0. I have a customized google web 2.0ish homepage. I can check weather, movietimes AND people.com in one fell swoop! I've also used YouSendIt to send music files to people. I also have a last.fm, but I haven't really used that as a social networking thing, yet. I deleted my old one because I had really terrible music taste, andI just recently re-made it. I really only keep a last.fm so I can see what my most played tracks are and whatnot. I have a couple friends added to my last.fm but i never leave them messages or anything like Facebook. I use Pandora, too, when I can't find the song i want on Youtube.
I'm also debating getting a flickr account.
March 21st Blog
DRM is dead. Even Steve Jobs admits it. DRM is a far too flawed system and it's too easy to get around. That's the problem with all of these copyright protection things.
It's just a big cat and mouse game. Internet pirates are infinately smarter and the populous is far greater than those fighting on the other side. There will always be some sort of softwear that one will be able to download to get around whatever protection they put on internet purchased songs.
It's just a big cat and mouse game. Internet pirates are infinately smarter and the populous is far greater than those fighting on the other side. There will always be some sort of softwear that one will be able to download to get around whatever protection they put on internet purchased songs.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
March 19th Blog
CGI is used to digitally enhance a movie go-er's experience.
Most of the most recent award winning movies, or HUGE blockbuster movies have had large amounts of CGI.
For example - the 11 Oscars that Lord of the Rings: Return of the King won.
I often think that in every movie, there is a lot of CGI to touch up actor's facial features and whatnot - only the audience is never told about it so they are never the wiser. I have a theory that CGI is probably airbrushing for the movies.
Graphics enhance the aesthetics of all the movies. I feel sometimes it's no different then shooting something purposely in black and white. Or sepia tone, etc.
It's something that enhances a movie, but can also help tell a story.
How hard would be to watch LoTR without a Smeagol/Gollum?
It's like when you're watching Peter Pan on stage, and Tinker bell is just a bell and a beam of light.
You actually WANT to see Tinker bell and what she looks like.
Now, we can.
YES, dammit. I'm very female. Noted. Leave me and my Peter Pan refrences alone. >:E
Most of the most recent award winning movies, or HUGE blockbuster movies have had large amounts of CGI.
For example - the 11 Oscars that Lord of the Rings: Return of the King won.
I often think that in every movie, there is a lot of CGI to touch up actor's facial features and whatnot - only the audience is never told about it so they are never the wiser. I have a theory that CGI is probably airbrushing for the movies.
Graphics enhance the aesthetics of all the movies. I feel sometimes it's no different then shooting something purposely in black and white. Or sepia tone, etc.
It's something that enhances a movie, but can also help tell a story.
How hard would be to watch LoTR without a Smeagol/Gollum?
It's like when you're watching Peter Pan on stage, and Tinker bell is just a bell and a beam of light.
You actually WANT to see Tinker bell and what she looks like.
Now, we can.
YES, dammit. I'm very female. Noted. Leave me and my Peter Pan refrences alone. >:E
March 16th Blog
I think the PS2 has staying power because it is a tride and true tested formula console type thing that doesn't suck, really.
It's a staple.
Kinda like...blue jeans.
I think the technology by 2015 will advance significantly. Look at how much we've grown from the N64 to the Wii.
I still like to play some N64 (Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time) every once and a while, but the appeal of the playing style of the Wii is so tempting.
But yet - I don't own a Wii?
I do, however, own a N64.
This could be because I inherit my consoles from my brother, who has his way with them and then tosses them to the side like an old christmas tree.
There's going to be a substantial amount of time for the PS3 to become popular and outsell the PS2. The technology for the PS3 is so advanced, and so FREAKING cool. But nobody is ready for it. There's a limited number of games, as well. I think in a few years, the PS3 will be a hot new item that everyone wants.
They have to release a sweet game or something for it, and then everyone will flock to it and the masses will do what they are meant to do.
CONSUME!
It's a staple.
Kinda like...blue jeans.
I think the technology by 2015 will advance significantly. Look at how much we've grown from the N64 to the Wii.
I still like to play some N64 (Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time) every once and a while, but the appeal of the playing style of the Wii is so tempting.
But yet - I don't own a Wii?
I do, however, own a N64.
This could be because I inherit my consoles from my brother, who has his way with them and then tosses them to the side like an old christmas tree.
There's going to be a substantial amount of time for the PS3 to become popular and outsell the PS2. The technology for the PS3 is so advanced, and so FREAKING cool. But nobody is ready for it. There's a limited number of games, as well. I think in a few years, the PS3 will be a hot new item that everyone wants.
They have to release a sweet game or something for it, and then everyone will flock to it and the masses will do what they are meant to do.
CONSUME!
March 14th Blog
My right as an online user include to do whatever you want with the DRM-laden music. They have the right to copy it into an mp3 format without the accursed DRM crap.
As an online user, I also have the right to not be harassed online. Which, they don't really respect. Because I get stupid people IMing me every day.
Couldn't you consider Spam e-mail harassment?
Websites are not liable for the comments that users leave on their websites.
Half of web users don't know their rights because they don't read the terms and services.
I don't.
School IT administrators feel anonymous proxies are the biggest threat because it, I think, threatens their iron grip on children in the school.
Proxies are used by children to rebel against authority!
Proxies block popular sites like Myspace, Facebook, Newgrounds, all the pr0n...
These sites are thought as a distraction and disruptive to the learning process.
But the thing is, proxies are just a huge game of cat and mouse because for every proxy that's blocked, there's another one that pops up.
Same goes for said 'disruptive' sites. Once Myspace loses all it's luster, Facebook pops up!
It's a lot like DRM in the sense that, well, you can't win.
As an online user, I also have the right to not be harassed online. Which, they don't really respect. Because I get stupid people IMing me every day.
Couldn't you consider Spam e-mail harassment?
Websites are not liable for the comments that users leave on their websites.
Half of web users don't know their rights because they don't read the terms and services.
I don't.
School IT administrators feel anonymous proxies are the biggest threat because it, I think, threatens their iron grip on children in the school.
Proxies are used by children to rebel against authority!
Proxies block popular sites like Myspace, Facebook, Newgrounds, all the pr0n...
These sites are thought as a distraction and disruptive to the learning process.
But the thing is, proxies are just a huge game of cat and mouse because for every proxy that's blocked, there's another one that pops up.
Same goes for said 'disruptive' sites. Once Myspace loses all it's luster, Facebook pops up!
It's a lot like DRM in the sense that, well, you can't win.
Friday, March 16, 2007
March 7th Blog
What I really want to know about "50 most Important People on the Internet" article is
WTF @ TILA TEQUILA AND PEREZ HILTON.
bottom feeders, man. ESPECIALLY Perez Hilton. Like, really? How do people like that get famous. They revel in the exploitation of celebrities. Especially when he outs gay people. That really pisses me off.
Like, who are you to have the right?
Tila Tequila, I can understand. I didn't think she was nessicarily 'Important' or 'Influential' in any way, shape, or form besides encouraging younger female members of myspace to wear less clothes in order to become 'e-famous.'
Now, you wanna talk 'e-famous' for NO reason, talk Cory Kennedy.
Look her up.
It's really like - wtf.
The Definition of 'Open Source':
Open source software is similar in idea to "free software" but slightly less rigid than the free software movement. Users of open source software are (generally) able to view the source code, alter and re-distribute open source software. There is however less of an emphasis in the open source movement on the right of information and source code to be free and in some cases companies are able to develop proprietary products based on open source ones.
WTF @ TILA TEQUILA AND PEREZ HILTON.
bottom feeders, man. ESPECIALLY Perez Hilton. Like, really? How do people like that get famous. They revel in the exploitation of celebrities. Especially when he outs gay people. That really pisses me off.
Like, who are you to have the right?
Tila Tequila, I can understand. I didn't think she was nessicarily 'Important' or 'Influential' in any way, shape, or form besides encouraging younger female members of myspace to wear less clothes in order to become 'e-famous.'
Now, you wanna talk 'e-famous' for NO reason, talk Cory Kennedy.
Look her up.
It's really like - wtf.
The Definition of 'Open Source':
Open source software is similar in idea to "free software" but slightly less rigid than the free software movement. Users of open source software are (generally) able to view the source code, alter and re-distribute open source software. There is however less of an emphasis in the open source movement on the right of information and source code to be free and in some cases companies are able to develop proprietary products based on open source ones.
Blog for March 5th
According to Bison, Pizzle, Keith and Kyle Gracey a typical 1000 word paper has aboot 4000 one's and zeros.
The problems looming at the daylight savings is a "Mini-Y2K."
OH GOD. NOT ANOTHER Y2K.
'Cause you know...we're still recovering from the last one >.>
All of my dad's appointments at work got moved up by an hour when the service guy set the server ahead by an hour.
OH THE AGONY.
The problems looming at the daylight savings is a "Mini-Y2K."
OH GOD. NOT ANOTHER Y2K.
'Cause you know...we're still recovering from the last one >.>
All of my dad's appointments at work got moved up by an hour when the service guy set the server ahead by an hour.
OH THE AGONY.
March 2nd blog
1.) How do you earn your own Wikipedia entry?
You can earn your own Wikipedia entry by killing a man in Reno, just to watch him die. According to Bison, for every person you kill, you earn a paragraph on Wikipedia.
Also, if you happen to have news articles and such written about you by a third person source, you are more likely to get a wikipedia entry written about you.
2.) the stock market crash on said Tuesday was caused by a glitch in the software system used by the stock market. It stopped updating, so all the numbers were the same and then later it had to catch up and the stock market went like "wtf, mate?"
You can earn your own Wikipedia entry by killing a man in Reno, just to watch him die. According to Bison, for every person you kill, you earn a paragraph on Wikipedia.
Also, if you happen to have news articles and such written about you by a third person source, you are more likely to get a wikipedia entry written about you.
2.) the stock market crash on said Tuesday was caused by a glitch in the software system used by the stock market. It stopped updating, so all the numbers were the same and then later it had to catch up and the stock market went like "wtf, mate?"
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Blog Entry for Febuary 28th while I was SUNNING IN CABO.
EEG- electroencephalogram. Detects problems in the electrical activity in the brain. In an EEG, electrodes are placed on the scalp over multiple areas of the brain to detect and record patterns of electrical activity and check for abnormalities.
CAT- Computed tomography. Uses X ray scans from different angles to map the organs and body tissue.
PET- Positron emission tomography. A nuclear medicine medical imaging technique which produces a three-dimensional image or map of functional processes in the body.
MRI- Magnetic Resonance Imaging. It is primarily used in medical imaging to demonstrate pathological or other physiological alterations of living tissues.
MEG- Magnetoencephalography. Measures activity and connections inside the brain to find neurological problems.
stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
CAT- Computed tomography. Uses X ray scans from different angles to map the organs and body tissue.
PET- Positron emission tomography. A nuclear medicine medical imaging technique which produces a three-dimensional image or map of functional processes in the body.
MRI- Magnetic Resonance Imaging. It is primarily used in medical imaging to demonstrate pathological or other physiological alterations of living tissues.
MEG- Magnetoencephalography. Measures activity and connections inside the brain to find neurological problems.
stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
Febuary 16th blog
The attempts at stoping piracy are futile.
The big media corp's don't have the patience to find every e-pirate and hunt them down and prosecute them to the full extent of the law. Nor do they have the money for the attorney's fees for said prosecutions.
Nor do said e-pirates.
Grokster died when The Black Crows stopped making good records to be put up on Grokster for mass pirate consumption.
(Seriously. It's a conspiracy. Napster got shut down in July, 2001 and it was totally due to the death Perry Como two months previous.)
Whatever happened to the Black Crows?
They were so good. That "Hard To Handle" song rocked my face off. I mean, really, it melted it pretty good.
That was a face melting rock song in a time of mediocre "Closing Time" by Third Eye Blind songs.
Ohhh. The Black Crows..
(Grokster died when the United States Supreme Court decided that it was illegal to trade copyrighted material in that way.)
Media Defender does this dumb thing where they put blank songs up on file sharing services and piss me off to no end.
But it just further encourages me to find a real file with the actual song.
Pirates: 1
Media Conglomerates: 0
The big media corp's don't have the patience to find every e-pirate and hunt them down and prosecute them to the full extent of the law. Nor do they have the money for the attorney's fees for said prosecutions.
Nor do said e-pirates.
Grokster died when The Black Crows stopped making good records to be put up on Grokster for mass pirate consumption.
(Seriously. It's a conspiracy. Napster got shut down in July, 2001 and it was totally due to the death Perry Como two months previous.)
Whatever happened to the Black Crows?
They were so good. That "Hard To Handle" song rocked my face off. I mean, really, it melted it pretty good.
That was a face melting rock song in a time of mediocre "Closing Time" by Third Eye Blind songs.
Ohhh. The Black Crows..
(Grokster died when the United States Supreme Court decided that it was illegal to trade copyrighted material in that way.)
Media Defender does this dumb thing where they put blank songs up on file sharing services and piss me off to no end.
But it just further encourages me to find a real file with the actual song.
Pirates: 1
Media Conglomerates: 0
Friday, February 16, 2007
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Febuary 7th Blog
HOLY CRAP LOST COMES BACK ON TONIGHT.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING 90+ DAYS FOR THIS.
PERHAPS THERE IS A JESUS AFTER ALL.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING 90+ DAYS FOR THIS.
PERHAPS THERE IS A JESUS AFTER ALL.
Kurzweil's 2019 was interesting. I'll be the ripe old age of 29 in 2019.
A lot of Kurzweil's predictions, however, seem very too much like The Jetsons for me to believe.
I think that the government will probably with hold a lot of the technology.
The lack of human interaction is scary.
No more babies.
Virtual babies, maybe.
But no more human babies.
Insert "Children of Men" here.
A lot of Kurzweil's predictions, however, seem very too much like The Jetsons for me to believe.
I think that the government will probably with hold a lot of the technology.
The lack of human interaction is scary.
No more babies.
Virtual babies, maybe.
But no more human babies.
Insert "Children of Men" here.
Febuary 2nd Blog
1.) The Kurzweil 2009 segment that we found today was terribly interesting, due to the fact that he had predicted most of it many moons ago.
The uh, whole, uhm....fembot conversation?
uhm.
yeahhhhhhh.
not going there.
I kinda did find it incredibly interesting.
2.) Because it will obviously help the medicinal world if DNA and nanotech can become like ebony and ivory.
The uh, whole, uhm....fembot conversation?
uhm.
yeahhhhhhh.
not going there.
I kinda did find it incredibly interesting.
2.) Because it will obviously help the medicinal world if DNA and nanotech can become like ebony and ivory.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Jan 31st Blog
Oh man.
I don't think I can eat another cookie.
1.) I'm not really sure how the music industry can sell the product on the internet. I think they have a good idea with the whole, buying albums off of iTunes. But the problem is that the mass public refuses to purchase anything when you can get it for free.
or at least, I do. I don't know about other people, but my mentality with iTunes is like "why waste even 99 cents when I can get it for ABSOLUTELY FREE?!"
Just like Norway has made iTunes illgeal.
(see: http://www.buzzbums.com/buzz/norway-declares-itunes-illegal) !
2.) The digital divide, apparently, is the difference between the technologically hip countries like the US, lots of Eastern Europe and Japan and the third world countries like....Zimbabwe, Niger, Ethiopia uhm...Lithuania....Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia....
anyway. it's the difference between the savvy countries and the poor third world countries.
Besides economic status and access, there are other reasons such as government that keep countries from advancing technologically.
I was asking my parents the other day during dinner, why is it that we know of all these advancements from japan, like, in the cell phone advancement areas that are THREE YEARS ahead of anything that the U.S has? Why isn't that we just keep updated with them?
I don't think I can eat another cookie.
1.) I'm not really sure how the music industry can sell the product on the internet. I think they have a good idea with the whole, buying albums off of iTunes. But the problem is that the mass public refuses to purchase anything when you can get it for free.
or at least, I do. I don't know about other people, but my mentality with iTunes is like "why waste even 99 cents when I can get it for ABSOLUTELY FREE?!"
Just like Norway has made iTunes illgeal.
(see: http://www.buzzbums.com/buzz/norway-declares-itunes-illegal) !
2.) The digital divide, apparently, is the difference between the technologically hip countries like the US, lots of Eastern Europe and Japan and the third world countries like....Zimbabwe, Niger, Ethiopia uhm...Lithuania....Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia....
anyway. it's the difference between the savvy countries and the poor third world countries.
Besides economic status and access, there are other reasons such as government that keep countries from advancing technologically.
I was asking my parents the other day during dinner, why is it that we know of all these advancements from japan, like, in the cell phone advancement areas that are THREE YEARS ahead of anything that the U.S has? Why isn't that we just keep updated with them?
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