So, I'm feeling a little under the weather and I can barely see straight. But this article I read is CrAAaaaZy!
Jeff Hawkins hacks the human brain
Anyway, he's basically going beyond AI, he's creating something that can learn and adapt.
Interesting read.
And how is this related to the Treo? Well...he thought of his business ideas to help fund his ultimate research!
I need some meds.
Cheers,
Friday, February 23, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
I can see why Mac's are popular
So Alana got a new iMac. I can see why people like them so much. I've personally always been a PC user, but this iMac just looks so clean and has such a minimalist look to it. I'll give it to Steve Jobs, he certainly knows product design and has intergrated form and function together.
PC's just look so clunky and they don't really fit well into a living room etc.., whereas the Mac is sleek and nice looking. WHILE still managing to be professional looking.
Anywho, I was playing around with the Photo Booth function. Pretty funny stuff.
Now who thinks I look like Gilbert Godfried?
PC's just look so clunky and they don't really fit well into a living room etc.., whereas the Mac is sleek and nice looking. WHILE still managing to be professional looking.
Anywho, I was playing around with the Photo Booth function. Pretty funny stuff.
Now who thinks I look like Gilbert Godfried?
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Crazy hockey parents? How about crazy wrestling parents!
I'm sure most everyone has seen this already, but here is the link anyway.
Wrestling Dad
Basically, two kids are in a school wrestling match, 11yrs old, and one kid pins the other in an "uncomfortable" submission. The dad of the kid being pinned runs onto the mat and proceeds to THROW the other kid of his son.
Then storms over yelling at the other kids dad.
Don't enroll your kid in a physical sport if you are going to do that.
Now you've just made it a living hell for your kid to go through the rest of his upcoming teenage life. Where he will now be ridiculed. Way to save him from an "uncomfortable" move to horrible teasing and bullying for life.
Way to go Dad.
Wrestling Dad
Basically, two kids are in a school wrestling match, 11yrs old, and one kid pins the other in an "uncomfortable" submission. The dad of the kid being pinned runs onto the mat and proceeds to THROW the other kid of his son.
Then storms over yelling at the other kids dad.
Don't enroll your kid in a physical sport if you are going to do that.
Now you've just made it a living hell for your kid to go through the rest of his upcoming teenage life. Where he will now be ridiculed. Way to save him from an "uncomfortable" move to horrible teasing and bullying for life.
Way to go Dad.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Seriously....CPCC
Check this blurb out:
CPCC Proposes Increased Copying Levy; New Levies for Digital Audio Players & Memory Cards
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) has proposed a new Private Copying Tariff for 2008 and 2009 that would see levies increase from $0.21 to $0.29 on CD-R/RWs, and from $0.77 to $0.85 on CD-R/RW Audio discs and MiniDiscs. The Collective is also attempting (for the second time) to add levies to products like digital memory cards and digital audio recorders. The current private copying tariff expires on December 31, 2007.
1. There is no public records for where this money goes. Does it go to the artists? Or does it go to some CEO's big house, new car, or 2nd wife.
2. ok...let's say it is going to the artists. How is it allocated? Who oversees it? I don't see private bands getting this money. How is it regulated? If I say I'm a band. Do I get some of the money?
The Copyright Act identifies the general types of copyright holder on whose behalf private copying royalties are collected and are eligible for payment. Songwriters, music publishers, recording artists and record companies – those with rights in the music copied – are all eligible. While songwriters and music publishers are eligible regardless of nationality, only Canadian recording artists and record companies may receive payments under current law.
ok, let's say I am copying music from American/European artists only, STOP charging me.
3. Why in the good Lord's name are you raising the prices?
4. Ok, let's say I am copying music. If I bought it, I can copy it as much as I want for personal use.
5. By blanketing all recording media with the levy, you're assuming that EVERYONE who buys recording media is stealing music. Gee, I thought that was somehting called innocent before guilty.
6. Now you want to cover the digital memory cards!!! Ever heard of something called Digital Cameras? I don't think they use digital memory cards for copying music.
This is all a whole load of crap.
Contact them and tell them what you think!
150 Eglinton Avenue East
Suite 403
Toronto, Ontario M4P 1E8
416-486-6832 or 1-800-892-7235
416 486 3064(fax)
inquiries@cpcc.ca
CPCC Proposes Increased Copying Levy; New Levies for Digital Audio Players & Memory Cards
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) has proposed a new Private Copying Tariff for 2008 and 2009 that would see levies increase from $0.21 to $0.29 on CD-R/RWs, and from $0.77 to $0.85 on CD-R/RW Audio discs and MiniDiscs. The Collective is also attempting (for the second time) to add levies to products like digital memory cards and digital audio recorders. The current private copying tariff expires on December 31, 2007.
1. There is no public records for where this money goes. Does it go to the artists? Or does it go to some CEO's big house, new car, or 2nd wife.
2. ok...let's say it is going to the artists. How is it allocated? Who oversees it? I don't see private bands getting this money. How is it regulated? If I say I'm a band. Do I get some of the money?
The Copyright Act identifies the general types of copyright holder on whose behalf private copying royalties are collected and are eligible for payment. Songwriters, music publishers, recording artists and record companies – those with rights in the music copied – are all eligible. While songwriters and music publishers are eligible regardless of nationality, only Canadian recording artists and record companies may receive payments under current law.
ok, let's say I am copying music from American/European artists only, STOP charging me.
3. Why in the good Lord's name are you raising the prices?
4. Ok, let's say I am copying music. If I bought it, I can copy it as much as I want for personal use.
5. By blanketing all recording media with the levy, you're assuming that EVERYONE who buys recording media is stealing music. Gee, I thought that was somehting called innocent before guilty.
6. Now you want to cover the digital memory cards!!! Ever heard of something called Digital Cameras? I don't think they use digital memory cards for copying music.
This is all a whole load of crap.
Contact them and tell them what you think!
150 Eglinton Avenue East
Suite 403
Toronto, Ontario M4P 1E8
416-486-6832 or 1-800-892-7235
416 486 3064(fax)
inquiries@cpcc.ca
So many new toys!
Most people don't know or do, but I am a tech gadget junkie.
Talking with Alana today, I realized that I spent a lot of my
disposable income on these little electronic wonders.
Talking with Alana today, I realized that I spent a lot of my
disposable income on these little electronic wonders.
Anyway, I think I've saited my appetite for a new toy with my "tricked
out" Treo 650.
But alas, looking at all these blogs, podcasts, industry news, it's a
wonder that I can even afford to eat at all!
Now I'm looking at a new LCD HDTV:
Here's what is holding me back at the moment
1. Yes HDTV's are coming down in price. However;
2. Factor in:
- subscribing to a HD content provider
- have to get an expensive receiver to watch the HD content
- Not all shows are recorded in HD
- unless I want to get a HD player, my current DVD's will look
horrible unless I get an upconverting DVD
- SD (Standard Definition ) content will look like poo.
Anyway, so that's why I am holding out on getting a HD TV at the
moment untill more of the market adopts it. Which is a Catch-22
because, if less people support a product, the longer it takes to be
widely adopted.
Hemmmm....
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