Gmail: Google’s approach to email

Gmail: Google’s approach to email

Google just released an amazing new feature that will enable users to avoid responding to email ever again!

 

DIY Freaks Flock to Hacker Spaces Worldwide | Gadget Lab from Wired.com

DIY Freaks Flock to Hacker Spaces Worldwide | Gadget Lab from Wired.com

This looks like a great idea.  I’m not sure there are enough geeks in this town to start something like this.

Maybe, it’s time to find out.

 

Intel to invest $7 billion in US plants | Macworld

 

Intel to invest $7 billion in US | Macworld

Now this is what I call stimulus!  There is nothing our government can do to “fix” the economy.  Their irresponsible legislation is going to spend our great nation into oblivion.

The only rational answer is to keep taxes low to incentivize more growth and innovation in domestic businesses across all sectors. Meanwhile we must allow the mechanisms that have kept our economy humming along for over two centuries get to work at clearing out the rubbish that’s accumulated from decades of irresponsible manipulations of our biggest and most important markets, namely housing. This whole recession can be blamed on decades of liberal policies designed to line the pockets of big-wig, dirty politicians and top-tier, corporate, fat-cats – who long ago abandoned fair and free market competition for the more secure income stream of corporate welfare and leaching from the tax payer teat.

To add insult to injury the liberals packaged these toxic programs up in a way that was tailor made to convince the public that they were only trying to help the underprivileged realize the dream of home owner ship.

Our government could spend every penny they can print and they would never be able to produce a single job. Every single job in the market is produced by the person who pays for the service or product that the job is involved in delivering to market.  Since the only money the government has is the tax payer’s money and since the government must always take a small fee from that to pay their own salaries, and the salaries of their political allies, and the corporate fat-cats who “supported” them during the campaign, and the PR people, handlers, publicity agents, advertisers, and bloggers who “helped” spread the word; and the accountants and attorneys who make sure they don’t have to pay their taxes, and the migrant helpers that they employ to do everything else; less than half of  every tax payer dollar ever gets close to being spent on something even resembling the original program for which it was intended!

Yet somehow, this President thinks the American people are stupid enough to believe that cannibalizing our future and give all the money to the same idiots who originally caused this mess is a good idea.

In the mean time, struggling small business entrepreneurs and the self employed are taking the hits of having to actually pay the increased taxes, that is, if they manage to eke out any semblance of financial success in today’s market.

This is the kind of company that sees the current market downturn as an opportunity instead of a problem. They are going to trim costs, build value and invest in their core business as they prepare for the inevitable future growth. Our economy will turn around more quickly if Washington abandons this ridiculous bill and instead uses their constitutional powers to hold responsible the people and companies that are in a position to fail. Put these entities into the process that was designed to deal with failed businesses, banks and purchasers of real estate, allow the failed investment mechanisms to be divested from the market and get back to work being a great country.

 

Scientists extract images directly from brain ::: Pink Tentacle

As cool as this technology looks, it is very scary too.  I don’t like the idea of government agencies, or anyone for that matter, with the ability to read my mind without my consent.

Scientists extract images directly from brain ::: Pink Tentacle

 

Final Fantasy XI Online just caught up with World of Warcraft?!?

This is a bit on the “too little too late,” side of the coin, but Square Enix venerable MMO originally launched on the PS2 finally made some changes to make the notoriously difficult  game a lot easier.  Thank you Square Enix.

Adventure Log – Updated Monthly

For years, one of the biggest complaints was the fact that getting almost anything accomplished in this game was not only a huge time sink, but also required a very specific group of players with certain jobs all at or near the same level.

If you’ve played an MMO you can imagine how difficult these factors would make any kind of normal game progress.  In a game like World of Warcraft, a person can create a new character and level it up to the highest possible level in a month or two of casual gaming.  In Final Fantasy XI (FFXI), there are players who’ve been playing for years and still haven’t progressed any given job to the level cap. 

I guess it’s time to dust of the old Red Mage and give this game another look.

(Experience points.)(Party.)(Can I have it?)

^^

RDM 70 LFG!

If you’re on Alexander server /tell Pitlord hey ^^

 

Intel Hopes to Bring Free Energy to Mobile Devices PC World by PC World: Yahoo Tech

Maybe this technology will actually make it to market.

 

The hovering Multiple Kill Vehicle is simply a waking nightmare – Engadget

The hovering Multiple Kill Vehicle is simply a waking nightmare – Engadget

I’m definitely adding THIS to my wish list.

>.>

 

Developer strikes it rich with iPhone game – CNN.com

Developer strikes it rich with iPhone game – CNN.com

This is another golden age of technology development and those developers with enough talent and ambition will benefit the most.  G-d willing, their successes will lead to development of more beneficial technology for everyone.

 

Terrorist tweets? US Army warns of Twitter dangers

Terrorist tweets? US Army warns of Twitter dangers

So, twitter can be used by terrorists.  Just like HAM radio, CB radio, cell phones, email, IM, bit torrent, TCP/IP, heck terrorist can even use the English language!

Personally, I’m glad someone is smart enough to realize where the bad guys are hanging out and keeping an eye on them before they hurt anyone.

 

Invisibility cloaks could take sting out of tsunamis – tech – 29 September 2008 – New Scientist Tech

Here’s a neat story for the “interesting but impractical” file.

Invisibility cloaks could take sting out of tsunamis – tech – 29 September 2008 – New Scientist Tech