Notwithstanding FORTUNE magazine’s portrayal of him as a futurist (“The smartest (or the nuttiest) futurist on Earth”, May 14 issue), Ray Kurzweil has demonstrated an eerie sense of delusion. An obvious indication of his delusional nature is that the man intends not to die. And he’s planning to achieve that by taking 230 supplement pills,… Read More: The scary thing about Ray Kurzweil »
By now, you ought to be quite familiar with the new computing devices from Microsoft and Palm. If not, check out this interesting video put together by Popular Mechanics. Microsoft’s prototype – called Surface – is a nice idea, but somehow you’ll have to wonder, “What were they thinking?” Let’s just hope that the Surface… Read More: Scratching the Surface »
When researchers at Stanford Research Institute first decided to call the pointing device they’d just invented a mouse, they probably didn’t envision that some day, someone would take a real, dead mouse and model it into a computer mouse. You heard me right – a dead mouse. This obnoxious creation is the brainchild of Christy… Read More: Calling a mouse a mouse »
Do people in Australia call the rest of the world ‘up over’?Do stars clean themselves with meteor showers?Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?If the #2… Read More: Deep Thoughts and Stupid Questions (3) »
Most industrial designs these days are pretty derivative. On the other hand, you can’t help thinking that sometimes designers ought to get real. I mean, the stuff shown here may be cute, but are they practical? The lamp stand model, in particular, doesn’t seem to be built on solid foundation.No specs, details or anything else… Read More: Samsung’s concept PC »
Or is he just a pathetic troll? Exhibit A: Uncurious George Exhibit B: The $350 Apple vs. Dell Debate And what exactly is a troll? The use of the word “trolling” comes from the fishing technique where a baited hook is dragged through the water, in an attempt to attract and catch a fish. The… Read More: Is George Ou in bed with Microsoft? »