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The scary thing about Ray Kurzweil
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 »
Reverse engineer Google
Here’s an addictive but potentially frustrating game. Called “Guess-the-Google”, it presents you with a grid of 16 images that are the results of a Google search for images. What you need to do is to guess the correct search term within 20 seconds. Have fun! Related post:Why search one when you can SearchBoth?
Stress reliever
The stress of the daily grind got you down? Or maybe someone fucking pissed you off again? (Ok, if you’re pissed because you followed the “fucking” link hoping to find something pornographic, that’s your problem, not mine. Ditto for the subsequent link.) But hey, if you’re looking for a quick fix (for stress unrelated to… Read More »
Scratching the Surface
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 »
Tomorrow never comes?
In 1975, the United States Chamber of Commerce gave a forecast of what wonders one could expect in the world of the future. Among its predictions (and the reality check in parenthesis):