Category Archives: technology

I like techie things, especially future predictions

Google Click-to-Call

Google foots the bill for all calls – local and long-distance. Google Click-to-Call Holy shinoli!!! How can this be abused?  How can they afford it?  Woah.

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offshore wind power

He has approached a number of power producers in the U.S., but has thus far been met with a yawn. “They prefer to stay with something they are comfortable with — [usually] coal; whereas the Europeans and Asians have been … Continue reading

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Free Wi-Fi

Google proposed to build an IEEE 802.11b/g Wi-Fi mesh network that delivers more than 1 megabit per second of capacity throughout the city. PCWorld.com – Google Describes its Wi-Fi Pitch This would be pretty fresh… A city where we could … Continue reading

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To the moon!

How We’ll Get Back to the Moon NASA – How We’ll Get Back to the Moon This looks pretty cool.  I’m intrigued by the cargo and crew launching separately, but I guess it makes sense to keep the crew away … Continue reading

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Google Earth

Wow. Google Earth rules. I am 99% certain I have found Scott, my favorite car parked at my office at FSD about 3 or 4 years ago in Houston. That is *awesome*. I sent a ‘bookmark’ to myself (and Dude … Continue reading

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Plasma pencil kills germs

Plasma pencil kills germs This seems pretty cool. In a way, it’s like the first example of something cool that I’d never even considered possible; I thought plasma was necessarily gajillions of degrees. But now it’s available in a handheld … Continue reading

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automatic image categorisation

automatic image categorisation This seems pretty sweet. Google could use this technology to further optimize its image search. I could use this technology to get the pictures on my website arranged! Amazing to imagine that we are now living in … Continue reading

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Magnetic Microchips

Magnetic Microchips Replaces Electronic Semiconductor Wow. I don’t presume to know how electronic chips work, nor how magnetic chips work, but I do understand things like “smaller” and “do not generate heat” This is super important to me as my … Continue reading

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600 barrels of loot found on Crusoe island

Guardian | 600 barrels of loot found on Crusoe island Obviously the money belongs to Arturito. Finders, keepers. Too bad he’s not sentient, yet. What would a sentient robot do with $10B? It sounds like too much money for it … Continue reading

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Dude’s Drivel » Deep Impact vs. Missile Defense

Dude’s Drivel » Deep Impact vs. Missile Defense This is cool, but I’m actually testing trackback stuff. I don’t understand it quite yet.

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