This is a 17 minute talk from TED (Technology, Education, Design), an annual conference where speakers share their ideas with many important individuals.
This particular talk is by Jeff Bezos and outlines several analogies towards the internet, comparing it to the California Gold Rush and the beginnings of electricity. It is very interesting, but ultimately he comes to a conclusion that we are in the beginnings and things will only increase from here.
You can find hundreds of talks like this on TED.com.
Back in October, Hulu was launched as a joint venture between Fox and NBC. The site was to offer free, ad-supported videos of popular TV shows and movies. Back then and until a couple of days ago, it was still in private beta. I managed to get an invite a couple weeks ago, and I have been enjoying the service greatly (thanks again Alec.) Read the rest of this entry »
This movie is basically just a fan fiction video based on Half-Life 2. It was written by a 9-year old child with a transparent understanding of the English language. It’s a hilarious movie, even if you have no idea what Half-Life 2 is.
After many years of learning from the Jedi, we have learned to make our own holographic film, although it IS a little more crude than those in the Star Wars movies. Right now, our main source of entertainment is that little metal box we call TV. But that all will change soon as a new polymer will develop to help doctors, military personal, and engineers to analyze disorders, plan battles, and plan future constructions respectively. (If you feel offended that doctors cannot plan battles or engineers cannot analyze disorders, please make a mental block on the word “respectively”. Want to move on now?) Best of all, these holograms could soon replace the TV and computer! Score: Mankind-1 Dolphins-0!
As there could be a possibility to hack the universe, why couldn’t there be a way to teleport from point A to point B? In fact, it is very easy to teleport with a new, revolutionary idea. First, we must understand that the shortest distance from point A to point B is a straight line that can be called line AB. Then, there could be a number of different ways to get from one point to another by a route of more than one point. Let’s call any such path A…B. Finally, let’s consider the mechanics of going forward or backwards. When we head toward point A from point B, we are going forward in the right way. However, if we begin to walk away from point B, we would be going forward in the wrong way. Finally, we can see that we are still approaching point B even if we are going the WRONG way. As a result, by going the wrong way toward our target, we must be going faster at our target the RIGHT way than a straight line. Thus, by going the WRONG way, we have discovered how to get to point B in a shorter distance than a straight line. What do we get if the shortest distance between two points is not a straight line? Teleportation!
In their keynote at the Game Developer’s Conference earlier today, Microsoft brought Epic Games on to announce Gears of War slated for this November. It has also been announced that there will be a limited edition Gears of War 2 with extra concept art and the like, expect that at an extra $10 or so.
Apparently they made quite a show out of the big announcement. Immediately after talking about Fable, the screen turned red and the following teaser trailer started to play. It doesn’t have much information about gameplay, so don’t get too excited.
In their keynote at the Game Developer’s Conference earlier today, Microsoft brought Epic Games on to announce Gears of War slated for this November. It has also been announced that there will be a limited edition Gears of War 2 with extra concept art and the like, expect that at an extra $10 or so.