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I'm watching the Tuesday night DNC Convention coverage on MSNBC... and some guy is holding up a sign Obama will contiue the fascist dictatorship!. I spell words wrong all the time, but this still cracked me up.

If you find this really funny, you might just be a "super nerd" like me.



Note: Technically these guys are wrong. C# 3.0 has Type Inference not Dynamic Typing.

The definition of what is alive gets even more confusing.
Virus-Infecting Virus Fuels Definition of Life Debate

After a few days of hardcore facebooking - here are my thoughts:
1) Facebook has internal email - only slower and more annoying than regular email.
2) If I wanted to play scrabble I'd buy the board game.
3) Why did I sign up for this again?
4) It makes me want to develop the next billion dollar startup, MyLinkedInFaceSpace.com

This is another good example of how technology progress is logarithmic and not linear.
Lifelike animation heralds new era for computer games (includes video)

31% of Americans think web sites should be forced to balance their commentary (follow the Fairness Doctrine).
... And apparently at least 31% of Americans don't understand how the Internet works.

47% Favor Government Mandated Political Balance on Radio, TV

I haven't tried this yet, but it looks interesting. Connecting SQL Reporting Services to a SharePoint List

I still wonder why Microsoft doesn't just write a driver for pulling data from SharePoint lists. Using a SOAP call to get this data is great if you are working with .NET or Java, but not so great if you just want to extract the data into a MySQL table daily.

Acute pancreatitis is not fun. I've spent six days in the hospital and two weeks total getting back on my feet. All my abdomen pain is finally gone. My eyes are still playing some tricks on me. Not sure if my eye issues are from these new medications that I'm taking or the blood sugar fluctuations. I feel like someone has kicked me in the brain. I can't remember things and can't concentrate.

I'll add some updates next week.


Me trying to sleep through it all

Some cyborg video content today:
Jonathan Oxer and his RFID Implant
The Original Cyborg Precursor - Kevin Warwick
And just for fun, a weird song - Kevin Warwick Said

I thought this was an interesting article.
Which Linux Distributions Are Dying?
It points out that Ubuntu might soon overtake Linux as a Google search term.

I picked up this Stephen Hawking story from Slashdot.
Stephen Hawking Turned Down Knighthood

Bonus:
Charlie Rose with Stephen Hawking
Comedy: Jimmy Carr Live - discussing his letter to Stephen Hawking
The Stephen Hawking Paradox (Part 1)

ActiveRecord without Rails? Why would you want to do this?
Well, to put it simply and quote the article:
"A library for ORM is already written (why reinvent the wheel?)"

http://rails.aizatto.com/2007/05/21/activerecord-without-rails/

It looks like Fringe has leaked on to many torrent sites and has quickly become one of the most torrented pieces of content.
Fringe Pilot Leaks Online Three Months Before Premiere

J.J. Abrams is evolving - The Fringe Trailer

Firefox 3 Update:
Still trying the new Firefox out. I love the "Most Visited" dropdown menu. This is what I consider pushing browser technology forward.

So I installed Firefox 3 and quickly went to a RSS feed. I was curious to see if the Mozilla developers had finally decided to display enclosures (media pointers) in the default "feed view". They finally did fix this. Proof that it is good to file bug reports. Internet Explorer has had this functionality for a while. See image below (Firefox 3's Feed View)

This Vernor Vinge essay discusses the many flavors of "Singularity".
Signs of the Singularity By Vernor Vinge - June 2008

Vernor Vinge on G'Day World: mp3
and key to understanding the Singularity:
The Law of Accelerating Returns by Ray Kurzweil