tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18593245611799153012012-02-16T15:32:46.382-05:00Where Technology Meets CultureCLMnoreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-63876974959108524152008-02-21T14:58:00.007-05:002008-02-21T15:35:40.849-05:00

The sobering answer is, because most people couldn't care less. No one has walked on the moon in 35 years. We are further away from the Apollo program than Apollo was from the great depression. Mars is a distant unknown date on NASA's calendar and private space flight amounts to little more than barn storming. The fact is spending the necessary money to explore our solar system is simply a

CLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-84735530192052451122008-02-10T14:37:00.000-05:002008-02-10T14:43:15.740-05:00

Fermi's Paradox. Where are the Aliens? In 1950 Enrico Fermi asked this question, more accurately he asked, “Where is everybody?” The universe is so old and large, it has been argued, that there has been plenty of time for many technologically advanced civilizations to arise and spread across the galaxy. Yet, there is no evidence of such life. Interestingly, it is this lack of evidence that is

CLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-11053519736969837972008-02-03T16:06:00.000-05:002008-02-05T10:08:13.580-05:00

It is a commonly excepted notion that science fiction has gone mainstream. One way to gage if an idea has penetrated popular culture is to examine its prevalence in our movies and TV shows. Since science fiction movies are some of the top grossing films of all time and come out with some regularity it would be temping to call it mainstream. I would call science fiction mainstream if its major

CLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-18639851847841330362008-01-31T14:51:00.000-05:002008-01-31T14:54:53.085-05:00

The Internet won't replace TV it will swallow it. Television as we know it is about 50 years old. Thats a long run for any technology but something better is emerging. Now this doesn't mean the experience of watching video is going away, it means the experience of watching TV is going to get a lot more immersive. The experience of a TV show, we might even still call it TV, won't begin and end

CLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-24866319530700822552008-01-28T19:23:00.000-05:002008-01-31T11:58:39.649-05:00

Why is the electromagnetic spectrum so valuable? Because like land. They're not making any more of it. The Government regulates the use of the electromagnetic spectrum for the 'public good'. With the 700 megahertz spectrum auction underway it is interesting to note that the public has very little influence in deciding how the spectrum will ultimately be used. The condensed back story goes

CLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-44231291651824621862008-01-26T12:34:00.000-05:002008-01-26T12:51:43.720-05:00

Well the truth is, it's not the machines that are the problem, it's the people running them. Voting irregularities are primarily caused by incompetence on the part of those responsible for running elections. It is also true that some people don't care about an honest election as much as they care about their candidate of choice 'winning'. Democracy works because the participants believe the

CLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-44877220730081227982008-01-23T17:48:00.001-05:002008-02-03T09:25:39.859-05:00

Electronic Book Readers (EBRs) have been one of the holly grails of gadget lovers for decades. Why then have they remained only a moderate success despite the fact the technology has been available to produce them for quite some time? I believe the answer is that no EBR has been released to market that is sufficiently flexible to give it an advantage over paper books. Until this happens EBRs will

CLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-55775005493307404492008-01-20T12:33:00.000-05:002008-02-03T16:21:32.890-05:00

Ah, the question that burns like a fire in the soul of every science fiction fan. Finally we shall know the answer. To answer this question I only need to focus on those things that are unique to science fiction movies so there will be little talk of plot and characterization. This is gonna' get a little technical so I'll start out with a few relevant concepts. A science fiction movie

CLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-73555232319511097742008-01-18T12:34:00.000-05:002008-01-31T12:18:08.869-05:00

The time of electric car is fast approaching. With the demand for oil increasing faster than supply, high oil prices appear to be here to stay. Yes we could pump more oil but the worlds appetite appears insatiable. This is the type of demand that can change industries. Let's look at the biggest user of them all. The United States uses 146 billion gallons of gasoline per year and that amount grows

CLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-79399851176063056782008-01-15T16:55:00.000-05:002008-01-25T14:27:52.659-05:00

What ever comes after the Internet will blow your mind, by its overwhelming impact on society. The Internet will cease to be an end in itself and become merely a tool like the computer itself. The evolution of technology has many patterns which have been extensively documented. The most widely known is “Moore's law” which states that the transistor density on an integrated circuit will double

CLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-83118202776664357282008-01-14T14:44:00.000-05:002008-01-25T14:28:55.563-05:00

I'm a gamer. No, really I am. But I'm more of a part time gamer. I don't spend hours every day gaming. Instead I spend hours every week gaming. On a variety of different systems including my PC. About every couple of years I face a most frustrating experience. What new graphics card to buy? Now I like to get my moneys worth. I'm technically literate so I build my own computers and when I upgrade

CLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859324561179915301.post-1898739116140566852008-01-13T14:32:00.000-05:002008-01-25T14:29:34.295-05:00

Dance Dance Revolution is a rhythm game available for most computer game consoles. It comes with a dance mat arrayed with squares that you step on in time to music. It's what's known as a casual game. That is a game that is played by people who play video games infrequently or non competitively. In resent years this type of game has been disparaged by “real gamers”. The fear has been that

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