Busy times...

Yes, I know that I didn't post the tutorial as  promised last week... I'm sure you're all massively disappointed. ^^ I've been working on getting the Forms Based Authentication working... and it's being difficult... so that will wait until I do get it working.

It's going to be a hectic week... but I'm not going to bore you with the details - this post is just a news reel, with maybe another post later in the week (see? I'm learning not to make promises I can't keep ^^)

In the news:

Matter-Antimatter Bias Seen In Fermilab Collisions - results from particle collision experiments are showing that there is a small but significant difference in the type of matter created in these experiments. Now scientists need to figure out why there's more matter than anti-matter being created... all our current theories suggest they should be in perfectly equal amounts.

AMD eyefinity 6 screen setup - so cool!!! I don't care if it's got issues... i want one!

Chinese Digital Warfare - Cool article, scary, scary, scary stuff...

Military Appoints General To Direct Cyber Warfare - ... and the Yanks agree, finally stepping up their commitment to online battles.

Beaming Laser Power - an emerging technology that is essential to the further growth of the technological human race.

Agni II Launched with success in India - India's got long range, nuclear capable missiles now... oh joy.

NASA Finds Cause of Voyager 2 Glitch - they finally worked out why the little robot went buggy... and no, it wasn't the Martian teenagers screwing with us.

Pakistan Court Orders Facebook Ban Over Mohammed Images - facebook gets banned in Pakistan

Scientists Implant Biofuel Cells Into Rats - living batteries... soon you'll be able to charge your cell phone by plugging it into your ear ^^

Microsoft's New Attempt To Dominate Robotics - Resistance is futile... ^^

Toyota Robot Violinist Wows At Shanghai Expo - how awesome is this?!?! watch the video.

Copernicus Reburied As Hero - I guess the church is improving...

And there you have it. I hope you're still finding this blog entertaining. Please feel free to leave a comment, and tell your friends.

-Odd

"The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots"

-Erich Fromm

Apologies...

So I finally did it... I finally missed a post. Frankly, I thought this would happen far sooner (even with the incredibly fast  and rigid update schedule that I run ^^), but even so I do owe you an apology... so... I'm sorry I missed a week... i guess ^^.

The reason that I didn't post last week was that I was at a training workshop on implementing SharePoint 2010 and was stuck in a lab without Internet access. It was pointed out to me that I have Internet access at home.... but who wants to take time out of their off-time to do something like this? ^^ (if my boss happens to be reading this, then I must stress that I do most of the research in my off-time, and I write the posts when I'm watching progress bars).

So... you guys are in for a real treat this week.... or maybe not. I'm going to do two posts, this one and another that shifts away from the geeky theme and into the nerd-realm with a tutorial on how to setup something or other in SharePoint 2010 - it'll probably be either cascading lookups in the OOTB InfoPath upload forms or content management through the Document Center... I'm sure you'll all be totally engrossed... ^^

In the news:

Israel's Value to Transhumanism - cool article... I hadn't realised that Israel were so technologically advanced... but in hindsight, it's the only way it could work.

Brain-like evolutionary bio-computer - these guys have created a biological based computer that can evolve itself to solve complex problems... sugoi!!!!

Every Tree is a Quantum Mechanic - studies into photosynthesis have shown that this natural process uses quantum tethering... cool.

NASA Planning Lunar Mining Tests, Other New Tech - the latest programs suggested by NASA

Wikipedia Is Not Amused By Entry for xkcd-Coined Word - so funny!!!!!

Website Sells Pubic Lice - no... it's not a typo... I only have one question.... why? For the love of all that is holy... WHY?!?!

Android Sales Surpass iPhone Sales - proof... that there is stuff cooler than an iPhone.

Thanks for stopping by, check back later in the week for that tutorial and I promise that I'll try avoid missing another update.

-Odd

"ye like dags?"

Winter sucks...

... and so does having to go to work when you're sick. Winter arrived with such speed and ferocity that I didn't have time to mentally prepare myself for it's rigors. As a result I've gotten a cold/flu/bubonic plaugue (whatever it is), and I'm feeling truely pitiful.

So here's to cold morings, rainy days and an industrial sized order of tissues and hot chocolate.

In the News:

Life's Building Blocks Found On Asteroid 24 Themis - biological compunds found on an asteroid provides some evidanece for the theory that says all life on earth is infact alien.

Should Gov't Pay For Injured Man's Wii? - a man on workers compensation is trying to claim a Wii after his doctor suggested he play Wii Sports for his rehab.

MechWarrior 4 Free Release Now Available - One of the coolest games ever made (definately the best ever by Microsoft) if you can organise a joystick, download this NOW!

Beaver Dam Visible From Space - those little rodents have been busy, Damn!

Austria Converts Phone Booths To EV Chargers - what a great idea, turn those obsolete phone booths into electric car chargers.

4 Arugments Against Imortality. 4 Arguments For Imortality - this page links to two artricles, one for and one against, cool stuff.

Japan's Brainwave Initiative: Mind-Reading Bot by 2020 - these dudes are serious... i can't wait.

And there you have it... expect more when I'm well enough to have thoughts that don't revolve around either curling up in bed with my girlfriend or shooting myself.

-Odd

“The pest of society are the egotist, they are dull and bright, sacred and profane, course and fine. It is a disease that like the flu falls on all constitutions.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson