My name is Bill, I am a recent graduate in Information Sciences and Technology from Penn State University and this is a place for me to post or give my 2 cents on the fascinating world of technology. I am now working for a pretty big technology related company whose name I will leave out just to avoid any possible complications, however far-fetched them happening may be. Music gets included from time to time as well.
I used to work with a team that dealt with Oracle, I remember them talking about this coming up. It seems to me Oracle is trying to become the Apple of enterprise computing.
One of the most interesting examples of gamification I have read about.
Science fiction, meet online dating.
In this mesmerizing twist on the (over) gamification of life, Eran May-raz and Daniel Lazo of Bezaleal Acadamy of Arts imagined what dating of the future would be like.
In their 8-minute video, entitled ‘Sight’, they envision what next-generation contact lenses may hold for us and will leave you pondering what Google’s Project Glass has in store.
Watch the video here.(via)
Well, certainly wasn’t expecting that twist at the end. This is actually a pretty unique and relevant “bad future” story. I was wondering throughout why the girl didn’t seem aware that the guy was probably using something, I guess creepers are drawn to the same tools at all points of time.
(via emergentfutures)
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In a Big Network of Computers, Evidence of Machine Learning - NYTimes.comEven artificial intelligence loves looking up cats
(via infoneer-pulse)
its no secret. when it comes to “live” performance of EDM… that’s about the most it seems you can do anyway. It’s not about performance art, its not about talent either (really its not) In fact, let me do you and the rest of the EDM world button pushers who fuckin hate me for telling you how it…
He admits it!
(Source: iraffiruse, via theitproblems)
fyeahcomputersciencemajorpenguin:
alcohol poisoning anybody?
Kind of wish I had found this during my first 2 years of college, even though I would’ve died of alcohol poisoning or gotten kicked out for following that last rule.
(via theitproblems)
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A fortune cookie I just opened.