I remember back when I was young watching IRobot or Terminator and thinking, could that actually happen? Robots taking over the world? Could there actually be a Jarvis like in Iron Man? Could Robert Downey Jr. Actually be Iron Man? Could that movie actually be a documentary?
Artificial Intelligence is just that. Right now somewhere in California (everything cool happens in California) there is millions of dollars pumping into thousands of young minds trying to create Jarvis. IBM has already come out with a robot named Watson who can apparently beat people at Jeopardy. This is such a growing industry that people want to explore that TED has combined with xprize and created a competition to see who can create a robot that can give a TED Talk that is good enough to gain a standing ovation.
This has made huge schools like Stanford and University of Washington offer classes on AI that thousands of students have already taken. Fat cats in the tech industry such as Google's CEO Larry Page, and Mark Zuckerberg are already putting millions of dollars into AI research so that they can start making some profit on it and being the leaders in this almost non-existent industry (for now). They are all hoping that students taking these intensive classes will come together build the next AI that will change the world and help humanity (like Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Mark Zuckerberg).
What do you think about Artificial Intelligence? We here at The Dusty Wahl love to hear what you have to say!
The Dusty Wahl's Words of Wisdom
Move to California, because North Hennepin Community College won't offer this stuff for A WHILE!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/03/25/artificial-intelligence-is-the-next-big-tech-trend-heres-why/
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
How to Succeed in Business Without Knowing About Business
That's right. The Dusty Wahl is becoming an entrepreneur! The backbone of America. The fighter of the universe.
My business is going to be called Squared Away Inc. and it is a service company that will help other entrepreneurs set up their Square POS system on a smartphone or tablet. I am currently working on a business plan and will post that when it is done.
I will also continue to blog during the entire process to let you know what it takes to start your own business and hopefully one day I will post job openings!
Soon you will all know. How to succeed in business without knowing about business!!!
If anybody has any advice for a budding entrepreneur, please comment below. We here at The Dusty Wahl love to hear your opinions!
Wise words from The Dusty Wahl...
Don't actually do this unless you have gone to school for it... (unlike me)
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Phablets....Just, Why?
Cell phones have changed the world as we know it since the 90's. It was an amazing invention that allowed the world to stay connected without a wire. They first came out and they looked like bricks (incase you don't know what I'm talking about watch the first Wallstreet movie) and were huge things that only women could carry because they had purses.
As technology moved forward the cell phone became smaller and smaller. This was great! You could fit it in your pocket! The only problem was that it was easier to lose. However, now technology is reversing, and trying to get bigger, with .... the Phablet!
The Phablet is exactly what it sounds like, its is a phone tablet. So basically it is a huge phone that we can't fit in our pockets, which means we either have to carry around purses, or have that holster for it on our belt. (neither of which are better options than our pockets)
There is the HTC One Max, which has a 5.9 inch display. The Samsung Galaxy Mega, that has a 6.3 inch display, and the Sony Xperia Z, which has a 6.4 inch display. So you have a frame of reference the Nexus 7 tablet is only .6 inches bigger than these phones while the Ipad Mini has a 7.9 inch display.
To give you an even better frame of reference, the Iphone 4s has a 3.9 inch display. This is as big as phones should be, maybe a little bigger to maybe a 4.5 inch display, but nothing more. We are reversing in the technological timeline and it doesn't make sense! Cell phones are supposed to be small and manueverable. Not big and inconcealable.
If you have any oppinion of the Phablet, please comment below. Us here at The Dusty Wahl, love to hear what you got to say.
The Dusty Wahls Words of Wisdom
If it can't fit in your pocket, why buy it?
As technology moved forward the cell phone became smaller and smaller. This was great! You could fit it in your pocket! The only problem was that it was easier to lose. However, now technology is reversing, and trying to get bigger, with .... the Phablet!
The Phablet is exactly what it sounds like, its is a phone tablet. So basically it is a huge phone that we can't fit in our pockets, which means we either have to carry around purses, or have that holster for it on our belt. (neither of which are better options than our pockets)
There is the HTC One Max, which has a 5.9 inch display. The Samsung Galaxy Mega, that has a 6.3 inch display, and the Sony Xperia Z, which has a 6.4 inch display. So you have a frame of reference the Nexus 7 tablet is only .6 inches bigger than these phones while the Ipad Mini has a 7.9 inch display.
To give you an even better frame of reference, the Iphone 4s has a 3.9 inch display. This is as big as phones should be, maybe a little bigger to maybe a 4.5 inch display, but nothing more. We are reversing in the technological timeline and it doesn't make sense! Cell phones are supposed to be small and manueverable. Not big and inconcealable.
If you have any oppinion of the Phablet, please comment below. Us here at The Dusty Wahl, love to hear what you got to say.
The Dusty Wahls Words of Wisdom
If it can't fit in your pocket, why buy it?
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Starbucks Still Sucks...
Yep.....
They still suck.....
And here's why....
The new cup that they came out with (which isn't actually that new I found out) is still awesome. However after using it for a couple weeks now, I have realized its downsides.
1. I am always so excited to use the cup and get my 1 dollars worth, that I find myself drinking 10 cups of coffee a day. This is not good for health, because when I drink a lot of caffeine (drinking decaf goes against my religion) I get very hungry
2. If you dont clean the cup for more than a couple days, it will get stained with coffee, which is very hard to get out. (no I refuse to wash my coffee cup more than twice a week)
3. Sometimes I wish it was bigger so I didn't have to fill it so many times a day.
Wise Words from The Dusty Wahl
Still buy the cup.... 1 dollar.... Totally worth it...
They still suck.....
And here's why....
The new cup that they came out with (which isn't actually that new I found out) is still awesome. However after using it for a couple weeks now, I have realized its downsides.
1. I am always so excited to use the cup and get my 1 dollars worth, that I find myself drinking 10 cups of coffee a day. This is not good for health, because when I drink a lot of caffeine (drinking decaf goes against my religion) I get very hungry
2. If you dont clean the cup for more than a couple days, it will get stained with coffee, which is very hard to get out. (no I refuse to wash my coffee cup more than twice a week)
3. Sometimes I wish it was bigger so I didn't have to fill it so many times a day.
Wise Words from The Dusty Wahl
Still buy the cup.... 1 dollar.... Totally worth it...
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