If any of you are familiar with the show Chuck, you know what an intersect is. If your not, well its basically a computer in your brain that lets you do anything the computer knows how to do. Like Kung Fu.
And soon, it's going to be real. There is now research going into the idea of being able to "upgrade" your brain. This will be for a numerous purposes such as learning languages, math, english, or even being able to focus more. They say that at some point in the future getting one of these "cognitive implants" will be as easy as getting a nose job, or calf implants.
First thoughts:
This would be AWESOME if somebody wanted to become a doctor or a rocket scientist but they naturally aren't good at science, they could just get an implant. Or if somebody was mentally handicapped then they could possibly get an implant that would be able to help speed up the cognitive functions that dont work so well. Or it could be the cure to ahlzeimers.
Second thoughts:
This is going to be horrible. Being a student who has gone through the public school system, it isn't easy to get through school and go to an Ivy league college. But now students who are from families that are more financially secure could get an implant that would make their kids be able to get in with no problem. This makes a whole new level of competition. A even worse situation for the admissions offices of any University.
Final thoughts:
I will most likely be dead or too old to care when this actually happenes.
So it's pretty cool.
The Dusty Wahls Words of Wisdom...
Don't have kids. America will turn into Japan where you have to look up when walking on sidewalks during finals week.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/03/20/brain-implants-because-youve-always-wanted-to-think-more-like-einstein/
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Robo Kid?
I only saw the first 20 minutes of Robo Cop in theatre's (something I regret a little) and left thinking that this would never happen. But apparently it has.
A man named Miguel Nicolelis has been working on a robotic exoskeleton that can help a person in a wheel chair walk. By wearing a hat that reads the patients brainwaves, the robot listens and will start walking. ACTUALLY. This is so promising in the future that they are going to have a kid in a wheelchair walk out onto the field of the World Cup and kick the first ceremonial goal.
Now whether this will actually happen I do not know. It seems like quite a long shot. I could see a kid walking out onto the field and waving, but let's be honest, that would be kind of lame. But it seems to me that it would be a lot harder to kick a ball than it would to just walk. And whether that is going to happen I do not know.
The Dusty Wahl's Words of Wisdom
Buy stock now! Nobody will say no to a kid in a wheelchair that can now walk.
A man named Miguel Nicolelis has been working on a robotic exoskeleton that can help a person in a wheel chair walk. By wearing a hat that reads the patients brainwaves, the robot listens and will start walking. ACTUALLY. This is so promising in the future that they are going to have a kid in a wheelchair walk out onto the field of the World Cup and kick the first ceremonial goal.
Now whether this will actually happen I do not know. It seems like quite a long shot. I could see a kid walking out onto the field and waving, but let's be honest, that would be kind of lame. But it seems to me that it would be a lot harder to kick a ball than it would to just walk. And whether that is going to happen I do not know.
The Dusty Wahl's Words of Wisdom
Buy stock now! Nobody will say no to a kid in a wheelchair that can now walk.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
AI: Artificial Intelligence
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/
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/
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...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Why Starbucks Sucks Less...
I first have to apologize to all of my loyal readers out there. These past months have not been the highlight of The Dusty Wahl's existence. A lot of stuff has piled up with college applications, scholarship applications, and DECA. But I am here today to start again, and make a promise to you, that I will be making more posts. After all, it is 2014, and this is THE year.
My first post of the year.... Starbucks
I have never liked Starbucks for as long as I have been alive. I have always been a Caribou person, and I have been loyal to them for a long time now. Their drinks are just better, the coffee is better, the atmosphere is better, and I have just never had a drink that I liked at Starbucks. And it was until now that I have had any reason to praise the company.
Their reusable cup! I haven't had a reusable coffee cup since I got a thermos back when I was in elementary school and even that one leaked a bit. There was a new fad that came out recently with the ceramic coffee cups that have a rubber lid. This is probably one of the worst inventions that I have ever come across. The ceramic material makes the cup a real heavy sucker, along with the worst material of all, rubber. That rubber lid, as I was reminded by a friend of mine PBenson, will smell like the first thing you ever put in there, for the rest of it's life. It also isn't the best at holding coffee inside of the cup.
So until now have I been able to get a reusable cup that I like for coffee. Starbucks has come out with (am I'm sure it was a while ago) reusable plastic cup, that while sturdy, is also light. It keep the coffee warm for a considerable amount of time, while keeping your hands from burning. Starbucks has also proven that they understand the art of simplicity, as the cup looks just like one of their normal cups so it is simple and clean looking. But that's not the best part.
IT'S ONLY A DOLLAR!!!!!
That's right, only a dollar. I have to say, that after using it for 24 hours I have already gotten my money's worth from it.
I highly recommend this cup to anyone and everyone. If your just a tea drinker, this is for you as well.
My first post of the year.... Starbucks
I have never liked Starbucks for as long as I have been alive. I have always been a Caribou person, and I have been loyal to them for a long time now. Their drinks are just better, the coffee is better, the atmosphere is better, and I have just never had a drink that I liked at Starbucks. And it was until now that I have had any reason to praise the company.
Their reusable cup! I haven't had a reusable coffee cup since I got a thermos back when I was in elementary school and even that one leaked a bit. There was a new fad that came out recently with the ceramic coffee cups that have a rubber lid. This is probably one of the worst inventions that I have ever come across. The ceramic material makes the cup a real heavy sucker, along with the worst material of all, rubber. That rubber lid, as I was reminded by a friend of mine PBenson, will smell like the first thing you ever put in there, for the rest of it's life. It also isn't the best at holding coffee inside of the cup.
So until now have I been able to get a reusable cup that I like for coffee. Starbucks has come out with (am I'm sure it was a while ago) reusable plastic cup, that while sturdy, is also light. It keep the coffee warm for a considerable amount of time, while keeping your hands from burning. Starbucks has also proven that they understand the art of simplicity, as the cup looks just like one of their normal cups so it is simple and clean looking. But that's not the best part.
IT'S ONLY A DOLLAR!!!!!
That's right, only a dollar. I have to say, that after using it for 24 hours I have already gotten my money's worth from it.
I highly recommend this cup to anyone and everyone. If your just a tea drinker, this is for you as well.
The Dusty Wahl's Words of Wisdom...
Only go to Starbucks if you are planning to buy this cup.
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