The Big Think

I scored an 87% on the PCIQ standard test. What did you score?
The main things that got me were the specs on PC hardware (# of pins in an ATA cable, etc)

Must. Write. Predictions. Soon
via msnbc: About ten years ago I asked Steve Jobs for his vision of the ultimate computer — the machine that might be possible midway through the 21st century. He said it would be a flat, tablet-like device that you might get as a child; you’d unwrap it, and, via speech and voice recognition, it would ask your name, where it was and then begin learning everything about you.

You’d carry it everywhere: do your homework on it, store all your books and correspondence, and it would subtly integrate itself into your life. It would ask, for example, where you were going and you’d say, “To my tennis lesson,” and it would respond “Would you like me to remind you about your tennis lesson at this time every week?” And then finally, Jobs said, you’d be 17 or 18 years old, sitting on your bed talking to your computer, and you’d mention that you’d just broken up with your girlfriend. And the computer would say, “Steve, it’s the third time it’s happened that way. You want to talk about it?”

via espn: Arizona Diamondback pitcher Randy Johnson pitched the 16th perfect game in baseball history the other night. Excellent!