Summary
In a story on thetimesherald.com , there was an article about a test, where teenagers drove through an obstacle coarse, first with goggles which simulated drunk driving, and then were told to text three pre-determined text messages while driving. Apparently, according to the article, the teens had more trouble with the texting and driving then they did with the simulated drunk driving. The article exclaims, that if cones were people, these teens would be in some big trouble. The test took place at the UDrivesafe academy in Kimball Township, in Port Huron, Mi. It was sponsered by several organizations which promote safe driving.
Response
I can't say that I agree with the portrayal of this test. I myself have texted an drove on many occasions, and although I'm not proud of it, I have drank and drove. With that said, although there is danger associated with texting and driving, it does not hold a candle to drinking and driving. I can appreciate groups trying to thwart texting and driving, but I think that exaggerating the whole thing, they are being counter productive. Anybody who has texted and drove, can see the exaggerated expression of the results of this test in this article, atleast that is my opinion, and when you manipulate the facts, you lose the trust of your target audience, and I think that teens will see through the tactics of some of these organizations, regardless of their good intentions. Just a thought.....
Sunday, October 25, 2009
The exciting sport of muzzleloaders?
Summary
In a story on homernews.com , there is a story about a muzzleloader shooting competition in Homer, Alaska. Apparently, there were a bunch of pistol shooters, shooting at a firing range next to where the muzzleloader competition was taking place. The sounds of the musket balls exploding out of the muzzleloaders drew the attention of the pistol shooters, who then became spectators to the event. One of the people in the competition, was the president of the Alaska muzzleloaders rifle association and former Michigan State University football player Keith Bayha. He became involved in muzzleloader shooting and competing at the age of fourty, after realizing that he was getting to old to compete in contact sports, muzzleloading offered a lower impact form of competition.
Response
I had been thinking about purchasing a muzzleloader myself, to extend my deer hunting season, by getting in on the bow & muzzleloader seasons as well as the usual firearms season. This article really spruced up the idea of muzzleloading in my mind. Aside from how a muzzleloader is loaded, it sounds as much fun as shooting modern firearms. Hearing about the accuracy of some of these primative firearms, some of which were used, were actually from the eighteen hundreds, really peaked my interest. One might wonder, why I chose an article from a local newspaper from Homer, Alaska. It is somewhat a dream, or maybe a fantasy rather, of mine, to live in Alaska, to tackle the wilderness of Alaska. I'd like to hike through the mountains, and fish the inland lakes, and hunt elk, moose, deer, and maybe even brown bear. Maybe someday it'll be a reality, but until then I've always got the internet and search engines.
In a story on homernews.com , there is a story about a muzzleloader shooting competition in Homer, Alaska. Apparently, there were a bunch of pistol shooters, shooting at a firing range next to where the muzzleloader competition was taking place. The sounds of the musket balls exploding out of the muzzleloaders drew the attention of the pistol shooters, who then became spectators to the event. One of the people in the competition, was the president of the Alaska muzzleloaders rifle association and former Michigan State University football player Keith Bayha. He became involved in muzzleloader shooting and competing at the age of fourty, after realizing that he was getting to old to compete in contact sports, muzzleloading offered a lower impact form of competition.
Response
I had been thinking about purchasing a muzzleloader myself, to extend my deer hunting season, by getting in on the bow & muzzleloader seasons as well as the usual firearms season. This article really spruced up the idea of muzzleloading in my mind. Aside from how a muzzleloader is loaded, it sounds as much fun as shooting modern firearms. Hearing about the accuracy of some of these primative firearms, some of which were used, were actually from the eighteen hundreds, really peaked my interest. One might wonder, why I chose an article from a local newspaper from Homer, Alaska. It is somewhat a dream, or maybe a fantasy rather, of mine, to live in Alaska, to tackle the wilderness of Alaska. I'd like to hike through the mountains, and fish the inland lakes, and hunt elk, moose, deer, and maybe even brown bear. Maybe someday it'll be a reality, but until then I've always got the internet and search engines.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Real men do buy women flowers
Summary
In a story on cnn.com , is a great and very true story about the time tested, and highly effective, manly art of buying flowers for the women we men love. It is told from the perspective of the writer, and about how he learned of the importance of treating the woman you love right, from how his father treated his mother. There is a very touching part, about how on his death bed, his father arranged for one last gift to be delivered to his mother, and it arrived just moments after he had passed on. The story stepped up and declared the relevence of flower buying, even in a sexual equality driven society, and told of how it did not represent the barbaric male chauvenistic past, but was a symbol of our thoughtfulness toward the women we love. It spoke of women's fear about men's obvious short attention spans, and that we would forget things such as birthdays and anniversaries, and that flowers would serve as a great comforting remider, that they are continually in our hearts and minds.
Response
I could not agree more! I am a die-hard romantic, and on a daily basis, I try to think of ways to display my love to my wife. I literally teared up during the part of the story, where the mother received one last gift from the father, moments after he had passed away. I donot think, in any way, shape, or form, that giving flowers would in any way imply women to be the weaker sex, no more than I think it would immasculate a man to be the primary initiator in the romantic portion of a relationship. There is still something to be said for romantic courtship, even long after the 'I do's". I think that if more men, would step up and be men, and consistently display their love for their wives, and instill that in their sons, and likewise with mothers and there daughters, divorce statistics probably would not be as bad as they are now days.
In a story on cnn.com , is a great and very true story about the time tested, and highly effective, manly art of buying flowers for the women we men love. It is told from the perspective of the writer, and about how he learned of the importance of treating the woman you love right, from how his father treated his mother. There is a very touching part, about how on his death bed, his father arranged for one last gift to be delivered to his mother, and it arrived just moments after he had passed on. The story stepped up and declared the relevence of flower buying, even in a sexual equality driven society, and told of how it did not represent the barbaric male chauvenistic past, but was a symbol of our thoughtfulness toward the women we love. It spoke of women's fear about men's obvious short attention spans, and that we would forget things such as birthdays and anniversaries, and that flowers would serve as a great comforting remider, that they are continually in our hearts and minds.
Response
I could not agree more! I am a die-hard romantic, and on a daily basis, I try to think of ways to display my love to my wife. I literally teared up during the part of the story, where the mother received one last gift from the father, moments after he had passed away. I donot think, in any way, shape, or form, that giving flowers would in any way imply women to be the weaker sex, no more than I think it would immasculate a man to be the primary initiator in the romantic portion of a relationship. There is still something to be said for romantic courtship, even long after the 'I do's". I think that if more men, would step up and be men, and consistently display their love for their wives, and instill that in their sons, and likewise with mothers and there daughters, divorce statistics probably would not be as bad as they are now days.
Gun sales go boom
Summary
In a story in the Beaverton Valley Times , it talks mainly about memberships in a popular gun club increasing greatly with the political administration change, but it also touched base on an increase in gun sales. The story portrays that a fear of law changes could take away our gun purchasing privelages, and so they are stock piling them. Also it talks of woes about the nations economic state, and the fear of being robbed by those who have been displaced for their jobs, and are desperate to provide for their families. The story starts to go back and forth with whether or not peoples worries are justified, and even implies that those who sell guns might be pushing untruthful information in order to keep gun sales high. According to the article, some companies are struggling to keep up with the increased sales that have been driven by the nations fears of the unknown.
Response
I've read some of President Obama's statements about gun control, mostly statements made before his presidencey, and I too get that same feeling that he is a threat to our second amendment rights. I went from only having a shotgun for hunting, to purchasing a rifle and two handguns in addition to my shotgun, just because I sense a change coming. I had somebody break into my house less than six months ago, while we were home, with my wife and kids asleep in their beds, and I had to physically throw the guy out. I live in a decent neighborhood, and my neighbor who has lived in my neighborhood for fifty years, said nothing like that has ever happened before. Things are definately getting noticeably worse. How much of the economic woes is actually media induced panic, and how much is real, I don't know, but I do know that people are responding. I have a wife and six kids, and if stuff takes a turn for the worse, then I want to be prepared. And yes, I have been trying to stock pile before the gun purchase laws change, if they do, so I guess I'm a part of the amped up gun purchasing statistics fueled by political and economic woes.
In a story in the Beaverton Valley Times , it talks mainly about memberships in a popular gun club increasing greatly with the political administration change, but it also touched base on an increase in gun sales. The story portrays that a fear of law changes could take away our gun purchasing privelages, and so they are stock piling them. Also it talks of woes about the nations economic state, and the fear of being robbed by those who have been displaced for their jobs, and are desperate to provide for their families. The story starts to go back and forth with whether or not peoples worries are justified, and even implies that those who sell guns might be pushing untruthful information in order to keep gun sales high. According to the article, some companies are struggling to keep up with the increased sales that have been driven by the nations fears of the unknown.
Response
I've read some of President Obama's statements about gun control, mostly statements made before his presidencey, and I too get that same feeling that he is a threat to our second amendment rights. I went from only having a shotgun for hunting, to purchasing a rifle and two handguns in addition to my shotgun, just because I sense a change coming. I had somebody break into my house less than six months ago, while we were home, with my wife and kids asleep in their beds, and I had to physically throw the guy out. I live in a decent neighborhood, and my neighbor who has lived in my neighborhood for fifty years, said nothing like that has ever happened before. Things are definately getting noticeably worse. How much of the economic woes is actually media induced panic, and how much is real, I don't know, but I do know that people are responding. I have a wife and six kids, and if stuff takes a turn for the worse, then I want to be prepared. And yes, I have been trying to stock pile before the gun purchase laws change, if they do, so I guess I'm a part of the amped up gun purchasing statistics fueled by political and economic woes.
Hunters help the hungry
Summary
In a story on ohio.com , there is an ispirational story of goodwill towards men.....and women. Apparently there is a ministry, which began in Maryland, that has spread throughout half the nation already. This ministry allows hunters to donate their deer and other game, to food banks, and they even raise money to cover the butchering costs. The successful hunters bring their game to the ministry designated butcher shops to be processed, the ministry pays for the processing with money raised through donations, and then the frozen packages of meat are distributed to food banks, where they goto families in need. This paticular article tells about the ohio branch of this ministry. The ministry is called 'Farmers and hunters feeding the hungry', and they work in conjunction with the Ohio department of wildlife.
Response
I think that this is a great ministry! I love hearing about communities pulling together and helping out one another. I am a hunter, and the idea that I could do what I love, and at the same time, be helping out families in need, and putting meat on their tables as well, just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I have not yet heard of this ministry being implemented in Missouri as of yet, but I know alot of people, who would be as excited as I am to jump in and help. In case any were wondering how I stumbled upon ohio.com, being here in missouri. There was actually a link to it on the NRA.org website. I know that with grocery stores and all the modern conviences, the idea of hunting for your food probably sounds primitive, but there is a feeling of accomplishment when you provide meat for a family the old fashion way.
In a story on ohio.com , there is an ispirational story of goodwill towards men.....and women. Apparently there is a ministry, which began in Maryland, that has spread throughout half the nation already. This ministry allows hunters to donate their deer and other game, to food banks, and they even raise money to cover the butchering costs. The successful hunters bring their game to the ministry designated butcher shops to be processed, the ministry pays for the processing with money raised through donations, and then the frozen packages of meat are distributed to food banks, where they goto families in need. This paticular article tells about the ohio branch of this ministry. The ministry is called 'Farmers and hunters feeding the hungry', and they work in conjunction with the Ohio department of wildlife.
Response
I think that this is a great ministry! I love hearing about communities pulling together and helping out one another. I am a hunter, and the idea that I could do what I love, and at the same time, be helping out families in need, and putting meat on their tables as well, just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I have not yet heard of this ministry being implemented in Missouri as of yet, but I know alot of people, who would be as excited as I am to jump in and help. In case any were wondering how I stumbled upon ohio.com, being here in missouri. There was actually a link to it on the NRA.org website. I know that with grocery stores and all the modern conviences, the idea of hunting for your food probably sounds primitive, but there is a feeling of accomplishment when you provide meat for a family the old fashion way.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Gay rights activists march on Washington D.C.
Summary
In a story on cnn.com , it talks about gay rights activists, headed up by Judy Shepard, the mother of the murdered gay teenager Matthew Shepard, and how they have taken their protests to Washington D.C.. Judy Shepard, and those rallied with her, are pushing for the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy on the military to be dropped, and also for gay marriages to be ammended into the constitution. She argued that a person, regardless of sexual preference, should be allowed to be with the one they love, and also they should be allowed to serve in the United States armed forces, not in secret, but openly as the gay man or woman they are. The protesters were joined by the famed singer, Lady GA Ga, who said 'Obama, I know you are listening', and then yelled out 'Are you listening?'. For those of you who were unaware, there is a possibility, according to a video on youtube, that lady gaga is a transexual. Here is a link to the video . The protests were part of the 'National equality march' and it coincided with 'National coming out day'.
Response
I have several gay friends, and go and sing karaoke at the gay bar periodically. With that said, I donot agree with a 'gay marriage' amendment, and here is why: The institution of marriage is a religous ceremony, derived from the bible, and I believe a 'gay marriage' ammendment might try to force churches to perform these ceremonies or be guilty of descrimination, and I think that would be a violation of the 'seperation of church and state'. However, I would be totally supportive of a court officiated domestic partnership, which holds all the weight, for all intents and purposes, of a church officiated marriage. Secondly, on the matter of 'don't ask, don't tell. I don't see why not, with a military made up of men and women, they could not include gay men and women. I know that meshing gays and straights together would not work, no more then meshing men and women together. But, I see no reason why they cannot have 'gay platoons'. I'm sure if Washington's leaders put their heads together, they could find a happy medium, that would be fair for everyone.
In a story on cnn.com , it talks about gay rights activists, headed up by Judy Shepard, the mother of the murdered gay teenager Matthew Shepard, and how they have taken their protests to Washington D.C.. Judy Shepard, and those rallied with her, are pushing for the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy on the military to be dropped, and also for gay marriages to be ammended into the constitution. She argued that a person, regardless of sexual preference, should be allowed to be with the one they love, and also they should be allowed to serve in the United States armed forces, not in secret, but openly as the gay man or woman they are. The protesters were joined by the famed singer, Lady GA Ga, who said 'Obama, I know you are listening', and then yelled out 'Are you listening?'. For those of you who were unaware, there is a possibility, according to a video on youtube, that lady gaga is a transexual. Here is a link to the video . The protests were part of the 'National equality march' and it coincided with 'National coming out day'.
Response
I have several gay friends, and go and sing karaoke at the gay bar periodically. With that said, I donot agree with a 'gay marriage' amendment, and here is why: The institution of marriage is a religous ceremony, derived from the bible, and I believe a 'gay marriage' ammendment might try to force churches to perform these ceremonies or be guilty of descrimination, and I think that would be a violation of the 'seperation of church and state'. However, I would be totally supportive of a court officiated domestic partnership, which holds all the weight, for all intents and purposes, of a church officiated marriage. Secondly, on the matter of 'don't ask, don't tell. I don't see why not, with a military made up of men and women, they could not include gay men and women. I know that meshing gays and straights together would not work, no more then meshing men and women together. But, I see no reason why they cannot have 'gay platoons'. I'm sure if Washington's leaders put their heads together, they could find a happy medium, that would be fair for everyone.
12 annoying types on facebook
Summary
In a story on cnn.com , there is a funny and informative little article about twelve different annoying types of facebookers. The first type is the 'let-me-tell-you-everything-about my-day-bore'. The description is just like it sounds. Status updates every hour on the hour about every little thing they do. The second type is the 'self promoter'. Someone who brags about every little achievement, every opportunity they get. The third type is the 'friend padder'. The 'friend padder' is the person that has a thousand or more friends, as if they are really that popular. The fourth type is the 'town crier'. The 'town crier' is the one who posts all the gossip and sad news before you even get a chance to see it on the news. The fifth type is the 'tmi'er'. That is the person that over shares personal information, such as 'Brad went to Walgreen's to get cream for his pesky hemroids'. The sixth type is the 'bad grammarian'. That is the person who far surpasses the loose grammatical rules of the digital world, and takes their bad grammar to a moronic level. The seventh type is the 'sympathy baiter'. This is the person that always posts sad little updates with the intent of baiting you into giving them your sympathy. The eighth type is the 'lurker'. This person doesn't ever post on your status or any of your posts, but then at a later time, they bring up something that you had posted, reveiling that they have been lurking in the shadows of your page watching you. The ninth type is the 'crank'. These are the cranky, hateful people, who have something mean or negative to say all the time. The tenth type is the 'papparazzo'. This is the friend who post pictures of you, that you didn't even know they took, and without asking your permission to do so. The eleventh type is the 'obscurist'. This person post bleak, nonesense with the hopes of sounding mysterious. And finally the twelth is the 'chronic inviter'. This person invites you to take every quiz, join every cause, and see every video that happens across their path.
Response
I was laughing as I was reading this article. I am an avid facebooker, and I have encountered, probably even on a daily basis, each of these twelve annoying types. To all my friends, I love you, but these things really are annoying. To be totally honest though, I myself aam just as guilty of some of these at times. Now days, we have the great power of making our presence known to the world, or atleast among our circle of friends. But with great power, comes great responsibility, and yes that is a quote from spiderman, but still true all the same. I know I will be facebooking more respectably from now on, unless of course I've been drinking. I reccomend everybody that is on facebook, read this article. If you are not on facebook, why not? It is alot of fun.
In a story on cnn.com , there is a funny and informative little article about twelve different annoying types of facebookers. The first type is the 'let-me-tell-you-everything-about my-day-bore'. The description is just like it sounds. Status updates every hour on the hour about every little thing they do. The second type is the 'self promoter'. Someone who brags about every little achievement, every opportunity they get. The third type is the 'friend padder'. The 'friend padder' is the person that has a thousand or more friends, as if they are really that popular. The fourth type is the 'town crier'. The 'town crier' is the one who posts all the gossip and sad news before you even get a chance to see it on the news. The fifth type is the 'tmi'er'. That is the person that over shares personal information, such as 'Brad went to Walgreen's to get cream for his pesky hemroids'. The sixth type is the 'bad grammarian'. That is the person who far surpasses the loose grammatical rules of the digital world, and takes their bad grammar to a moronic level. The seventh type is the 'sympathy baiter'. This is the person that always posts sad little updates with the intent of baiting you into giving them your sympathy. The eighth type is the 'lurker'. This person doesn't ever post on your status or any of your posts, but then at a later time, they bring up something that you had posted, reveiling that they have been lurking in the shadows of your page watching you. The ninth type is the 'crank'. These are the cranky, hateful people, who have something mean or negative to say all the time. The tenth type is the 'papparazzo'. This is the friend who post pictures of you, that you didn't even know they took, and without asking your permission to do so. The eleventh type is the 'obscurist'. This person post bleak, nonesense with the hopes of sounding mysterious. And finally the twelth is the 'chronic inviter'. This person invites you to take every quiz, join every cause, and see every video that happens across their path.
Response
I was laughing as I was reading this article. I am an avid facebooker, and I have encountered, probably even on a daily basis, each of these twelve annoying types. To all my friends, I love you, but these things really are annoying. To be totally honest though, I myself aam just as guilty of some of these at times. Now days, we have the great power of making our presence known to the world, or atleast among our circle of friends. But with great power, comes great responsibility, and yes that is a quote from spiderman, but still true all the same. I know I will be facebooking more respectably from now on, unless of course I've been drinking. I reccomend everybody that is on facebook, read this article. If you are not on facebook, why not? It is alot of fun.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Healthcare bill could cause hardships
Summary
In a story on MSNBC , it clarifies some of the flaws in the proposed healthcare bills. It talks about how every American will be required to carry health insurance, rather it be medicaid, employer based insurance, or privately purchased health insurance. Yes you heard me correctly, we will be 'required'. According to the available information, the average middle class person will actually end up spending more on healthcare than the currently do. It also talks about how some of the reforms would actually cause insurance premiums for those who purchase their own, to go up.
Response
I am one hundred percent against the government requiring me to carry health insurance. I think that I should have the right to choose. I am still fairly young, and I don't neccesarily need health insurance. I have actually compared the price of insurance premiums and deductables, against my average healthcare spending without, and it is more cost effecient for me not to have insurance. As a citizen of a 'free' country, I think I should be able to budget my healtcare dollars as I seem fit, and that is one of my major problems with a democrat administration. I am absolutely and totally one hundred percent against 'big government'. They want to pick and choose what privately owned businesses they want to bail out, they want to 'require' us to purchase health insurance rather we can afford it or not. At what point does it stop being referred to as a free country? I am quite convinced that is not what this nation's forefathers had in mind, when they wrote the constitution.
In a story on MSNBC , it clarifies some of the flaws in the proposed healthcare bills. It talks about how every American will be required to carry health insurance, rather it be medicaid, employer based insurance, or privately purchased health insurance. Yes you heard me correctly, we will be 'required'. According to the available information, the average middle class person will actually end up spending more on healthcare than the currently do. It also talks about how some of the reforms would actually cause insurance premiums for those who purchase their own, to go up.
Response
I am one hundred percent against the government requiring me to carry health insurance. I think that I should have the right to choose. I am still fairly young, and I don't neccesarily need health insurance. I have actually compared the price of insurance premiums and deductables, against my average healthcare spending without, and it is more cost effecient for me not to have insurance. As a citizen of a 'free' country, I think I should be able to budget my healtcare dollars as I seem fit, and that is one of my major problems with a democrat administration. I am absolutely and totally one hundred percent against 'big government'. They want to pick and choose what privately owned businesses they want to bail out, they want to 'require' us to purchase health insurance rather we can afford it or not. At what point does it stop being referred to as a free country? I am quite convinced that is not what this nation's forefathers had in mind, when they wrote the constitution.
H1N1 Flu Vaccinations
Summary
In a story on MSNBC , it tells about the skepticism of Americans, concerning the 'swine flu' vaccinations. It tells about how a combination of factors, including political agendas, misinformation, and a lack of information, has spiked a high skepticism about the vaccinations. This is the most aggressive vaccination campaign in history. It is the CDC's goal to have every single man, woman, and child vaccinated against the H1N1 virus. Apparently the vaccination has only been tested on a total of forty six hundred people, and alot of americans don't believe that is enough to warrant 'pushing' it on billions. There is just not enough known about the vaccination, to be distributing it to pregnant women, elderly people, and small children, seems to be the resounding complaint among those interviewed.
Response
I agree one hundred percent with the skepticism. As a parent, the last thing I would ever do, is have my child administered a new, hardly tested, and relatively unknown vaccination. Vaccinations can be scary as it is, especially if it is a live culture immunization, but when you factor in the unknown, it is just terrifying to me. I know of lots of people who have taken the regular flu shot, and ended up getting the flu from it, and worse than they probably would have naturally. What if that were to happen with the swine flu? Is the CDC, in their attempt to keep people from getting the swine flu, actually increasing the spread of this strand of flu? We just don't know, and in that fact, lies the part of the skepticism. I personally have never even taken the regular flu vaccination, and am not really a big 'medicine person' . If medicine is neccesary, then yes, but if there is an alternative, then I will go with the alternative. I just really don't have alot of faith in the medical industry, or the pharmecutical companies either one. I don't think that the swine flu has really reached an 'epidemic level', it's statistics doesn't seem to be very far off from the statistics of the regular flu, and I think that the rushing of this vaccination, and the aggressive campaign to push it on the public, are very unjustified.
In a story on MSNBC , it tells about the skepticism of Americans, concerning the 'swine flu' vaccinations. It tells about how a combination of factors, including political agendas, misinformation, and a lack of information, has spiked a high skepticism about the vaccinations. This is the most aggressive vaccination campaign in history. It is the CDC's goal to have every single man, woman, and child vaccinated against the H1N1 virus. Apparently the vaccination has only been tested on a total of forty six hundred people, and alot of americans don't believe that is enough to warrant 'pushing' it on billions. There is just not enough known about the vaccination, to be distributing it to pregnant women, elderly people, and small children, seems to be the resounding complaint among those interviewed.
Response
I agree one hundred percent with the skepticism. As a parent, the last thing I would ever do, is have my child administered a new, hardly tested, and relatively unknown vaccination. Vaccinations can be scary as it is, especially if it is a live culture immunization, but when you factor in the unknown, it is just terrifying to me. I know of lots of people who have taken the regular flu shot, and ended up getting the flu from it, and worse than they probably would have naturally. What if that were to happen with the swine flu? Is the CDC, in their attempt to keep people from getting the swine flu, actually increasing the spread of this strand of flu? We just don't know, and in that fact, lies the part of the skepticism. I personally have never even taken the regular flu vaccination, and am not really a big 'medicine person' . If medicine is neccesary, then yes, but if there is an alternative, then I will go with the alternative. I just really don't have alot of faith in the medical industry, or the pharmecutical companies either one. I don't think that the swine flu has really reached an 'epidemic level', it's statistics doesn't seem to be very far off from the statistics of the regular flu, and I think that the rushing of this vaccination, and the aggressive campaign to push it on the public, are very unjustified.
Technology is getting cool
Summary
In a story on MSNBC , it tells about a new cutting edge technology for cell phones. Apparently there is a line of products out that allow you to blend search engine information about where your at, based on your gps triangulated position. This technology is referred to as 'Augmented Reality'. It utilizes the camera on your phone, apparently you veiw the layout ahead of you through the camera, and it shows tags of where to find different things, based on what you are looking for. It allows you to set the search criteria, and it shows everything from resturants, bars, movie theaters, and even photos that have been taken in the area where you are at, that has been posted somewhere on the internet. The story paints a picture of society one day soon, all veiwing a virtually enhanced world, by way of the technology being implemented on cell phone right now.
Response
I think that the 'coolness' potential for this technology is off the charts! I have to say that as a child, I always visioned the year twenty ten with flying cars, and trips to space. It has left me somewhat dissapointed. But one thing that actually fulfills my futuristic expectations, is cell phones. They really remind me of the handheld communicators from the old episodes of 'Star Trek'. Combined with the power of the internet, cell phones are the best thing since sliced bread. I can just imagine this 'augmented reality' technology being combined with sun glasses, to veiw a virtually enhanced reality as easy as wearing sunglasses. I still would like to book a flight to mars sometime though. I don't personally have access to this technology at this time, but when my cell phone contract is up, I plan to seek it out. The article says that the iphone 3gs currently has an 'augmented reality' app available, and also some of the phones coming out with the 'android operating system'. I am really excited to see what the cell phone companies will come out with next, I am glad that it is such a competitive market.
In a story on MSNBC , it tells about a new cutting edge technology for cell phones. Apparently there is a line of products out that allow you to blend search engine information about where your at, based on your gps triangulated position. This technology is referred to as 'Augmented Reality'. It utilizes the camera on your phone, apparently you veiw the layout ahead of you through the camera, and it shows tags of where to find different things, based on what you are looking for. It allows you to set the search criteria, and it shows everything from resturants, bars, movie theaters, and even photos that have been taken in the area where you are at, that has been posted somewhere on the internet. The story paints a picture of society one day soon, all veiwing a virtually enhanced world, by way of the technology being implemented on cell phone right now.
Response
I think that the 'coolness' potential for this technology is off the charts! I have to say that as a child, I always visioned the year twenty ten with flying cars, and trips to space. It has left me somewhat dissapointed. But one thing that actually fulfills my futuristic expectations, is cell phones. They really remind me of the handheld communicators from the old episodes of 'Star Trek'. Combined with the power of the internet, cell phones are the best thing since sliced bread. I can just imagine this 'augmented reality' technology being combined with sun glasses, to veiw a virtually enhanced reality as easy as wearing sunglasses. I still would like to book a flight to mars sometime though. I don't personally have access to this technology at this time, but when my cell phone contract is up, I plan to seek it out. The article says that the iphone 3gs currently has an 'augmented reality' app available, and also some of the phones coming out with the 'android operating system'. I am really excited to see what the cell phone companies will come out with next, I am glad that it is such a competitive market.
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