Ingenious: Mind Control On The Way

Scientists from MIT, Harvard University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have discovered that powerful magnetic field focused on an area of the brain known as the right temporo-parietal junction (RTPJ) - errr... I suppose this is where I should suggest that you say temporo-parietal junction a 100 times really quickly - ahem... anyways... focusing powerful magnetic field in that region will cause people to judge outcomes but not intentions.

I don't quite understand what judging outcomes but not intentions mean, but that sounds like the start of mind control to me. So evil lawyers take note.

For more accurate information check out the link below.

via Discovery News.

Westin Art

My thirst towards artistic greatness is getting stronger and stronger so here is another one of my attempts at said greatness with my T303 at Westin KL (my advice - just look at it at this size...):

Ip Man 2

Wow, check out the new IP Man 2 trailer! Too bad it's in Mandarin. Can't find a Cantonese version. Don't understand most of the conversations. :P

FOLKS! April 29, 2010!

Ingenious: Lets go 3D all da way!

We have 3D in the cinemas. 3D is coming to home entertainment systems. 3D is coming to handheld gaming devices like the Nintendo. What is next? Lets ponder after checking out the video of a game making use of the current Nintendo DSi hardware:

I know... lets get 3D into mobile phones! Wow, I would hardly be able to contain my excitement if my highly intelligent 3D super phone will ring and the caller in a very funny pose pops up right in the middle of a very important meeting... despite me having turned the phone to silent mode.

Video via Wonderment Blog.

Evolution of the Swiss Army Knife

Has anyone seen a Swiss Army knife like the one before?
I must be getting really outdated these days. I should have known that something like this is on the way! This cool gadget does not only work as a thumb drive and pen knife combo. There is even a triangular warning symbol above Victorinox's symbol... indicating a laser pointer, perhaps? The thumb drive is securely encoded with thumb print verification. It will also self-destruct when someone tries to force the drive open! Would definitely like to see this in action in some MacGyver-Mission: Impossible combo kind of movie.

via Engadget.

What a lot of birds in the sky, Batman!

Was on a trip back from Johor last week and stopped by the Pagoh R&R for a leak. Getting out of the car was a challenge as I noticed plenty and I mean plenty, plenty, plenty of birds flying in the sky with their high-pitched sounds. I sprinted from the car to shelter worrying that I might get some bird droppings on me. Mind you, I am a magnet to bird droppings. Did another sprint to the car after I did this recording and summoned enough courage to run.

Taken with my ancient Canon A400 digital camera. Mmmm... ancient and bulky but it's there when I need it. :D

Pick and Choose The Best Humans - Coming Soon

Have you watched Gattaca before? I can't really recall the story but the gist of it was people with the best genes were selected to go up to some where in space to perform some dream jobs while those that bear inferior genes were doomed to perform mundane jobs - the kind of jobs we do now. ;)

Looks like that time is not too far off now that genome sequencing is getting more popular than ever. All kinds of species have had their genomes sequenced... including us humans. Now, scientists are looking into something more in-depth - what are the unhealthy genomes that carry diseases. At the moment, it takes US$50,000 for a complete sequencing but as demand rise, I'm pretty sure you can eventually do it at a vending machine.

Prospective employers will definitely go get their employees sequenced and kick those inferior ones out. Insurance companies will not entertain bad genome people. Life is going to get messy!

More Giant Panda Info - Why Bamboo?

With super powered computers, genome sequencing is no longer a difficult thing to achieve - we hear that a complete genome is sequenced every now and then. The recently sequenced panda genome helped to point out that a mutation in one of its genes may cause the lovely bear to abandon the taste of meat and instead go for bamboo. Way to go!

However, because pandas do not have the capability to really digest bamboo and absorb its nutrients into their bodies, they have developed a slow metabolism rate... very much like me. That's why pandas and I are fat and we tend to move around less. :P

Hopefully, one day, the pandas will evolve and become better vegetarians. :)

via treehugger.

Smartphones, Dumb Thoughts 5 - Aftermath of a Thought

IMHO, this comic would serve as a great complement to my previous thoughts about smartphones:
via GoComics.

The Amazing Washable Keyboard

Now that I'm over and done with tofu shake, I get excited all over again over some technology that should have existed during the ancient times when keyboards first appear. I don't like to but I frequently wipe down my keyboards because I can't stand oily keys. Imagine my delight now that my favourite computer company, HP (I like Dell but somehow, I don't seem to own any Dell products. Instead, I have plenty of HP stuff) is going to start selling WASHABLE keyboards! No more using cloth or that magical gel called Cyber Clean. Just dip the keyboard into fully concentrated Dettol, Bleach and detergent. Oh yeah!

via SmartPlanet.