mebeam anybody?

There is a new website out there called mebeam that lets you video call with up to 16 people for free...without downloading any software (assuming you have flash). This is pretty amazing and easy to use. All you do is type the name of the room that you want to have and then accept the video and voila, instant video chatting. This is pretty impressive considering skype only allows for video conferencing with one other person at a time.

www.mebeam.com

3G iPhone amazing, but not quite there.

So Apple recently announced the 3G iPhone today at the WWDC conference. While I am impressed by the improved speed of internet browsing, GPS mapping and price cuts, I am bummed that they did not include a camera on the face for teleconferencing. I honestly think that the first company to do this will dominate. More people are beginning to use skype and other video conferencing software applications and it seems only natural that this is the next step.

I have a feeling that even though we aren't seeing a camera in this version, we will see it in the next version or one down the road...it is inevitable. Look how the iPod has evolved from an old school digital screen to a high resolution color screen with more memory in it than the first spaceship.

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Have you ever?

Have you ever grabbed something you knew would be hot but did it anyway?

Yesterday, it was such a nice day that I thought I would dust off the BBQ and cook a little chicken. The chicken I purchase was stuffed with garlic and herbs mixed in with some bread like stuffing in the middle so it said I should use a meat thermometer in order to make sure it cooks thoroughly in the middle. I put them on the BBQ and shoved the thermometer in and started doing something else.

I realized at some point that forgot to set a timer and then went to check on them and realized I needed to flip them as quick as possible. I would not be able to flip with the thermometer still in the chicken so somehow I thought it was a great idea to grab the thermometer with my right hand as though I had an oven mitt on. DOH! Funny thing is it was sooo hot that I didn't immediately feel the pain. About 15 seconds later, my fingers were on fire and I had to ice them for 5 hours until I went to bed and just put up with it.

Today my finger have little feeling where they were scorched and are beginning to develop blisters but I just want to warn you. Don't touch a hot thermometer or any metal for that matter. If you are going to do so, wear an oven mitt. DUHHHHH!

NCAA womens final four

I recently attended the womens regional basketball games in spokane
where Maryland destroyed Vanderbilt. I was amazed at how much they
would often fall on the floor when ever there was multiple girls near
the ball. I still don't find womens basketball all that exciting to
watch. Maybe because they spend so much time on the ground.

Untitled

Have you ever seen anything so cute. I found this on flickr. What an amazing shot

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Flckr your nose

Today, I realized just why everyone is using the popular photo share application, flckr. It is realy easy to upload photos and even make visual adjustments to them without effecting quality. I am impressed being that I use photoshop all the time as a graphic designer and I must say, this is a very powerful tool that is free to everyone! Check it out.



http://www.flickr.com/

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Happy Valentine's Day

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Moving toward dystopia

With school shootings happening on a regular basis, It is seems to me that society is sadly moving toward a dystopia. We all wish there was world peace and that there was no evil in the world but unfortunately humans are naturally fallible. Sometimes, I find it really hard knowing how much hurt, anger, hatred, death, evil and negativity there is in the world and I wonder..If we were created in God's image, then wouldn't that mean that God has all of these negative qualities somewhere within too? Seems I better read up on this a little more before making such an assumption.

Human Nature suggests that humans are inherently good and I do believe this however many times, those who behave badly tend to be so because of their environment. It seems that only a small percentage of those who grow up in negative environments actually decide to take a different path despite where they grew up and what the were taught. Technically, we are all brainwashed little pods until we realize that we can do something with the knowledge that we hopefully retained during the 12 years or less of free public education.

What do you thinK?

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Freak of Nature

Have you ever felt like your brain worked a little different than everyone else. Well, I often feel this way. You could say the word dirt and everyone else is thinking one thing while I am thinking something completely different. I associate words differently than most people. Either I am really stupid, an alien or perhaps I am really a genius and everyone else is stupid! I am just beginning to embrace the fact that I am very different in the way I think.

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FLOCKing a little

Today I downloaded the new browser called FLOCK. What a cool new browser. It is hitting on all the cools stuff of the day like for instance, I am creating this very blog straight from the FLOCK browser bar. HOW COOL! Check it out at www.flock.com. So far, it is the hippest new trend in the world of social networking and media!

Aimee

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Exorcism or mental disorder

Recently I watched a video on CNN about the shortage of preists that
could perform exorcisms. They made an interesting point about
psychology. They suggested that most mentally ill people suffering
from various disorders are actually posessed by the devil. What they
need is an exorcism and not a psychologist. This is an interesting
thought. I am not sure if it applies or not, but we certainly can't
say that psychology is an exact science.

Conspiracy Theory of My Own Creation!

I was thinking, maybe the satellite that is scheduled to re-enter the atmosphere later this month was shot down by the UFO that was sighted by thousands in Texas! It wasn't actually the malfunction of the satellite that is bringing it down — but rather the disruption from the alien ship that maneuvered over Texas a few weeks back. How about that for my first attempt at a Conspiracy Theory!

Snow days

Fun at tuccis

I had a lot of fun at tucci's the other day. What, if anything does
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an alien holding a lolly pop?

Ethanol: Starving for Energy

Is it moral that we are on the verge of using of ethanol (made from corn) as a source of energy for our vehicles? It is hard for me to want to use ethanol as fuel when there are so many people that are starving in the world. How can this be? Perhaps we should reconsider the electric car, solar and wind. It seems like the use of ethanol in this day and age is very frivolous, to say the least. What do you think?

More pics from the Seattle airport.

UFO?

Hmmm.....if there was a ufo sighting in Texas, don't you think it would be possible to see evidence by a satellite by now? Enough said.

Don't be a POD

For those of you who have been or are in school. I urge you to think about why you went or why you are currently in school. No, it is not to be an alcoholic, nor is it to go to football games or other social events while missing class and making up silly stories to get out of a paper or test. Instead we need to address why it is we go to school and ho we can change the mindset of the world from being a POD to being a VEHICLE of knowledge. A POD is just repeating what they hear without synthesizing anything whereas a VEHICLE is constantly trying to translate, mediate, or transform information into key knowledge that can impact the world around them. Many PODS blossom into flowers and become VEHICLES while others remain PODS and go through life without a sense of urgency to impact the world around them.

My experience has greatly impacted the notion that we need to position learning and classrooms in college and high school around thinking and problem solving. The best education in my mind is not just learning information but synthesizing information in order to apply understanding in real life scenarios. Applied understanding allows students to make sense of their environment and position themselves to problem solve because they are less dependent on the teacher to do it for them. Many students are engaging in their undergraduate experience like they engage in a movie. They go to class as though they are attending a movie, with little or no interaction. What happens when we lose the lecture and create interactive classrooms that are positioned around applied knowledge. You can't apply something you don't understand.

Seattle airport

Have you ever been to the Seattle airport? There ate many beautiful
works of art that are on display. This one in particular struck me in
such a way that I had to share it. The hanging sculpture is made up of
cast metal fish that form two birds in flight. This shows what you can
do with repitition and scale. The picture doesn't do it justice.