This article on BBC made me smile. Dog starts car after eating chip. Mr Gorman said: “I was glad to get the car started for the member. They will now have to take George [the dog] with them in the car until things take their natural course. It is the first time that I have had to get a dog to help me to start a car.”
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I just finished watching the entire video, and it’s very good. Better than any TV show or movie I’ve seen. Highly recommended. Google Tech Talk on Human Computation. If I have time, I’ll add some of my many thoughts on it here.
I received a letter from the Office of the President at the University of Southern California. They addressed it to:
Yesterday, Theo asked me how it is that I’m so funny. It’s true, I often crack subtle jokes and try to make up clever responses. But more often, I’m just saying what comes naturally.
Jessica writes a short but intriguing post on the question of suffering for the sake of others.
I once heard an acapella group at USC perform “The Way” by Fastball. It’s really catchy and has been stuck in my head all day.
Old video games are emulated right in your web browser at 1980-games.com. I’m really amazed.
Apple.com states:
To get a sense of just how big the virus problem is, search for “virus” at both Apple and Microsoft. Compare the number of results. What’s more, the 100 most virulent attacks cause 99.9% of damage from malicious software. None of these attacks work on a Mac. Don’t you deserve such protection?
I don’t have much personal opinion to say about this, so I’ll pull a few quotes from news articles.
George Lucas made a public announcement today, September 20, saying that his Lucasfilm Foundation will give $175 million to the University of Southern California. This is the largest single donation the university has ever received. Part of the money will be used for the construction of a new 137,000-square foot, state-of-the-art home for the university’s acclaimed cinema school.
