Twouble with Twitters

Okay, one of the reasons that I haven't been blogging has been this very reason. You can follow me at http://twitter.com/macshaggy.

Did You Know

It is an amazing time to be alive! The future is now. Just watch this.

Scientists are not You and Me

Scientists are not You and Me

Damn this is sad! I remember that I told someone that I was a scientist at work and they laughed at me thinking it was funny. (I work in a call center.) But I had to remind them that I had to make money while studying, going to school, and doing my own research. Besides, wasn't Einstein a patent clerk while he developed the Theory of Relativity?

People throw out that they are Christians, Muslims, Buddhists - why can't Science be my religion? I'm not saying I'm an atheist but I do believe in Science as much as people believe some deity snapped His/Her fingers and all this appeared.

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Kindle for the iPhone...NO...Really!

I couldn't believe it today. Amazon has released an iPhone app that allows the iPhone to read Kindle books. I guess Amazon is truly trying to be the best bookstore in the world. I had to download and install it. Will displace eReader on my iPhone? Well, I like the fact that the books do not need me to re-enter my Credit card info to open them. I bought them and they sit on my bookshelf in Amazon's cloud. When I access the book on my phone it downloads what I need to start reading. And when I do buy a Kindle all my bookmarks will follow me. So if I read something on the phone it'll sync with the Kindle so I don't have to search to find the page I left off. That kind of kicks eReader in the bottom a bit. Now, I just have to load my pdf books, and pdb books, onto the Kindle. I'll do a search for that and see if it works. I won't be buying a Kindle anytime soon but I've enjoyed reading books on my iPhone already so this should be great. I'll play with it when I finish my current book that I'm reading, Cory Doctorow's Little Brother . I'm on Chapter Four and already I'm loving it. I should be working on my essay for my Science Fiction class but I'm haven't been. I guess I'll play catch up during Spring Break. And I've requested Amazon to request the book for the Kindle. I have Mr. Doctorow's free pdb file from the web but I want a copy for my iPhone App and I want to pay it. He cranked out a book he should be paid for it because so far it's a good read!

Funny, I could purchase the dead tree version and he would receive money from that but I really enjoy having my books electronic. I've been waiting for the future since my first computer, an Apple ][e. And I'm happy that it's finally getting here. Now, I just need my workspace at home to be a holodeck for playing VR games and I'll be stoked!!

Rainy Day Blues? Nope...

I should be blue. It's raining - actually, it's been raining since yesterday but, today, it hasn't let up for even a moment. And I'm not blue at all. I'm enjoying the rain. My puppies, Harley and Junior, are not though. Well, Harley is - he hates to be outside when we're in. Junior is bummed because he can't run around. I should be studying Calculus but I realized I haven't written in my blog for a very long while.

Nothing to really report. School is becoming a drag. I think it's because I've gone nonstop for the last two years. Maybe it's time to take a summer off and work on something else. Something that I want to do. Problem is, if I take the summer off will I remember to start back up when the fall returns. It's a big deal so I should talk it over with the LTR but I know he is going to say no. Maybe he will surprise me. But I'm too old to 'F' around on this. I really need to finish but sometimes you need a break. My heart just doesn't seem like it is into learning right now.

I feel like a character, Ben. Except Ben is done with school and can't see what the Future holds for him. He is also twenty-five and doesn't know what it means to be human. Mainly, because he isn't human. He is a bot. Not just any bot; he has the ability to see Reality for what it truly is...Virtual. He just doesn't know it because his entire life has been spent dealing with Avatars (humans) and they don't know he isn't an Avatar. Well, they didn't know. How do I feel? Tired and wondering. How does Ben feel? Exhausted and wondering. I'm just wondering if I'm truly understanding my classes. Ben is wondering; what is the Universe for? Interesting story? I really should write it out instead of thinking about it.

Off to finish surfing the web for some info...