According to the TED video I just watched, multiplayer and online gaming not only increases trust in each other, but also gives gamers the ability of super-empowered optimism from doing things that 'saves' the online world. Reasearchers are doing their thing around gaming, and how gaming can affect a person's ability to solve problems.
Different games can give your brain different ways to think if a challenge is applied. Breeding games can help you think how to make animals have desired traits. Action games require quick thinking, whereas RPGs can let you solve problems. I believe that if gamers could apply their virtual skills to real life, then we, as a species, would prosper
Monday, March 29, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Cats are crazy: theory by Orion hinchy
The facts:
I have personally witnessed cats trying to show who gets to own a stump, and all they do is meow and roll around.
Some spray a foul-smelling chemical out of their posterior on to you(I have experienced this twice), and others go out of their way to make kittens, regardless of gender.
Cats bite as well, and can have one nasty nip no matter what age.
Dogs are affectionate as a majority, but cats...
Have you ever heard a dog hiss? What about a cat that will lick your face?
Some cats sleep 12 hours a day
Sure dogs can bark, but cats can't tell whether someone is trustworthy.
And there you have it, undenyable proof that cats are crazy, some even evil.
Note: please do not take offence cat lovers, this is suppsed to be a joke (sorta)
My creation myth
I did this as an assignment, and I think it's pretty neat
Creation theory
At first there was nothing. Then, there was something. Anything. Everything. The great hands had sculpted our world from nothing, and yet there it was. Once they were finished with their work, the great hands gave it life. First, the miniscule things, such as bacteria. Then, they gave the life the ability to be unique from itself. Life grew, and started to make bigger things. First, it grew into aquatic things, still starting out small. Then, the fish grew lungs and lost their scales. Finally, the new land-fish grew scales again. They only had to drink water, not be in it. The new creatures (we call them dinosaurs) grew bigger. All the while, palnts had taken over. After having nothing inland for so long, the plants had flourished. Some dinosaurs prefered plants, and others liked to eat meat. Eventually, the hands grew tired of the dinosaurs, and sent a giant meteorite crashing down. The hands had hoped to start anew, but they had failed to notice that there were new, furry creatures that would someday replace the dinosaurs. The furry creatures decided to flee to the ocean, and there they grew tired. Eventually, some of them decided to move on to land, for they had grown tired of the ocean. Others decided to stay, and became things like dolphins and whales. The ones who moved onto land became happy at the sight of fresh greens. However, something seemed different . They noticed that there was no longer one big land, but several different ones. Once again, the creatures rose out of the ocean. To the furry ones' surprise, there were strange, flying creatures covered In feathers, soaring around the sky. The hands had grown busy creating other planets and trying to make life on those. Once the hands had come back to earth, to their suprise, there were furry creatures all over the planet! They noticed that there were strange beings with hair only on their heads, and gave them the gift of intelligence. The 'humans' as they were called, had a natural disadvantage compared to the others, and that is why some became convinced that they were superior to others, and some became one with nature. Others just minded their own business, but all had their own different theory of how the world was created. The hands tried to send more meteors down, but they had run out of nothing. There was something everywhere, and all they could do is watch as the humans dominated.
Creation theory
At first there was nothing. Then, there was something. Anything. Everything. The great hands had sculpted our world from nothing, and yet there it was. Once they were finished with their work, the great hands gave it life. First, the miniscule things, such as bacteria. Then, they gave the life the ability to be unique from itself. Life grew, and started to make bigger things. First, it grew into aquatic things, still starting out small. Then, the fish grew lungs and lost their scales. Finally, the new land-fish grew scales again. They only had to drink water, not be in it. The new creatures (we call them dinosaurs) grew bigger. All the while, palnts had taken over. After having nothing inland for so long, the plants had flourished. Some dinosaurs prefered plants, and others liked to eat meat. Eventually, the hands grew tired of the dinosaurs, and sent a giant meteorite crashing down. The hands had hoped to start anew, but they had failed to notice that there were new, furry creatures that would someday replace the dinosaurs. The furry creatures decided to flee to the ocean, and there they grew tired. Eventually, some of them decided to move on to land, for they had grown tired of the ocean. Others decided to stay, and became things like dolphins and whales. The ones who moved onto land became happy at the sight of fresh greens. However, something seemed different . They noticed that there was no longer one big land, but several different ones. Once again, the creatures rose out of the ocean. To the furry ones' surprise, there were strange, flying creatures covered In feathers, soaring around the sky. The hands had grown busy creating other planets and trying to make life on those. Once the hands had come back to earth, to their suprise, there were furry creatures all over the planet! They noticed that there were strange beings with hair only on their heads, and gave them the gift of intelligence. The 'humans' as they were called, had a natural disadvantage compared to the others, and that is why some became convinced that they were superior to others, and some became one with nature. Others just minded their own business, but all had their own different theory of how the world was created. The hands tried to send more meteors down, but they had run out of nothing. There was something everywhere, and all they could do is watch as the humans dominated.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Awesome invention
The video
Today, I saw a video on TED that showed an invention that saves lives before anything goes wrong. It's a simple sleeping bag made for babies that have gone through a premature births. It can unfold both on the sides, and on the bottom as well. What really makes it unique Is that it has a wax-like substance that melts at the human body temperature. Because of that, it is able to keep the baby warmer for the cheap price of $25. Now that's a huge difference from the classic incubator, which is much harder to sterilyze and even more expensive. I know that a lot of guys my age would say "so what? Do we really need it?". We don't need it as much in america, which is why it is being released first in India. That is where a mother of a premature baby that died met one of the creators of the invention, which I can tell really meant a lot to the creator of this awesome invention.
Today, I saw a video on TED that showed an invention that saves lives before anything goes wrong. It's a simple sleeping bag made for babies that have gone through a premature births. It can unfold both on the sides, and on the bottom as well. What really makes it unique Is that it has a wax-like substance that melts at the human body temperature. Because of that, it is able to keep the baby warmer for the cheap price of $25. Now that's a huge difference from the classic incubator, which is much harder to sterilyze and even more expensive. I know that a lot of guys my age would say "so what? Do we really need it?". We don't need it as much in america, which is why it is being released first in India. That is where a mother of a premature baby that died met one of the creators of the invention, which I can tell really meant a lot to the creator of this awesome invention.
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