I was reading an article in InfoWorld today talking about the low numbers of women in IT. Anyone who has worked in the field and most who have not know that the IT industry is practically devoid of women. In fact I was surprised that women make up almost 25% of the field. In my …
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And the winner is…. BluRay
People like to complain about the format war and how it will negatively impact everyone we they search for the “next generation” video format. Well, I have two things to tell you. One: BluRay started in the lead and was the only format with the headroom to handle current video technology let alone future video …
Technical Web Design with XHTML and CSS
Six day class that I taught at Castile Christian Academy covering strict technical web site design using standard XHTML and CSS. Roughly the equivalent of a collegiate class in web design. Few college courses actually go this far and cover this much from the technical perspective. This class does not cover JavaScript or other web …
MPAA Movie Rating Scam
I have long been upset with the MPAA and their movie rating system (you know, G, PG, PG-13, R, etc.) They are a private company set up to support the movie industry and they answer to no one. They are unmonitored and very secretive. I have never understood why movies are given a useless blanket …
Ethics in Neuroscience
The Guardian reports today that scientists have created a device capable of foretelling a person’s actions. This device is very interesting and has huge implications. The scientists who have created it are not claiming to be able to read minds but say that they have roughly a seventy percent accuracy for predicting short term actions …