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Austin's biggest event of the year, SXSW, started up yesterday. The music parts starts up on Tuesday night where I have to figure out which of the 2,200 bands I've never heard of I'm going to see. Always a good time and I can't wait for it to begin!
Whenever I read stories about e-readers being replaced by tablets I always wonder if the people writing this stuff has ever even used an e-reader? They have completely different functionality! It's like saying a screwdriver has replaced hammers because you can bang stuff with a screwdriver too. I own both a Kindle and a Nexus 7, and while I could read on the tablet, it's so much better of an experience on the Kindle that it seems silly to compare the two. One has glare, is (relatively) much heavier, and only lasts a few hours on a battery versus 2 months. Heck a tablet couldn't even get you past an international flight. Who wants to use that as a primary reader?
I also see that when people compare the new Microsoft Surface Pro to an iPad. One is a computer in a new smaller and lighter form factor, the other is a tablet. They need to compare the Surface to an ultrabook. No one compares the dozens of ultrabooks on the market to an iPad to complain about battery life or thickness. It makes no sense! Sure you can compare if you could use a tablet versus a full PC, but that's independent of the devices being used.
The company I work for has created the world's smallest 32-bit MCU, which measures only 1.9mmx2mm big. I don't work on that particular part, but I'm in the group that does. Really cool stuff with a lot of interesting applications.
At long last, the right has definitive proof that Obama is destroying the economy by letting the Dow break it's previous record. Obviously businesses hate the economic climate Obama has generated and their record settings profits just further prove he's out to get them and we can just completely ignore the incredible wealth inequality that has occurred over the last 30 years as the rules favor the rich and powerful over the average person.
Finally I'll leave with this futuristic research article where, for the first time ever, direct brain-to-brain communication has been achieved between rats. I was wondering when we'd hit this milestone, and it's only the start of what will be possible over the next few decades. Exciting times to live in indeed!
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