Sat, 25 August 2007 After a little more than a year off, we're back! Here are the topics for Episode 15:--A quick down and dirty explanation of the sub-prime lending mess in the U.S. --Is geography important? I know a woman who, when she finished school, moved to the city where she wanted to live and waited tables until she found a job in her field. Most people normally do the opposite: the job dictates where you live. Does it matter? (9:16) --There's a video about a guy who collects apple computers: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/08/08/mac-collector.ap/index.html Are you this way about anything? C'mon, you've really got 400 GI Joes, don't you? (20:06) --Home theater: where do you stand now, what do you want to get, what do you recommend. What did you pick Blu-Ray or HD DVD? (30:57) --Modeling human behavior has become more advanced. There's a huge market for being able to predict human response to a given stimulus from a military, corporate and political perspective. How far do you think we are really and how far do you think this technology will go? http://www.newscientist.com/blog/invention/2007/08/strategy-predicting-software.html (45:02) --We used to talk about futurism a fare amount on this show. What signs do you see that indicate major technological progress in our society? Do you think we'll have a singularity event by 2020? 2050? Ever? (51:37) --Editing podcasts: a primer. (1:01:12) Sites where you can find more information about Nathan, Scott and Thaed: http://saturn49.blogspot.com/ http://www.frontrowcrew.com http://www.mentalinterface.net Subscribe via iTunes. Email Thaed at thaed@cox.net Comments[0] |
Sat, 18 August 2007 That's right folks. It's coming back!!! Check out my main blog, www.mentalinterface.net for more details. Look for the first new show on 8/25/2007. Category: general -- posted at: 12:18 PM Comments[0] |

After a little more than a year off, we're back! Here are the topics for Episode 15: