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Marking a first for humaniform androids, the 2007 revision of the popular ALGOR robotic simulation won the Nobel Peace Prize. Definitely a marked improvement from the obsolete ALGOR2000 who couldn’t win the presidential election, mainly because of a defect in its human intimacy programming (that kiss was just horrible). Although I must admit that the ALGOR2002 revision, with the new Beard add-on, wasn’t bad. Hooray for simulated human interaction ALGORithms!

Jeff :: Oct.12.2007 :: News 'n' Commentary :: No Comments »

So, this is the guy that they’re thinking of casting as James T. Kirk for the next Star Trek movie? I hope not… but if they do, hopefully they can man him up beforehand, Kirk can’t be a pretty boy. Scarves… in… spaaaaaaace!!

Jeff :: Oct.11.2007 :: News 'n' Commentary :: No Comments »

Ever since I watched Back to the Future 2 I’ve been dreaming of usable flying cars, and I can’t possibly be the only one. I’ve been following Moller’s project, but nothing much has happened since Back to the Future was in theaters, so that’s not promising.

Now from a company called Terrafugia comes the Transition, essentially a small airplane that folds up its wings to be road legal. Coming in 2009 with a sticker price of $148,000. Let’s hope this is for real!

Jeff :: Oct.10.2007 :: Interesting Stuff :: No Comments »

For the unconventional buyer, might I recommend a decommissioned underground nuclear missile base? For a mere 1.5 million dollars, the cost of a luxury home in some US cities, you could have your very own underground complex on about 57 acres, with 16 underground buildings. Sounds like a great place to retire while civilization collapses and is taken over by zombies!

Jeff :: Oct.10.2007 :: News 'n' Commentary :: No Comments »

Stewie from Family Guy, in his usual fashion, thinks the same way I do about a lot of things:

Jeff :: Oct.09.2007 :: Interesting Stuff :: No Comments »

So it looks like CAFTA is going to be ratified here in Costa Rica. As a Canadian I’ve seen many of the economic benefits of the NAFTA deal, and free trade usually turns out to be a good move for any country. Can’t wait to be paying a realistic price for canned soups…..

Jeff :: Oct.08.2007 :: Livin' in Costa Rica :: No Comments »

Money in space! Some people over at a British foreign exchange firm decided to get really foreign, and create a practical unit of currency for space tourists. Shoulda called them “credits” though, that would be more Star Trek.

Jeff :: Oct.05.2007 :: Interesting Stuff :: No Comments »