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POPSAugmented Reality Augmented reality (AR) is a field of computer research which deals with the combination of real-world and computer-generated data; some applications and demonstrations.
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POPSHow to Hitchhike Across the Globe Without Leaving Your Living Room The 360° World Atlas DVD lets anyone with a computer become a virtual hitchhiker, no packing or neck-craning required. Creator Everen Brown does all the hard work for you. He jets around the globe, lugging a 40-pound bag full of 600 rolls of film past airport security, and picks a picture-worthy spot. Then he takes one of the world’s last Globuscope rotational cameras (no longer in production), holds it over his head (sometimes he lies on his stomach), and waits (sometimes for hours) for the right shot. When he sees it, snapping the picture takes only a second. The lens rotates full circle, so you get to see what’s across from the Taj Mahal’s minarets too. Once Brown develops the film, he embeds the images into an interactive atlas ($69.95, www.360atlas.com) that shows off head-turning views, panorama style.
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POPSIs our universe fine-tuned for life? The Anthropic Principle Under Scrutiny Adams selected a range of possible values for each of these constants, then put them into a computer model that created a multitude of universes, or a virtual "multiverse". Each universe within the multiverse used different values for the three constants and was subject to slightly different laws of physics. About a quarter of the resulting universes turned out to be populated by energy-generating stars. "You can change alpha or the gravitational constant by a factor of 100 and stars still form," Adams says, suggesting that stars can exist in universes in which at least some fundamental constants are wildly different than in our universe.
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POPSThe Intelligent Egg The ramifications are enormous as we imagine homes that customize themselves to us and our needs. Adjusting temperature, music, lighting, and putting a pot on boil are all things that could be done automatically. Taken a step further we look at intelligent environments, where the home is constantly monitoring our health and safety, and is prepared to respond quickly. An intelligent home of the future may also ask us what time we want to wake up when we hit the sack. A plausible prediction is that these intelligent environments and or ambient intelligence will take away many of our chores and allow us to focus on productivity, learning, and leisure. They may stream customized interactive information that serves to create a nurturing environment. Differing from ubiquitous computing, it would allow us to create an intimitate connection with technology.
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POPSWhite poverty in South Africa This belies the tainted history of exploitation by whites on blacks in Africa. I can imagine that a great percentage of these disenfranchised group would have been former Civil Servants, police and Armed Forces. The Real Estate industry is all but destroyed. Many of the whites, especially those from Portuguese extracts, have been in Southern Africa for 500 years. There pot of gold was the endeavour, the hard work and pure grind of existing in such a hostile environment. The turned nations into a virtual paradise, created stability and a place worth living in.I will always remember the last words said to me by my domestic. "Iche, I don't like Black Africa. No good, Boss." He ought to have known, he is a Malawian. If David Cameron really wants to know Africa, go talk to Jackson or the poor Whites. Better still, stay at home and solve the problems of the poor Brits.
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POPSVirtual Unreality (Part 2) Looking from the perspective of a futuristic, perfect virtual reality, we are forced to question the very essence of our existence. What is the point of living if a utopia is provided for us? Once the superficial shell of reality is peeled from us, what is left of the human soul? What are the common denominators of our existence? The virtual world paradigm opens up our eyes to the limitations of reality, and shows us the true essence of what it means to be human.
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POPS100-Year Old Photos Shorpy is a photo blog about what life a hundred years ago was like: How people looked and what they did for a living, back when not having a job usually meant not eating. More photos at the site.
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POPSIt feels nice to become a part of a social networking site The faces and the icons provide us with the warmth which only comes with the sharing of happiness, the comments, the follow-up comments, and then the follow-up of the follow-up comments. It’s interesting, spectacular, amazing, and feels absolutely wonderful!
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POPSI Need a Virtual Break... No, Really. This movement to unplug appears to be gaining traction everywhere How about turning off the screen one day a week? “Living a good life requires a kind of balance, a bit of quiet." Unplug yourself once in a while. I am a total addict and the first thing I do in the morning, is to check emails too, while having my morning coffee. Being offline is almost unthinkable, even for a day, but I will work on it, starting tomorrow... or maybe the next day. :oops:
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POPSThe Facebook betrayal - users revolt over advertising sell-out Would Clipmarks ever be so crass? If what Clippers clipped and popped was content analysed, it would be a gold mine for marketing companies. Do Forbes know this? Such an analysis would be very useful and ethical of the individuals names were stripped from the data. Marketers and pollsters would still get a unique picture of what people are interested in.
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POPSTimes rehashes sim story The Times reported this story several years ago, but the topic (with the emergence of Second Life and Ray Kurzweil's predictions for the Singularity), seems even more relevant today. Perhaps the only question is whether we are already in the Matrix, or are destined for it.
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POPSPhotograph a city you've never seen It's so interesting to see how other people imagine Houston. The organizers were surprised to see so many photos focusing on space shuttles. Living here, it's just not something we think about that often, even if we are nicknamed Space City.
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POPSWhy radical Islam thrives What incentive is there for Muslims to demand reform when Western "progressives" pave the way for Islamist barbarity? Dr. Hamid, a onetime member of Jemaah Islamiya, an Islamist terrorist group, is a medical doctor and Muslim reformer living in the West.
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POPSCBS invests in Second Life Builder I'm a big fan of Second Life, but I really don't understand all the money that's being thrown at it right now. Seven million to build virtual buildings that only 50 people can hang out in at once? It feels like things are getting frothy in Second Life investment land.
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POPSHuman Skin Is A Zoo Of Bacteria The findings also suggested there may be differences between men and women in terms of the colonies of the bacteria....Professor Blaser said: "Many of the bacteria of the human body are still unknown. We all live with bacteria all our lives and occasionally we smile, so they're not that bad for us."
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