Archive for the ‘Theoretical Thursday’ Category
How to get funding for projects
Friday, December 4, 2009 2:31 5 CommentsHere’s the situation: You have the most massive idea ever. You just drank 3 red bulls and you’re convinced that your laser sunglasses will sell like one of Apple’s computers that come out every other day. The problem: you have $3 in your Paypal account after buying some nun chucks and X-Ray vision goggles. So, [...]
Technology and its Effects on Young People
Friday, November 20, 2009 4:10 No CommentsA little while ago, I was contacted by a book publisher who was interested in my work. He asked me to write a short essay on technology from the perspective of a 15 year old. The essay will be published in a book hopefully sometime this year. Here’s what I wrote: “Technology is anything released [...]
Has America Lost It’s Creativity?
Friday, November 13, 2009 4:18 No CommentsMasking mistakes can be terrifying, and Sir Ken Robinson says its destroying our young peoples’ creativity. [or watch this video here] Robinson makes a lot of really good points, and it makes me wonder, is American education really extinguishing creativity? I love school, its a place to learn from people who are smarter than you. [...]
Theoretical Thursday: Software- The end, or the beginning?
Friday, November 6, 2009 3:57 2 CommentsA couple years ago I met a college student who was creating an autonomous Unmanned Ariel Vehicle. The little plane would fly over a field and scan the ground using color sensors. Black lines drawn in the field told the plane not to fly past them, grey lines were landing strips, and so on. He [...]
Theoretical Thursday: My Thoughts On Free Software
Friday, October 9, 2009 4:29 3 CommentsImagine this: Radio frequencies are scattered with the ever popular band Survivor, suspenders are still in style, and computer code is just waiting to be written. You explore the world of code and watch the debut of the internet as a way for scientists to share data and evolve from there. You consider a new [...]



