Today I recieved an e-mail which later lead me to ponder the ultimate question, the reason for my and everyone’s existance.
Which I believe as Douglas Adams stated is this? What is the answer to the ultimate question? The answer is 42. The problem is what is the ultimate question, is it what is 7 x 6 or is it something else.
Anyway, back to that e-mail it was about how semantic searching could eliminate google, which is highly doubtful.
According to the article, Wikipedia defines Semantic Search or Semantic Web as the evolving process of taking all the content on the world wide web and “expressing it not only in natural language, but also in a förm that can be understood, interpreted and used by software agents, thus permitting them to find, share and integrate information more easily.”
Then is mentions Hakia a beta search engine that allows you ask questions. I tried it and the first question I thought of was “What is the meaning of life?” and I got a response of a few websites including an entry in wikipedia.
Okay, as a tech person it’s part of my job to check out new technology. One of the newest software developments is the new Windows operating system “Vista” which I am struggling with. I am a master at installing it already, but getting programs to work with it, that is where I am having troubles.
What I am doing right now as I write is re-installing Windows XP and then I will get my computer working the best I can with that operating sytem and then upgrade to Vista once again.. so wish me luck with this crappy operating system.
It looks really nice but it doesn’t work all that well.
The ironic thing is I am writing this on my mac which I had to rebuild as well but that was becuse of a hardware problem, and now it is working as good as new. It was before it broke as well. So I am leaning towards becoming more of a Mac user. The only thing I have to do on the PC is work with databases.
This past weekend, I went to the Jose Cole Circus with my family. It was good as can be expeted, for a small traveling Circus.
There were no lions, tigers and bears.. but there was an elephant, a horse, and some dogs plus one clown.
The best part of these small town circuses (not sure if that’s plural for circus) is that the acts are also the vendors of the balloons, coloring books and other souveniers.
Also Max the Great is later part of the fabulous duo etc.. so it seems like there are a lot of different acts, when in reality there are really only four or five performers.
The circus was a benefit performance for the Bambino Baseball league so it was for a good cause.
It was also the first time my daughter actually ate cotton candy. In the past we have always purchased it but she refused to eat it, this time she was guarding her bag of cotton candy from us.
The ring leader or announcer whatever he’s called said something that is true, with the circus everything is live non of it is pre-recorded, it’s all happening before your eyes. And for $9 (Adult) you do get what you pay for (maybe a little more). Just think, do I risk my life for a share of $9 a head each day.. NO!
I guess there is not much more I could say about the circus…
I never cared for Don Imus but I think the media has nothing better to talk about.
Other talk show hosts have said worse things. I think that political correctness is gone crazy.
Don Imus is just a comedian and he was doing trying to do comedy. For goodness sake Trent Lott has said worse things and he was a public official. Of course he too was criticized.
I personally don’t give a crap if Don Imus is fired but I am sick of hearing about it on the news. (I wrote this before it was official) They talked about serious situations such as a bombing in Iraq for 10 seconds on CNN but spent hours on a has been radio host that no one listen to. Which brings me to think how did they even find out he said these things…
Imus has aplogized and he’s been removed from MSNBC and now will probably be fired so I don’t want to hear about it anymore. If he’s not fired people will be outraged.
Actually, it’s all about new life and spring, an egg is a sign of new life and Jesus’ resurection represents new life. That’s what you know after years of brain washing at a Catholic grade school. Ooops, did I write that (Mom and dad better not read this).. So eggs are a symbol of this, but eggs aren’t that appealing so we decided to color them and then make them into chocoloate. Actually, I just watched the best South Park episod ever and it’s a remake of the Da Vinci code only with an Easter twist. It’s hilarious. I am sure anyone who is religous, especially Catholic will take offense to it, but that is why it was on South Park, hello South Park is not a kids show. It’s for grown up kids and I hope they never stop making it, but I am sure that the end is near.
I thought I had more to say about this but I have a lot of things to do so this is all I will write for now.
I guess I am not the only person who things like me, so just in case you don’t believe me read this guy’s blog from two years ago just click here.
I just bought my daughter a FurReal Friends kitten. When we got home I discoverd it made a grinding noise and it’s head did not move. I looked online and found that must be a common problem, since they have it listed on their website. I will try to take it back, but it was the only one left that looked like the one my daughter wanted. So I don’t know what to do, I contacted Hasboro about this and am now waiting for a response.
