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 true Coopz 2006-10-03T15:16:00+10:00 2006-10-03T05:29:30Z 2006-10-03T05:23:50Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184632.post-115985303029008066 Hole in the wall experiment This is one of the most fascinating experiments I have ever come across. [..]An Indian physicist puts a PC with a high speed internet connection in a wall in the slums and watches what happens. Based on the results, he talks about issues of digital divide, computer education and kids, the dynamics of the third world getting online.[..] The results are astounding. He contends that by the age of 16 false Coopz 2006-09-15T10:19:00+10:00 2006-09-15T00:23:49Z 2006-09-15T00:19:47Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184632.post-115827958755255256 Robotic step is coming http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060913/20060912006453.html?.v=1 false Coopz 2006-08-30T12:08:00+10:00 2006-08-30T02:15:42Z 2006-08-30T02:15:11Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184632.post-115690411140131150 Possible future of HCI I just read a very interesting article on the past and possible future of HCI (Human Computer Interaction) Is an HCI revolution just around the corner? The article takes you through the ins and out of how we hav reached the present point of interaction with technology. The really interesting part is the possible future. The mind boggles at the possibilities. You could get to science fiction false Coopz 2006-08-23T14:32:00+10:00 2006-08-23T04:33:41Z 2006-08-23T04:32:09Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184632.post-115630752929654424 Kids Say the Darndest Things in Their Blogs Once again the little invisible line is becoming just a blur. It won't be long until that line doesn't exist at all. The world has gone online and the online world has gone offline. People have to realise that ranting and carrying on in a journal is fine and dandy but once you venture into the online world it becomes a public rant and is open to all sorts of attack. Be it in the form of used false Coopz 2006-08-23T08:57:00+10:00 2006-08-22T23:04:11Z 2006-08-22T23:04:11Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184632.post-115628785168846049 A programmers certain something My name is Coopz and I am a programmer. I've been in this industry for the past 10 years and I have become a little jaded with this career path because I tend to code for my own business or whomever I am contracting to and always alone. I thought I was going nuts when I would insist on certain coding rules, like tabs. Well, it isn't jsut me. I have to thank Rob for pointing out a few things that false Coopz 2006-08-22T08:38:00+10:00 2006-08-21T22:51:18Z 2006-08-21T22:43:08Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184632.post-115620018889365684 Microsoft welcomes Open source?? I'm not sure I can believe this but it seems that the head of Microsoft's open source software lab has extended an open invitation to the developers from Mozilla. He says it is enable the Firefox browser and Thunderbird email software to be able to run on windows Vista in the coming release. I am always skeptical when a major player, MS, opens it doors to a small open source player to enable the false Coopz 2006-08-18T08:32:00+10:00 2006-08-17T22:50:07Z 2006-08-17T22:41:53Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184632.post-115585451347847223 Is there a virtual reality?? Just this morning I have come to the realisation that the thin line between reality and a "virtual" reality is a truly blurry line. I come to work to earn a living by writing software that operates in an online world to enhance the work of the offline world. Whilst at work I have monitored my online world, inlcuding blogs, ebay, email etc. The online world is actually far more engrossing than the false Coopz 2006-08-04T14:15:00+10:00 2006-08-04T04:18:13Z 2006-08-04T04:18:13Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184632.post-115466509327802992 Google changes Not sure if anyone else has noticed but there is something happening with Google advertisements. I went to one my sites this morning and I was greated the usual ad banner at the bottom of the page, however staring back at me on one side was a smiling face.... So I went to another site and there was another face staring back.... Since then they have all disappeared. Is this another feature yet false