Merging of Technology

The crime fighting tools of the future. Seems like I've been to this movie... Amazing to see the 'layering' of data in a touch screen table top interface. If you're not impressed.... you're not awake.... or you're too young to remember rotary phones.

Disturbing

This is a significant offense to legal Americans. I can't imagine that the teenagers that did this have any idea how deeply they've cut when they mess with the American flag.

(El Rancho High School, Whittier Union High School students marched to Montebello High, in California)

There's part of me that says,

"Forgive them, for they know not what they do......."

and a part that says,

"Deport them if they do not have a clue".........or a card.

The law MUST stand for something. ... and ought be respected.... (boy, I could preach on that for a while.... It would be nice if leadership would follow it's own rules...)

Full Story on snopes.com

A really don't want my blog topics to be controversial .... but I don't even see the controversy.

The undermining of the law...

A Father

This world needs good fathers.

It is hungry for quality leadership.

Those with Integrity, honesty, ... who walk the talk

...a good coach, guide, mentor... one who provides information, tools, skills....

....makes the investment of time.

Some of us may have had this... Some may NOT have had these behaviors modeled for them...

that's ok.. It's teachable, it's learnable. And you can BE these things for someone else.... It's not all about us, anymore.

God Tube

This is funny... The Dayton's turned me on to God Tube.

I want that Coffee Table - Milan.

VIDEO of MILAN Coffee Table

Microsoft is stepping out of the os box and bringing us into the future.

I'm a believer in the idea that concepts that show up in movies are only previews of our technological "coming attractions" . I thought this when I watched the Tom cruise flick about the premonition cop... What was that called again? ....

Anyway, he was sticking data cue balls into a translucent wall screen and moving and resizing images around with his hands..... Now, a short time later, Microsoft is out with its cool pool table (minus the cue ball, sticks or pockets) which shows us a similar "next level" interface.

Set your camera on the surface and the images spill out onto the table.... Set your phone down and drag images into the phone...

No mouse, no keys, ... Multitouch Surface computing will be the rage.... It's what's used in the upcoming iphone from Apple in small scale.

I want it now.... And I want it in a dark mahogany finish in my living room..... Maybe another one as a bedstand..... We're sure to see them in public spaces like bars and restaurants...

Our children will wonder what a mouse was..

The 51st U. S. State

Space.

"The United States considers space capabilities.....vital to it's national interests. Consistent with this policy the US will preserve its rights, cpabilities, and freedom of action in space; disuade or deter others from either impeding those rights or developing capabilities intended to do do. ...and deny, if necessary, adversaries the use of space capabilities hostile to U. S. National interest. ".

This from a 2006 U. S. report on the future of military activities in space.

Unsettling that Jan 11, 2007, China decided to send a "kinetic-energy kill vehicle" at 18,000 mph to destroy it's own satellite..... The tremendous volume of "high speed", centimeter sized debris created from such an act jeopordizes satellites of all countries.

So, maybe some countries aren't crazy about the U. S.'s claim and posture in space.....

It's been held that blasting satellites is not worth the negative result of making space too dangerous due to excessive debris.

It's clear that displaying the upper hand in space, considering the vulnerability of the earth's thousands of satellites will be important to the powers that be, going forward.

I'm living in a very interesting sci fi movie.....

Check out the great article: Battlefield Space in www.popularmechanics.com by Carl Hoffman.

Note to self

Be charitable.

Do the loving thing.

Have gratitude.

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