I recently learned that a close family member is going through his first CS course. It’s intro to programming in Java. And the book is “Introduction to Java Programming, Brief Edition. 10th Edition” by Daniel Liang (http://www.cs.armstrong.edu/liang/). So I took a quick look at the book, and was reminded there’s a gap in almost every … Continue reading
I’ve decided to start a watch list for companies that are using mobile technology to generate revenue. This is not investment advice so don’t be a wiseass and blame me if you loose money on these stocks. This list is just here to give you a sense of how much revenue companies are making through mobile phones. … Continue reading
Facebook just announced that it is allowing people to send money to each other: Facebook’s Post News Article I’m wondering if this is a good idea or not. Well, I don’t mean I’m wondering if a company should transfer money between people. I’m just wondering if it’s a good idea that Facebook does it. Facebook … Continue reading
Up until February 5, 2015 it seemed like all companies who could make a wearable computer “put their cards on the wearables table” except Swatch Group. Swatch had everything needed to do it, but it chose not to until it’s 5 Feb announcement: a watch with an NFC chip that can make payments. And now Swatch’s … Continue reading
What would happen if you had someone send a message to a person that implied they were going to die? Well, that’s exactly what you can do, because Cards Agains Humanity’s 10 Days of Kwanzaa or Whatever will send, on your behalf, a card with another person’s name on it that implies that person is going to die in 2015. If … Continue reading
One of the coolest lines ever to be written in a court document may have just been filed in California: California could no more immunize divorce tribunals from civil rights abuse than it could deputize a priest to perform an exorcism. That can be found at weightiermatter.com. Or here on page 48. Citizens don’t usually stop … Continue reading
Beings on another another planet are awesome. But what about the search for those beings itself? For me the search itself is just as important as the day we communicate with extraterrestrials. As part of the search we see people do what they do best – find themselves in the universe around them. It’s a human trait. Take the image in this blog, for example. … Continue reading
On March 18, 2014 Amazon was awarded a patent simply called “Studio Arrangement”. The patent is for a particular type of photography studio setup that involves taking pictures of any kind of object in front of a cyclorama. I would agree that its definitely not novel at first look. I doubt you’ll find anyone saying what … Continue reading
I’m happy to be able to finally share a patent of mine that is in process: Mechanism for facilitating dynamic and segment-based monitoring of cellular network performance in an on-demand services environment As always feel free to comment and ask questions. Continue reading
This is a great reference on Java’s WeakReference class: https://weblogs.java.net/blog/2006/05/04/understanding-weak-references Continue reading
