Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Wacky - Left Brain v Right Brain Test

From: news.com.au


IT'S the Great Right Brain vs Left Brain Test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?

If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.

Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.


LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS | RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic | uses feeling


See the image in question here:

LeftBrainRightBrain_GIF1

-Jon

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Google's MapReduce - YouTube Video Lectures

Cluster Computing and MapReduce Lecture 1



Cluster Computing and MapReduce Lecture 2



Cluster Computing and MapReduce Lecture 3



Cluster Computing and MapReduce Lecture 4



Cluster Computing and MapReduce Lecture 5



Evaluating MapReduce for Multi-core and Multiprocessor...

Friday, August 15, 2008

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Smart Lawn and Plant Watering System

Saw this on the Weather Channel today, looks pretty good.




It monitors local weather, and automatically adjust watering amounts to help conserve water, reduce costs, and keep your yard green.

This appears to be their main product: Cyber-Rain XCI Complete System.

I couldn't tell if it includes the sprinkler heads, or not. The image doesn't show it, and if you need to get those individually the price could really climb...