Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence. It reminds me of two of my all-time favorite movies: A.I. by Steven Spielberg and Terminator featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It really makes me wonder how soon, and if we are already there, will all the fields of sciences combine to create this one identical human-like robot that will pass as one of us. Artificial intelligence that will be able to walk, talk, think, and feel just like any one of us. Another curiosity of mine is whether the results of creating these products be the same as either one of the movies I mentioned. This topic is always a question of morality..

Midterm#3 (Results)

I checked my results yesterday and I am very satisfied with the outcome. I was really sweating bullets the night before. I did find it a little more difficult than the other two midterms but still, I am happy. I stressed and worked really hard all last week and am glad it payed off. I've had a great weekend so far. I had a chance to vent and am feeling quite at ease at the moment. I am going to enjoy these next couple weeks, at least until finals week grows even closer.

Midterm#3

Midterm#3 is here already. It came so quick! For some reason I feel unsettled for but at the same time at ease. NOT A GOOD SIGN! I know i did fairly well on the last exam, but I dont want to feel relaxed walking into the class thinking I will ace it easily. I will definitely have to do some crunching for this one. The most difficult part for me this time is the fact that I have another midterm, that same day! Right before class as well. As I am walking out of my Real Estate midterm, I will walking into the belly of the beast across the hall. All I can do is prepare and hope for the best because at that point, it is what it is. CRUNCH TIME!

Robot Video

You hear about robots and how they are used in many manufacturing companies and you remain indifferent. At least that is the case with me. I am pretty sure that these robots have been in the back of many companies for many years now and they still aren't acknowledged for how much work they put towards a company. Even more, the intelligence it took to create such a masterpiece. That video we saw on Tuesday was definitely astonishing to me because I've never paid much attention to how agile and life-like they are now. Robotics are bound to make their way out of the backshop of manufacturing companies and into our social and personal lives sometime soon.

Droid vs iPhone

Last week I found out that the iPhone would be released through Verizon, which I think is fantastic because I have my service through Verizon. And better, it is time for me to renew my phone contract with them in December. It was about time because I currently have the Verizon Voyager, which I've had for the past two years and it is literally falling apart. The screen that flips open is attached by two hinges (i think they're called) and one of them is completely broken. I just hope that if it completely breaks off, they could still probably transfer the memory over to my new phone. But for the meantime, I am just trying to be careful with it. But anyways, like I was saying. It will be coming down to the Droid X or iPhone for me. I definitely will be doing some research on this decision because I originally wanted the Droid, but the iPhone has such a high rep. And I'm sure it'll be even better with Verizon as a service. We shall see...