Why you shouldn't get a iPad2

     The iPod 2 has been announced and as I was looking into it I found this list of 11 reasons NOT to buy an iPad 2 (including 6 that haven't changed from the iPad 1). This was written back when there was still allot of speculation and hearsay but still good reasons.

here is the list in short:

1. The iPod 2 is only a precursor to the finished product. It isn't all it can be so you might want to wait for a newer version to come out next year.
2. Steve Jobs is a big reason why Apple products are the way they are. It's because of his obsessive attention to detail their products have been as good as they are. With Steve on medical leave it's possible the new gen. iPad isn't getting as much love as products did in the past.
3. There is no SD slot. With no removable storage it doesn't have much advantage over the original iPad.
4. There isn't much difference between the new and the old. It's just a little faster with more RAM, it's thinner and has a front mounted camera, but besides that it's essentially the same product.
5. Android competition is on the horizon and you might want a more open experience, and we all know how Apple likes to keep everything under lock and key.
6. Still no USB port.
7. Still have to use itunes.
8. Still no way to wirelessly synch bookmarks.
9. Still cheeper alternatives.
10. Still only approved software is compatible.
11. Still can't be used as a stand alone computer.

     So basically the iPod is still a subpar Ebook reader and a really cool Angry birds console. If you don't already have one the iPod 2 isn't a bad start, but if you don't need it just wait. There's no reason you shouldn't have the best.

Hangover Cure!

     I drank a little to much last night so I thought I'd share the cure to this dehydration and vitamin depletion everyone calls a hangover.

here's what you'll need:

• 1000 milligrams vitamin C
• one B complex vitamin
• 600 milligrames N-acetyl-cysteine or "NAC"
• 400 milligrams Ibuprofen
• one over-ripe banana
• 5-6 frozen strawberries
• 1/4 cup wild blueberries
• 1/4 cup frozen or fresh pineapple
• about 1 1/2 cups cold vanilla soy milk
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• a dash of salt
• a dash of cayenne
• about 100 ounces clear, filtered water

I like to take some acidophilus before the smoothie and drink a bottle of Gatorade some time after the smoothy, then move on to the water.

read more here

Twendr.com

     Addicted to Twitter? Ever want to see the top trends from around the world? If the answer is yes then this is for you. Twender is an easy to read list of the top ten Twitter trends in 20 countries and one worldwide top ten too. Some of these countries have the option to see the top ten of their major cities as well. You can easily see the same trends in different countries by hovering over the # of your choice. For example when I hover over #tigerblood, which is second on the worldwide list, all of the #tigerblood's get highlighted and I can easily see that it's not top ten in Canada but second in the United States and United Kingdom. It refreshes about every 250 seconds, which is just about enough time to go through the lists. For a particular place, you can also see how trending topics have changed or have been growing by looking at the location's Last Hour. You can read more about it on their blog here.

Fetus Testifies in Court

     A 9week old fetus is being called as an unconventional legislative witness at a hearing in Ohio debating a proposed bill that would make abortion illegal as soon as a fetus' heartbeat can be detected. The Faith2Action group, proponents of the bill, apparently aims to use proof of the unborn child's beating heart from a projected ultrasound to convince lawmakers that the "Heartbeat Bill" is constitutional. 

     Mike Gonidakis, executive director of the "Ohio Right to Life" stated that, "despite noble aspirations, there is no scenario under which the heartbeat legislation will be upheld by any court and therefore no lives will be saved by passage of this bill." Ohio's Right to life group as well as other pro-life advocates feel the same way, because it would make the legal deadline for abortions before a women might know she's pregnant, as the first heartbeat usually occurs 18 days after conception.

     The bill most likely won't pass but that hasn't stopped Faith2Action from going all out with this fetus testimony. Daily Intel's Nitasha Tiku says that Faith2Action's affected by the Heartbeat Bill, "If that's the case, aren't there sentient beings, like, say, the people that will have to raise it for the next eighteen years that could use actual words to testify?" she asked. Alex Balk as the Awl simply comments that "the witness will be the smartest thing in the room." I lol'd.

OpenEmbedded

     The Yocto Project, “An open source collaboration project that provides templates, tools and methods to help you create custom Linux-based systems for embedded products regardless of the hardware architecture” by a working group of the Linux Foundation. This probably something allot of you have never heard of. The Yocto Project has been compatible with OpenEmbedded, “the build framework for embedded Linux,” and recently announced that Yocto is aligning more closely with OpenEmbedded, including shared governance.

     The Linux Foundation will continue to provide support and guidance to the newly merged efforts, and the recent announcement comes with an impressive list of companies committed to the technology. It’s no surprise that established players in the embedded Linux world like MontaVista Software, Texas Instruments and Intel are involved. But to see companies like Dell and LSI on the list is interesting, and says a lot about the health and success of Linux in embedded devices.

www.3d4medical.com

Imei Hsu wrote about this educational app for medical clinicians, students, and people that simply just think human biology is cool. With apps for an array of organs and body parts users can manipulate the viewing angle of cross-sections in 3D. Doctors could use it to show exactly what's wrong with the patients, or teachers can use it to teach. The possibilities are endless. Check it out. It's pretty cool.

Blip.fm

     Hi there. Ever want to find new music but can't think of how? Check out Blip.fm. It is a social network based around music. It allows you to be a DJ of sorts. It's kind of like Twitter for music, but instead of "tweets" you have "blips."

     You can lurk the resent blip feed for the newest blimps of the moment, or you can upload, link to, or search for music you might like and be a DJ your self. There's a rating system, so you can see how liked other DJ's are and make an informed decision on whether or not to fallow… eerr I mean listen to them. You can play, pause, and skip tracks straight from the front page. It's quite convenient.