1410: you have been warned

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10 Technologies That Will Rock 2010

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Google Goggles Visual Search

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jaja the guru!!

jaja levels up liao, surpassing ah jek in guru-dom. read all about it here...

excerpt:

... research manager, IDC Government Insights Asia-Pacific, lists cloud computing and new assessment technologies as two key shapers of Singapore's education scene.

'Cloud computing essentially creates a low-cost infrastructure platform for schools to provide social networking, publishing, computing, and other Web 2.0 tools for their students,' she says. 'As more education applications migrate to the cloud, schools will be able to enjoy subscription packages to a slew of Web-enabled applications that allow students to use the software in school, at home, during excursions and field trips.'

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'Education in the 21st century is no longer about getting As in math, physics and literature. The most important takeaway for students should be skill sets that they develop in schools which can be applied to the real world when they graduate,' she says.

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followup MSN chitchat:

ah jek> win liao lor
jaja> this type of wording anyone of you can also do.
ah jek> wahahaha. but it's IDC leh
chao ah beng> but different mah, we not research manager
ah jek> different. want more insights on what we see as potential educational tech? grinz
chao ah beng> hehe...
ah jek> dinner and drinks sounds good dun u think? kekeke
ah jek> anyway, this is going up in the office blog
jaja> you...
ah jek> >.0
chao ah beng> hehe we got new guru liao :D
ah jek> this one master, IDC certified one. wahaha
ah jek> and pls update ur photo on the bio page
chao ah beng> yaya
ah jok> update ur photo on the bio page. go do studio shot, pose abit. keke
chao ah beng> ya lor
jaja> dun say, now my admin asking me to go studio now
chao ah beng> wahahahaha!!!!
ah jek> wahaha... u shd. see
chao ah beng> yesyes. then dun do frontal shot, should tilt one side. then adopt the thinker pose.
ah jek> yeah
ah jek> u mean this
ah jek> http://api.ning.com/files/uH8jSNFO03wQuRg2BuhkH0G*P0NTgUT2c9HyKFUBhQkLSWkM74dfPBXS99hcuY23DvLtHdYHI2O2jPWbEGTXN5W3OdE9B6DC/The_Thinker_Musee_Rodin.jpg
chao ah beng> wahahaha
ah jek> or this
ah jek> http://halfdone.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/thinker.jpg
chao ah beng> lol!!!
jaja> oi!
jaja> you all!
ah jek> wahahaha
ah jek> grinz

pls look for chao ah beng for jaja's bio page.

sicko snake acts innocent and feels desire for bondage!!

*NEWS FLASH*

this just in! a snake had been discovered in the office that felt the desire for bondage! read on to find out...

do-man> whey...I am not a double headed snake!!!!
do-man> I read that blog!!!!
jaja> haha u fast.
chao ah beng> wahhaha new nick for do-man!
jaja> cos u one hand show such sympathy to me, and at the other hand asked for video to laugh over!!
do-man> I am sympathetic to you...
do-man> But I am also curious mah....
chao ah beng> sympathetically curious?
chao ah beng> curiously symphathetic?
jaja> that's a better nick
do-man> no...sympathetic to my friend....
chao ah beng> nod nod
do-man> but still curious about what had happened....
chao ah beng> think he likes la... bondage...
do-man> is that what happened *innocent look on face*...
do-man> why? why are you all so cruel ??!!!
chao ah beng> ask the victim lor
jaja> tsk tsk...
chao ah beng> simi? simi?
jaja> com'on so many pple act innocent ok...
chao ah beng> hahhaha...
do-man> I wasn'e vene there...toook no part in the planning or execution...
chao ah beng> double head snake act innocent. keyword: ACT
do-man> I am truly innocent....
do-man> must differentiate the 2 feelings and desires....
chao ah beng> he just admitted that he is double head snake. wahahaha!!
do-man> No I did not...
chao ah beng> wow!!!! DHS got desire for bondage!!!! wah must tell the rest later
jaja> SnACT: Snake Act innocent
do-man> hallo! dun put words into my mouth...
do-man> How can you all do this to jaja??!!
chao ah beng> i din.
do-man> Poor thing.....
jaja> do-man... to think we work in same team for so long....
do-man> If I was there...I would fend them off!!!!
do-man> See I was not aware of the plan...
chao ah beng> so u feel sympathetic (feeling) and wanna see the video (desire) la.....
do-man> ya...hehe
chao ah beng> so confirm lor. DHS heheee
jaja> u mean do-man... feel... desire....
chao ah beng> yaya
jaja> for bondage?
do-man> aargh....battery dying......got...to...log...off...now....
chao ah beng> hannor...!! wahlau, sicko man!!
do-man> To be continued....
jaja> come back. we bond u..
chao ah beng> wahahaha
do-man> And I am not sick...or a snake...or want to be bonded.... ;)
jaja> bonded sick snake.. hmm...
chao ah beng> oh... wan to be bonded. keywords again
do-man> OR!!!!
do-man> dun anyhow delete words leh...
jaja> keyword summary..

do-man has left the conversation.

chao ah beng

Google Chrome OS

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Google is working on a new operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks which will be available to consumers by H2 2010. It will be Linux-based with a new windowing system.

free cloud computing

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iCloud offerring free cloud computing applications with 3GB of storage space... with some restrictions.

M.I.T. futurists focus on next-gen multimedia

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The MIT Media Lab has announced its latest endeavor - the creation of a Center for Future Storytelling. The center will use new technologies to make stories more interactive, improvisational and social.

Existing research projects include:

Everything Tells A Story: A project that will enable everyday objects to keep running "diaries," of what happened to them. The information could be used for "personal story creation" by individuals.

Tofu: A robot that uses cartoon-animation style movement to work with kids. The researchers describe it as "LEGO Mindstorms meets Muppets." Future versions of Tofu will allow children to design, program and remotely operate their own puppets to tell stories.

Nexi: A project to create a social robot, or a "synthetic performer." The project combines mobility, dexterity, and most remarkably, sociality. The robot's expressive face is capable of multiple human facial expressions. A video of Nexi can be viewed below.

Programmable Movies: A research project to turn movies into a customized experience based on certain parameters like emotions, place or time. The idea is to let users piece together different images using metadata encoded in the images.