Ashley tagged Angela who has now tagged me so here is a list of seven random things about myself.
Ate at this really cool place in Louisville, KY. It is a create your own stir fry. You took a bowl and filled it with meat and vegetables. Then, you picked a sauce and seasonings. You hand to the guy at the girl and he cooks it for you. Meanwhile, the waitress brings you tortillas and rice to the table. It was so good!
http://www.gomongo.com/
“Woman jailed after ‘killing’ virtual husband”
A 43-year-old Japanese player in a virtual game world became so angry about her sudden divorce from her online husband, she logged on with his password and killed his avatar.
She is now being held in a real-world prison on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data.
While police have not yet formally charged the woman, she could face up to five years’ jail if found guilty.
Police said the piano teacher used her online husband’s ID and password to log onto the online game Maple Story to carry out the virtual murder.
They did not believe she had plotted any revenge in the real world.
In August, a woman was charged in the US state of Delaware with plotting the real-life abduction of a boyfriend she met through the virtual reality website Second Life.
“If looks could kill” is a common saying that is being taken seriously by researchers looking to create surveillance technology that notify the authorities of behavior that may be suspicious.
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12465303
www.OpenOffice.org
The Free and Open Productivity Suite
I highly recommend this open source software for anyone who wants a free and excellent alternative to Microsoft Office. It is completely compatiable with Microsoft Office meaning that you can save your file as a .doc and send it to whomever has Microsoft Word and they can open it just fine.
Essex University has created a device that is worn like a hat and can control moving robots or objects on a computer by only using your mind. I love this! They are developing it to do even more tasks. I want to be able to write in as word proeccing software by only using my mind. That would save a lot of time and make typing obsolete. However, I am recalling an “Outer Limits” episode where people became so dependent on technology that when it taken from them they did not know hoe to read or write.
The House of Representatives defeated a bill that would have provided states with the funds to purchase backup paper ballots for the November election. Does anyone else think that this could be trouble?
