IT vision, student vision, future vision, bleak vision

Here's a small set of items for today:

• 10 little secrets you should know about working in IT - as an IT person myself, I saw some truth in these, though I thought it was a bit pessimistic.
• A Vision of Students Today (YouTube video) - I thought this was an interesting class project, but I'm not entirely sure the point they were trying to make, if any. I'm guessing it was that classes are too impersonal, but there was a little bit of students-are-slackers-that-don't-pay-attention-or-study in there too.
• The Smartest Futurist on Earth - a short article on Ray Kurzweil (someone most IT geeks have probably heard of already). His vision of the future is fascinating, and I'd like to hear more about the ethical aspects of how these technologies would be applied.
• Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time - This is a good list for fans of this type of movie (like me), but I completely agree with several of the posters that the author is really loosely using the term "dystopian". Many of the movies don't belong on the list.
  

Tigers, smoke, and the final countdown

Just a mish-mash again today since my posting is so few and far between...

For you Calvin & Hobbes fans, here's a site where you can find every comic strip in the series in order of publication. Very cool, but I don't know if that site has the rights to it, so it may not last forever.

Frozen smoke will change the world says scientists. An interesting article on something that sounds straight out of science fiction.

And I'll end things with another goofy YouTube video. This one is of the worst "Final Countdown" rendition ever; even worse than the one by band Europe (I kid; I actually used to really like that song).

Wisdom, oaths, rats laughing

Hi there!
Some links to welcome the start of Spring:

• The Wisdom of Children - funny, but I'm not sure this is real, or if it is an adult interpreting what children would interpret adults saying.
• Funny Things People Say In Court - some real gems caught while people were under oath.
• Speaking of under oath, subpoenas authorized for talks in the federal prosecutors scandal. And the White House will fight it! So, it is OK to let aides talk as long as it is not under oath and what they say can't be written down?
• Rats laugh when tickled or playing. Who knew?
  

Burgers, ads, time, teens, tech

Hello,
Here are some quick links for you today:

• McDonald's tests bigger burger, the Angus Third Pounder. I sure hope they make a Double Third Pounder.
• Subliminal Ads shown to work, or "wasn't this known years ago?". Liminal ads however are more effective - READ BRIAN'S BLOG DAILY.
• Scientists say you can't travel back in time. What a buzzkill! I'll show them! I'll go back and beat them up in high school.
• 73 percent of today's youth ineligible for the Army because they are “are morally, intellectually or physically” unfit for service. Ah, that's reassuring.
• Top 5 future technologies. What? Time travel isn't on the list? I particularly liked the sketch understanding system and touch hardware. Now only if they'd invent robot replacements for today's unfit youth.