1’m a real b0y! (bot passes Turing test)

When I hear something like “computer tricks man into thinking it’s 13 year old boy”, I can’t help but be extremely curious about the surrounding context (I always wondered if they hired him because he looks like a perfect mix of Ted Bundy and Ryan Seacreast[‘s former face]?) Apparently, a robot at University of Redding passed the “Turing Test”. Named after Alan Turing, the test can only be passed if.. Read More

Goldilocks’ gadget gag reel: deskology

When I finally got an at home job, I totally celebrated… …by morphing into Quasimodo. I failed to prepare (buy a decent desk setup) for my new computer based career and I paid for it, ultimately. My whole body became one, singular tight muscle a mere month after starting work. Was it this bad in college? How come my neck, rotator cuff, and back didn’t bother me so much back.. Read More

Deskperiments: treadmill setup

Yikes. Just seeing these desk-jockeys take to a conveyor belt that perpetually propels them away from their PC’s made me a bit nauseated. Most of them didn’t seem to enjoy it much either. The problem with this setup is the same reason they tell you not to hold onto the sides on a regular treadmill. When we bipedal creatures trot naturally, we counter-rotate (arm swing opposing hip swing). To repeatedly.. Read More