Monday, December 20, 2010

Christmas Plans

I plan to follow my usual Christmas plans this year. I'm going to play nba 2k11, and madden 11 on Christmas eve. On Christmas morning, i might watch the parade on t.v and then play nba 2k11 until the foods done. then, I'll eat with my family and just hang out the rest of the night. New years eve is my favorite. I usually watch comedies, and a movie, and have the new years eve food. Those are my holiday plans.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

voki post

Thursday, December 9, 2010

12/10 tech article

Infrared add-on could let standard cameras see cancer 

 Doctors are working on a digital camera that will be able to detect cancer. This idea was explored once before in the seventies and never happened, but there's a lot more technology now, so doctors are a lot more confident now.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

12/3 tech article



Blurry Nebula Image Marks Success for Flying Telescope, NASA Says

After months of testing, nasas flying telescope finally works. It's a little blury, so they're going to work on that. It's called sofia and it flies over 99 percent of the atmospheres water vapor which allows it to receive about 80 percent of the infrared light visable to the orbiting observatories. They're going to continue working on it. 

 


Wednesday, December 1, 2010

thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving, nothing much was different. I had some family over, and later played nba 2k11, and watched the jets beat the bengals.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Google Reader

Google reader can be used for a lot of different things. It can save a lot of time for people. Instead of just typing and typing, you could describe to all different kinds of websites and have them all on google reader. Plus you can share those websites with other people to.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Blood camera to spot invisible stains at crime scenes

Blood camera to spot invisible stains at crime scenes


Helen Knight reported that there's going to be a new camera that makes invisible objects reappear again. It's going to be mostly used for crime scenes and stuff. It can detect blood or finger prints if they were ever there. It could also detect blood on a surface and even trace explosives.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

11/12 tech article

Brain gym helps elderly drivers avoid crashes

Elderly people who had ten sessions of brain changing had half as many crashes as before the sessions. These senior citizens were an average of 73 years old, and these training sessions are improving they're driving, so it should make the road a little bit safer.
One website that I visit regularly is NBA.com. Another website I visit daily is njnets.com. I also visit the weather channel.com every couple of days.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

11/3 tech article

Electronic implant allows the blind to see

Groups in the U.S and Germany are testing electronic implants that are suppose to help the blind see again. There has been three volunteers to try it, and they were all able to locate bright objects, and one of them could see normal objects and even read large words. They're now trying to get this approved.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

10/29 tech article

Inhalable Vitamins Make Pill-Popping A Quaint 20th-Century Ritual

For the first time, David Edwards invented inhalable vitamins. You put in on like chapstick and inhale it through your mouth. Because when you inhale it, it will already be broken down, Edward says it will deliver more nutrients than pills or chewable vitamins. It's suppose to be on the market this week.

Nets Edge Pistons in Opener

The NJ Nets beat the DET Pistons 101-98 Last night in their first game played at the Prudential center in Newark. They were down by 7 with a minute and a half left when they rallied to come back. All Atar point guard Devin Harris put up 23 points with 9 assists, and Brook Lopez had 25 points and 9 rebounds. One of the NBAs premiere three point shooters, Anthony Morrow hit the go ahead 3 pointer with just seconds left to secure the win. Number 3 pick in the draft Derrick Favors also made an impact with 8 pints and 10 boards off the bench. The new coach Avery Johnson who is the winningist coach in NBA history led the Nets to a 1-0 start to the 2010-11 season.

http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Game_Story_101027.html

Monday, October 25, 2010

Anonymous posts on the Internet: Are scales tipping?

There was a poster in Asbury Park said that somebody should bomb the mayors house. I think that was a very wrong thing to say. As soon as the president heard about this, he probably could not get the thought out of his head. I dont think people realize just how much of an impact a post could have.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

10/22 tech article

World's First Fully Robotic Surgery Performed In Montreal

For the first time ever, somebody got surgery from nothing but robots. Seargeans controll the robots with remotes in other rooms while they monitor the procedure. His surgery was a success, so they'll keep trying to improve the robots.

Monday, October 18, 2010

my weekend

On Saturday, I played some basketball. Later on I watched the Yankees lose to the Rangers. On Sunday I watched the Jets beat the Broncos. They are now the best team in the NFL.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

10/15 tech article

Too much screen time is bad for active kids too

Studies show that children who watch TV for two or more hours a day are more likely to have poor concentration, behave badly, and have trouble relating to other people. It used to be believed that if ypu exercised it did not matter, but it's now proven that's not true that's not true.

Monday, October 11, 2010

I did not do much over the week end. I played some basketball. On Saturday, I followed the Nets on njnets.com. They were trailing 87-80 with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter and came from behind to beat the sixers. Thats 3-1 in the preseason without Troy Murphy. They play the Rockets on Wednesday on TV.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

New Jersey Nets

2-0 to start the preseason. They're looking better than the Knicks right now.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

10/7 tech article

Audio zoom picks out lone voice in the crowd

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10/7 tech article

Audio zoom picks out lone voice in the crowd

   Theres a new microphone that could single out one persons no matter how big the crowd is. It's mostly used during basketball and baseball games and stuff. It's done, but some scientists are still trying to improve it.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010