Purple People: February 2011

Saturday, February 26

Some awesome pictures on RANdOm stuff

Monday, February 21

The singularity

Can you imagine a world without social networking?
A world without the internet?
A world without Cell phones?
A world without computers or laptops?
Without iPods or PSPs?
Without computer games or digital games?
Without colour television?
Without projectors and electronics?

Airports would be in chaos as all the tickets were hand written and messages would take forever to reach people via snail mail. Image a world without airplanes? Everything would be even slower. Now you'd have to wait 3 weeks for a boat to travel around the tip of Africa to deliver your message and the wait a further 3 weeks for a reply (that is of course if the sender responds quickly)

It would be dismal! However that's not even near to where we're going... In the last 30 years we've been able to witness and rapid transformation and evolution in technology - from the first cell phone (that weighted a ton) to the new iPhone 5 (that's so awesome - it's invisible)

The thing is - were does technology stop evolving if it's upgrading almost daily?
Think about it - our parents saw the beginning of the technological age (many a time I've been told stories of ineffective type writers and manual letter writing) we as the purple people of today are about to witness the biggest change in the technological world - we are about to witness the singularity.

The singularity is the point when machines and technology surpass human intellect or combine with humans to create cyborgs... Either way seeing the end of the human race.

Right now you're thinking "Oh please! that'll never happen!" But wasn't walking on the moon once a fictional story? The scary thing is - we have the facts to support this theory. It is estimated that by 2023 computers will surpass the intelligence of a lab rate and by 2040 the intelligence of a human.
technology is evolving and it's evolving fast. Already great break throughs are happening and the pinnacle of artificial intelligence is near.

The only problem with technology surpassing human intelligence is that we will become somewhat redundant - in every conceivable way. Super computers will be able to update and advance themselves and well - basically take over the world. Sound dramatic? Well in a sense it is - and it's that real. We have no idea what will happen (for good or for worse) if we release a new species onto the planet. Will the new technological being care for the environment or will their mind set be that of the human greed?

If we humans introduce a superior species will we not in essence, die off? After all it is survival of the fittest and so far humans are the fittest due to our cognitive and logical thinking. Now if there is something that can think faster, work harder and doing everything better (without having to take breaks to play Farmville) do you not think that when resources become scares we'll be the first to go?

The question is - do we create the technology for all it's benefits? or do we stay clear of it and prod in another area? I fully believe that interesting times are to follow - before you know it a terabyte hard-drive will look as pathetic as a 5 megabyte hard-drive next to an 8 GB flash drive (about 30 times smaller in size)

Friday, February 11

Long time no POStINg!! :D So here is a count down of the 50 most popular songs in the world!!!

50.Fall for your type Drake ft Jamie Foxx
49.Never Say Never Justin Bieber
47.Please Don't Go Mike Posner
46.Who are you when I'm not looking- Blake Shelton
45.Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not Thompson Square
44.Secrets One Republic
43.Like a G6 Far East Movement Ft. Cataracs and Dev.
42.Waiting for the End Linkin Park
41.Teenage Dream Katy Perry
40.Who that Girl Florida ft Akon

39.Bottoms up Trey Songz ft Nikki Minaj
38.Rythm of Love Plain White T's
37.Somewhere with You Kenny Chesney
36.Don't You Wanna Stay Jason Aldeon ft Kerry Clarckson
35.Just a Dream Nelly
34.Marry Me Train
33.DJ got us falling in Love Usher ft Pitbull
32.Pretty Girl Rock Keri Hilson
31.S and M Rihanna
30.Dynamite Taio Cruz

29.Down on Me Jeremih ft 50 Cent
28.Stereo Love Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina
27.Only Girl (In the World) Rihanna
26.More Usher
25.Jar of Hearts Christina Perri
24.Higher Taio Cruz ft Travie MCcoy
23.What the Hell Avril Lavinge
22.Moment For Life Nikki Minaj ft Drake
21.No Hands Wacka Flocka Flame Ft Roscoe Dash and Wale
20.Back To December Taylor Swift

19.The Time (Dirty Bit) The Black Eyed Peas
18.6 Foot 7 Foot Lil Wayne Ft Cory Gunz
17.Yeah 3X Chris Brown
16.Forget You Cee Lo Green
15.Just The Way You are Bruno Mars
14.Coming Home Diddy-Dirty Money ft Skylar Grey
13.Raise Your Glass P!nk
12.We Are Who We Are Ke$ha
11.Look At Me Now Chris Brown ft Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes
10.Hold It Against Me Britney Spears

9.Hey Baby (Drop It to The Floor) Pitbull ft T-Pain
8.What's My Name Rihanna ft Drake
7.Rocketter Far East Movement ft Ryan Tedder
6.Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) Enrique Iglesias Ft Ludacris and DJ Frank E
5.I need a Doctor Dr Dre ft Eminem and Skylar Grey
4.F**kin' Perfect Pink
3.Firework Katy Perry
2.Grenade Bruno Mars

AAAAAAAAnd For Number one... Guess wHo It was...

1. Black And Yellow by Wiz Khalifa!!!!!

And that is today's top 50 songs. It will be updated soon again Thanks Yous! :D

Thursday, February 3

iPad 2 - Seriously?

Yes I'm serious!

Gizmodo has already started making prediction sketches of what the new iPad is to be...

The new design of iPad is said to have the following

- Two built in cameras (Back and front)
- Dual core processor and additional RAM
- Dual GSM/CDMA chipset
- HD retina display
- Sun proof screen
- Spill proof body
- Thinner body
- SD card slot

Pretty dam awesome if you ask me...
I found a number of articles relating to this - If you want more info follow the links below...

- Click here!!!
- No Click here!!!
- This is the best one!! (I actually understand this)
- No - dudes click here!!! (This one has subcategories - Oooooo Ahhhhh)

Now - enough links... (You can google for more if you want...)

back to the point - Oh dam... I don't think (other than the heading) that I've mentioned the point... Hmm...

Well the point is - Why on earth didn't Apple create the iPad with all the bells and whistles in the first place as apposed to releasing a new iPad, iPhone, iPod, Macbook etc every year or so? Can Apple honestly say that they didn't think about the new improved features earlier?

...Photoshop fail...

One of the comments on Gizmo's review on the iPad was as follows

'Apple really thinks people are idiots is what I believe. Every year they release a new iphone with minor upgrades becuase they know people what to feel like they're apart of something.'

That person speaks (I hate to admit it) the truth...
Apple makes by far some of the greatest technology out there. They just take advantage of that.

Instead of creating the best possible product they can, Apple creates the best product on the market and leaves out some of the awesome features (In terms of the iPad, they left out the HD screen, SD card slot etc - the average for streamline Apple products and gaming technology)
Then after their product takes over the market and they make a few billions on it - Apple brings out the new product with 'additional features' and then the cycle starts all over again...