I have found that it is extremely challenging to try to keep up with my blog while trying to prepare for Christmas. I will be absent for at least a few days and will pick up again as soon as time permits.
Thank you for your understanding and patience! And Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, I hope you enjoy whatever you are celebrating this time of year!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Does the Higgs Boson (A.K.A. The God Particle) Exist?
A Higgs Boson walks into a catholic church and the priest says “you can’t be in here”. The Higgs Boson says “but you can't have mass without me.”
~Geek Humor
Today was, I thought, the day we would learn whether or not the Large Hadron Collider proved or disproved the existence of the Higgs Boson particle. I see nothing in the news, though there has been a lot of hype leading up to this.
I did do some research and learned quite a bit about the Higgs Boson particle and the Large Hadron Collider (remember it from 2009? - it was going to create a black hole that would engulf the earth.) I will have to update this post further tomorrow.
The Higgs Boson is a particle that is a particle suggested to exist to explain mass given to particles (protons, neutrons, etc) made up of massless relatively massless elementary particles (quarks). The Higgs particle has yet to be observed, but the Large Hadron Collider, under construction at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland, will be capable of collision energies of 14 TeV, should prove or disprove the existence of the Higgs Boson. The LHD is slated to begin operation in May 2008.
~Geek Humor
Today was, I thought, the day we would learn whether or not the Large Hadron Collider proved or disproved the existence of the Higgs Boson particle. I see nothing in the news, though there has been a lot of hype leading up to this.
I did do some research and learned quite a bit about the Higgs Boson particle and the Large Hadron Collider (remember it from 2009? - it was going to create a black hole that would engulf the earth.) I will have to update this post further tomorrow.
The Higgs Boson is a particle that is a particle suggested to exist to explain mass given to particles (protons, neutrons, etc) made up of massless relatively massless elementary particles (quarks). The Higgs particle has yet to be observed, but the Large Hadron Collider, under construction at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland, will be capable of collision energies of 14 TeV, should prove or disprove the existence of the Higgs Boson. The LHD is slated to begin operation in May 2008.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Most Popular 2011 Facebook Status Trends
More than 800 million people worldwide use Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerburg announced in September, and nearly half of all Americans have accounts.
~the News
A collection of Facebook stats of 2011. Status trends, music, movies, and t.v.
Most of it is expectedly smh - thought the top 2 acronyms were completely new to me, tbh. The top shared stories also held a few surprises. Titanic is still one of the most discussed movies? What?
Here is the link to the newly released 2011 Facebook statistics:
Facebook Reveals 2011′s Most-Popular Status Trends
Something else I learned (which I am sorry to say I cannot unlearn): Beyonce’s Baby Bump Inspired More Tweets Per Second Than Steve Jobs’ Passing
~the News
A collection of Facebook stats of 2011. Status trends, music, movies, and t.v.
Most of it is expectedly smh - thought the top 2 acronyms were completely new to me, tbh. The top shared stories also held a few surprises. Titanic is still one of the most discussed movies? What?
Here is the link to the newly released 2011 Facebook statistics:
Facebook Reveals 2011′s Most-Popular Status Trends
Something else I learned (which I am sorry to say I cannot unlearn): Beyonce’s Baby Bump Inspired More Tweets Per Second Than Steve Jobs’ Passing
Sunday, December 11, 2011
The Nintendo 3DS Is Back On Track, Says Nintendo
That makes sense.
~the Third Strike Guy
Initially a disappointment, Nintendo's 3DS (a 3-D handheld videogame console) is now selling better. The new found momentum of the 3DS is spurred, in part, by deep price cutting - by 40% in August 2011 (the console was released in February 2011). The main reason that Nintendo can now brag about over 4 million units sold, however, is that there are finally some decent games available for play on it.
Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land ushered to market by Shigeru Miyamoto have had a huge impact on 3DS sales. Sales of these games rate among the best in Nintendo's history. Miyamoto, the legendary game developer, led the modern video game era with games such as Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda. He acknowledges that the titles should have been released at the same time the 3DS was launched.
Note: No glasses are required to play 3-D games on the the 3DS.
Something else I learned: 3D technology can be visually stressful.
~the Third Strike Guy
Initially a disappointment, Nintendo's 3DS (a 3-D handheld videogame console) is now selling better. The new found momentum of the 3DS is spurred, in part, by deep price cutting - by 40% in August 2011 (the console was released in February 2011). The main reason that Nintendo can now brag about over 4 million units sold, however, is that there are finally some decent games available for play on it.
Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land ushered to market by Shigeru Miyamoto have had a huge impact on 3DS sales. Sales of these games rate among the best in Nintendo's history. Miyamoto, the legendary game developer, led the modern video game era with games such as Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda. He acknowledges that the titles should have been released at the same time the 3DS was launched.
Note: No glasses are required to play 3-D games on the the 3DS.
Something else I learned: 3D technology can be visually stressful.
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