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That there is a cool and fun exercise of thought I stumbled upon after following a link from a link from a link or whatever :p. I was curious what other people might think about this problem, and furthermore I am truly impressed with electromagnetic energy and how much we still don't have a common understanding of it; I would love to be better informed on the matter.
Anyway, this was just a quickie :)
-TheXenocide
Showing posts with label quantum mechanics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quantum mechanics. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Monday, March 5, 2007
Tesla and Other Derivitive and Integral Interests
Just a bunch of reading I've been doing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson
http://www.magnetricity.com/Tesla/Tesla_Biography.php
http://prometheus.al.ru/english/phisik/onichelson/onichelson.htm
http://home.earthlink.net/~drestinblack/generator.htm
http://freeenergynews.com/Directory/Electromagnetic/ / http://freeenergynews.com/
http://lhcathome.cern.ch/
http://www.casavaria.com/sentido/science/2006/06-0802-new-universe.htm
All of which was inspired by my recently higher than average research and general interest of Nikola Tesla, which not only includes just about all of the Wikipedia information I could possibly click through (see one of the RSS Comics listed on the right, possibly in the read more section by now, ;p) but also a great number of discovery channel/history channel type shows and additional researched reading as well. I'm convinced that Tesla's dreams should all be possible and I am happy to see that he had the same "serve all" mentality that modern open source projects have. I think everybody would do good in paying respects to the man that invented modern society. If you don't know of Tesla as the man who invented today then I recommend you do some reading :).
With all of that said, should anybody be interested in the same things or happen to take the time to read (and click on other topics) the information above, perhaps you'll be better prepared when I try to figure out how to put some more philosophical and theoretical ideas of mine to paper, which should be interesting.
The beautiful nature of existence and consciousness (what I consider to be the random anomaly that is the independent variable in our equation) astound and captivate me. I only hope that the research we are conducting during this lifetime is enough for us to come to a true understanding
of how the Universe works (however unlikely a final end-all solution is) and that we can truly begin utilizing and being a part of the universe rather than stumbling on neat coincidences. The potential proof for string theory and quantum mechanics are right around the corner, nanotechnology is now in development (in some ways anyway) potentially solving many energy, information transport and medical needs and we could be sitting just before the crest of the next wave of mankind (if the ancient cultures accurately predicted anything this could very well be in 2012 :p).
In stating this, when my research and life accomplishments and interests are studied, perhaps even posthumously, that I did it all for nothing. Mankind has been stuck in a recursive cycle for some time now constantly inventing new scratches for our itches, integrating things with each other and starting over again, all the while finding out "revolutionary" new concepts which better mankind, when really we haven't actually accomplished anything terribly extraordinary compared the magnificence of existence alone; more likely we have been an infestation eating away at the beauty of the system (which, in being an extreme unlikeliness is a beauty in and of itself).
Anyway, that's all for me today!
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-TheXenocide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson
http://www.magnetricity.com/Tesla/Tesla_Biography.php
http://prometheus.al.ru/english/phisik/onichelson/onichelson.htm
http://home.earthlink.net/~drestinblack/generator.htm
http://freeenergynews.com/Directory/Electromagnetic/ / http://freeenergynews.com/
http://lhcathome.cern.ch/
http://www.casavaria.com/sentido/science/2006/06-0802-new-universe.htm
All of which was inspired by my recently higher than average research and general interest of Nikola Tesla, which not only includes just about all of the Wikipedia information I could possibly click through (see one of the RSS Comics listed on the right, possibly in the read more section by now, ;p) but also a great number of discovery channel/history channel type shows and additional researched reading as well. I'm convinced that Tesla's dreams should all be possible and I am happy to see that he had the same "serve all" mentality that modern open source projects have. I think everybody would do good in paying respects to the man that invented modern society. If you don't know of Tesla as the man who invented today then I recommend you do some reading :).
With all of that said, should anybody be interested in the same things or happen to take the time to read (and click on other topics) the information above, perhaps you'll be better prepared when I try to figure out how to put some more philosophical and theoretical ideas of mine to paper, which should be interesting.
The beautiful nature of existence and consciousness (what I consider to be the random anomaly that is the independent variable in our equation) astound and captivate me. I only hope that the research we are conducting during this lifetime is enough for us to come to a true understanding
of how the Universe works (however unlikely a final end-all solution is) and that we can truly begin utilizing and being a part of the universe rather than stumbling on neat coincidences. The potential proof for string theory and quantum mechanics are right around the corner, nanotechnology is now in development (in some ways anyway) potentially solving many energy, information transport and medical needs and we could be sitting just before the crest of the next wave of mankind (if the ancient cultures accurately predicted anything this could very well be in 2012 :p).
In stating this, when my research and life accomplishments and interests are studied, perhaps even posthumously, that I did it all for nothing. Mankind has been stuck in a recursive cycle for some time now constantly inventing new scratches for our itches, integrating things with each other and starting over again, all the while finding out "revolutionary" new concepts which better mankind, when really we haven't actually accomplished anything terribly extraordinary compared the magnificence of existence alone; more likely we have been an infestation eating away at the beauty of the system (which, in being an extreme unlikeliness is a beauty in and of itself).
Anyway, that's all for me today!
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If anybody happens to want to (either manually or by writing a simple spider) extract all the images of Tesla's Patents that would be crazy cool! I wish I had a little more time right now, but I don't. It shouldn't be too difficult, the images are stored as TIFFs. Another option might be to spider the images available on this site.
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-TheXenocide
Monday, February 26, 2007
I Am Xeno
Welcome creatures of the internet; this is the newfound home of TheXenocide. I had some spare time whilst waiting for someone to get back to me in the office and I decided that I would start a blog :).
Who? Online I go by TheXenocide; if my real name is ever of any pertinence simply bring it to my attention and we can work things out ;). I am a Software Engineer in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States currently working full time and finishing my undergraduate course load part time. I've been tinkering with code since about 1992 when my stepfather introduced me to Basic, since that day my interest in computer science has never waned. Beyond all the professional crap though, I'm a generally fun loving, relaxed, easy to get along with guy who likes to hang out with friends, play video games, eat/cook good food, travel and most importantly learn. I've always said I never met a boring subject, just a boring teacher.
Why? To be honest, I'm not really sure; I've tried it before and wound up not liking the situation it put me in. Maybe I want people to see all the cool ideas I have, maybe I want to help software engineers and developers in the same ways other blogs have helped me, maybe I just need a place to vent. In reality it's probably some twisted cocktail of all of these and some whiskey sour from someplace in my subconscious.
What? This blog is my brain dump; you're liable to find anything from random events in my life to cool websites i stumble upon to generally useful software engineering concepts and the status of my personal projects.
When? Whenever; If you're that interested in keeping up with my posts I'd recomend some sort of RSS reader because I have absolutely no idea how often I will be posting.
... so... let's get started ;)
As of late, I've been working for a wonderful company that takes pretty good care of me. I'm really happy that I finally found a job that would take my experience seriously; Previously I've had several internships where the employers decided to treat me like some kid who didn't know anything; when I finally demonstrated my worth to them these companies saw nothing more than better slave labor and started asking more and more of me while treating me the same. Finally I'm free.
Outside of work I have also been working on a research project for some time. By some time, I wouldn't say my work is very close to complete, much of my time has been spent trying to plot and calculate the best ways to design my system and playing with features of various programming languages and platforms here and there to ensure my ideas are headed down the right path. The topic of my research is deeply connected with some of my theories on the recursive nature of existence and many repetitive occurrences in mankind's history. I'm sure there'll be more details later, but to give the topic as short and sweet as possible I'll be using a lot of big words :p--I am working on a "Multi-Language Pervasive Distributed Extensibility Platform" that I hope to use (and to see others use) to tackle many common compatibility problems engineers, developers and even users face today.
When I'm not attached to a computer (or rather, when I'm attached to less computers, seeing as how my PDA Phone is pretty much always by my side) I love watching Anime, Adult Swim cartoons, Comedy and most recently Heroes (AKA the greatest show on the planet!). I also enjoy reading, though I can rarely find time for it anymore, and I absolutely love (for some reason) driving around... Book-wise I enjoy Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Non-Fiction (computer books sound a lot more boring then they really are :p), more specifically I absolutely love Orson Scott Card's work (did anybody notice "The Xenocide"/TheXenocide :p) and I'm not at all ashamed to say I also really enjoy the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling. I also spend a fair bit of time watching Discovery Channel's awesome science, math and physics shows and studying up on beginner String Theory, Quantum Mechanics and general Physics.
That's pretty much all of me (at least all of me that I could think of or rationalize placing in a single post) so, in closing, I'll leave you with some of my favorite quotes:
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Love is Like War - Easy to Start, but Hard to Stop" - Some Fortune Cookie a long time ago.
and some of my more recent media favorites:
Waking Life - great movie, a really fun approach to philosophy.
A Scanner Darkly - also a great movie, directed and co-written by the director/writer of Waking Life; it's a little jumpy and, in my opinion, not quite as good as Waking Life, but still worth watching.
What the BLEEP!?: Down the Rabbit Hole - Absolutely awesome introduction to quantum mechanics but truly just an interesting work. Take it with a grain of salt and anything that sparks your interest should be something you take the time to research a little yourself, don't just take the things said as fact, but rather immerse yourself in a creative thinking environment, otherwise you may miss the point.
With that I think I'll call it a day (especially since it's time to get back to work :p),
-TheXenocide
Who? Online I go by TheXenocide; if my real name is ever of any pertinence simply bring it to my attention and we can work things out ;). I am a Software Engineer in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States currently working full time and finishing my undergraduate course load part time. I've been tinkering with code since about 1992 when my stepfather introduced me to Basic, since that day my interest in computer science has never waned. Beyond all the professional crap though, I'm a generally fun loving, relaxed, easy to get along with guy who likes to hang out with friends, play video games, eat/cook good food, travel and most importantly learn. I've always said I never met a boring subject, just a boring teacher.
Why? To be honest, I'm not really sure; I've tried it before and wound up not liking the situation it put me in. Maybe I want people to see all the cool ideas I have, maybe I want to help software engineers and developers in the same ways other blogs have helped me, maybe I just need a place to vent. In reality it's probably some twisted cocktail of all of these and some whiskey sour from someplace in my subconscious.
What? This blog is my brain dump; you're liable to find anything from random events in my life to cool websites i stumble upon to generally useful software engineering concepts and the status of my personal projects.
When? Whenever; If you're that interested in keeping up with my posts I'd recomend some sort of RSS reader because I have absolutely no idea how often I will be posting.
... so... let's get started ;)
As of late, I've been working for a wonderful company that takes pretty good care of me. I'm really happy that I finally found a job that would take my experience seriously; Previously I've had several internships where the employers decided to treat me like some kid who didn't know anything; when I finally demonstrated my worth to them these companies saw nothing more than better slave labor and started asking more and more of me while treating me the same. Finally I'm free.
Outside of work I have also been working on a research project for some time. By some time, I wouldn't say my work is very close to complete, much of my time has been spent trying to plot and calculate the best ways to design my system and playing with features of various programming languages and platforms here and there to ensure my ideas are headed down the right path. The topic of my research is deeply connected with some of my theories on the recursive nature of existence and many repetitive occurrences in mankind's history. I'm sure there'll be more details later, but to give the topic as short and sweet as possible I'll be using a lot of big words :p--I am working on a "Multi-Language Pervasive Distributed Extensibility Platform" that I hope to use (and to see others use) to tackle many common compatibility problems engineers, developers and even users face today.
When I'm not attached to a computer (or rather, when I'm attached to less computers, seeing as how my PDA Phone is pretty much always by my side) I love watching Anime, Adult Swim cartoons, Comedy and most recently Heroes (AKA the greatest show on the planet!). I also enjoy reading, though I can rarely find time for it anymore, and I absolutely love (for some reason) driving around... Book-wise I enjoy Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Non-Fiction (computer books sound a lot more boring then they really are :p), more specifically I absolutely love Orson Scott Card's work (did anybody notice "The Xenocide"/TheXenocide :p) and I'm not at all ashamed to say I also really enjoy the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling. I also spend a fair bit of time watching Discovery Channel's awesome science, math and physics shows and studying up on beginner String Theory, Quantum Mechanics and general Physics.
That's pretty much all of me (at least all of me that I could think of or rationalize placing in a single post) so, in closing, I'll leave you with some of my favorite quotes:
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Love is Like War - Easy to Start, but Hard to Stop" - Some Fortune Cookie a long time ago.
and some of my more recent media favorites:
Waking Life - great movie, a really fun approach to philosophy.
A Scanner Darkly - also a great movie, directed and co-written by the director/writer of Waking Life; it's a little jumpy and, in my opinion, not quite as good as Waking Life, but still worth watching.
What the BLEEP!?: Down the Rabbit Hole - Absolutely awesome introduction to quantum mechanics but truly just an interesting work. Take it with a grain of salt and anything that sparks your interest should be something you take the time to research a little yourself, don't just take the things said as fact, but rather immerse yourself in a creative thinking environment, otherwise you may miss the point.
With that I think I'll call it a day (especially since it's time to get back to work :p),
-TheXenocide
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