The Pulcrhitudinous Passages of a Troubled Soul
It Seems People Are Pretty Smart
Although it seems hard to believe sometimes in the world of today, people are pretty smart. Humans have the brain power to outperform the most powerful computer in the world 1000 times over. As of now, IBM's BlueGene/L is 360 TeraFLOPS (360 trillion FLoating Point Operations Per Second, or 360,000,000,000,000 processor calculations per second), which is drool causing speed, is only 0.036% or 1/2,778 of one human's brain power. To put that in perspective, the average processor speed within the last five years is about 1.6GigaFLOPS to 10.4GigaFLOPS (1,600,000,000 to 10,400,000,000 calculations per second) when all CPU cores are accounted for. To aid with perspective even more, the BlueGene/L is about 41 thousand times fast than your average computer nowadays, and the human brain is about 114 million times faster than your run of the mill computer.
Your brain is made of mushroom consisting of gray and white tissue of gelatinous consistency. It also sports an awe-striking 30 billion neurons and 150-210 billion glial cells. Those neurons are spider like things which blast information to adjacent neurons and receive information at approximately 210 MPH. The neurons must recharge chemically after firing, but only take about 1/2000 of a second or 500 microseconds (500 millionths of a second) to do so.
Humans have an immense amount of brain power and it seems some of us use it, while others do not. But regardless, our brain is able to process just mounds and mounds of information at blazing speeds; equal to about 1ExaFLOPS or 1 quintillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000) calculations per second of information processing if it were a manmade computer. With all that power in such a compact space such as our skull, it is easy to be awed by the wonders human life. It's seriously too bad human brain power is not used to its full potential, but a future like that is possible. You seriously have to admire the human brain.
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Your brain is made of mushroom consisting of gray and white tissue of gelatinous consistency. It also sports an awe-striking 30 billion neurons and 150-210 billion glial cells. Those neurons are spider like things which blast information to adjacent neurons and receive information at approximately 210 MPH. The neurons must recharge chemically after firing, but only take about 1/2000 of a second or 500 microseconds (500 millionths of a second) to do so.
Humans have an immense amount of brain power and it seems some of us use it, while others do not. But regardless, our brain is able to process just mounds and mounds of information at blazing speeds; equal to about 1ExaFLOPS or 1 quintillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000) calculations per second of information processing if it were a manmade computer. With all that power in such a compact space such as our skull, it is easy to be awed by the wonders human life. It's seriously too bad human brain power is not used to its full potential, but a future like that is possible. You seriously have to admire the human brain.
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Category: Writing
Caffeine, A Performance Enhancing Drug
And a weight loss aid, I might add. How you ask? Well there are a few reasons for why it can be considered as such. In the subject of the performance enhancing effects to it, there's still much controversy. But two things are agreed upon; one, caffeine isn't beneficial in the short term, sprinting (etc.); and two, caffeine can enhance performance in endurance sports.
Glycogen is the principal fuel for muscles. As we exercise or sprint (etc.) we use up that ever-important fuel and exhaustion occurs as the fuel is depleted. A secondary and much more abundant fuel for muscles is fat, just plain fat. So pushing yourself longer than exhaustion in exercise can help burn fat. (what a concept)
Caffeine, though, can and probably will decrease glycogen consumption by as much as 50% depending on your tolerance to caffeine based on how long ago you last had caffeine. This is healthy, and because fat is so abundant in comparison to glycogen, the fat, when used as fuel for muscles, provides fuel for a much longer time. When taken 3-4 hours before intense exercise or a sporting event, and when tolerance is built up for a period of 3-4 days or more, these effects of caffeine are unleashed, despite the fact that most other caffeine effects are awakened much earlier after consumption.
Your perception on how hard you are working can also be affected when you consume caffeine. Potentially beneficial effects on muscles are caused, and study of athletes has concluded that when caffeine was taken, the athletes typically thought less fatigue had occurred compared to others who hadn't used caffeine.
There are, however, adverse effects of caffeine can and probably will be unleashed. Caffeine is a mild diuretic which can lead to dehydration, significantly affecting performance and even short-term health. Some people can even experience abdominal cramps and diarrhea in relation to large intestine contractions from caffeine. Doesn't sound pleasant, does it, especially with a combination of the two?
Caffeine can be beneficial in exercise and sporting events, and can be an aid to weight loss along with exercise. It decreases muscle's primary fuel consumption by as much as 50% and muscles then rely on fat. It can affect your perception of how hard you're working, as well. There are many disadvantages to using caffeine, and it should be used with care. Caffeine can be beneficial, but overall can be hindering in many other ways.
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Glycogen is the principal fuel for muscles. As we exercise or sprint (etc.) we use up that ever-important fuel and exhaustion occurs as the fuel is depleted. A secondary and much more abundant fuel for muscles is fat, just plain fat. So pushing yourself longer than exhaustion in exercise can help burn fat. (what a concept)
Caffeine, though, can and probably will decrease glycogen consumption by as much as 50% depending on your tolerance to caffeine based on how long ago you last had caffeine. This is healthy, and because fat is so abundant in comparison to glycogen, the fat, when used as fuel for muscles, provides fuel for a much longer time. When taken 3-4 hours before intense exercise or a sporting event, and when tolerance is built up for a period of 3-4 days or more, these effects of caffeine are unleashed, despite the fact that most other caffeine effects are awakened much earlier after consumption.
Your perception on how hard you are working can also be affected when you consume caffeine. Potentially beneficial effects on muscles are caused, and study of athletes has concluded that when caffeine was taken, the athletes typically thought less fatigue had occurred compared to others who hadn't used caffeine.
There are, however, adverse effects of caffeine can and probably will be unleashed. Caffeine is a mild diuretic which can lead to dehydration, significantly affecting performance and even short-term health. Some people can even experience abdominal cramps and diarrhea in relation to large intestine contractions from caffeine. Doesn't sound pleasant, does it, especially with a combination of the two?
Caffeine can be beneficial in exercise and sporting events, and can be an aid to weight loss along with exercise. It decreases muscle's primary fuel consumption by as much as 50% and muscles then rely on fat. It can affect your perception of how hard you're working, as well. There are many disadvantages to using caffeine, and it should be used with care. Caffeine can be beneficial, but overall can be hindering in many other ways.
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Category: Science
Something Tells Me My Warranty is Voided...
I don't know. You tell me. Does my hard drive look like its warranty is voided. 
Yes, this actually is my hard drive. It took several days of effort, a hammer, a screwdriver, and a lot of patience to get it open.
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Yes, this actually is my hard drive. It took several days of effort, a hammer, a screwdriver, and a lot of patience to get it open.
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Category: Humor
I'm a Person, Wait No, I'm a Move?
I know most of you probably shouted "WTF" when you read the title of this entry. OK, probably not shouted, but you get my point. You may have also noticed that I am now level 27, Sheng Long. For most everyone who doesn't get the connection between the two please read on. In the English version of Street Fighter II, after winning, the character Ryu is quoted as saying "You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance." Gamers and the like thought "Sheng Long" to be a person, while in actuality, "Sheng Long" is reference to one of Ryu's moves. So the name sticks in all our hearts, including the people who were in charge of choosing the name for level 27. So yippee! I'm level 27 now!
And for those who aren't very observant, I also have a cool new banner, which I designed myself like I do for the majority of the pictures I display. I also have a new signature, which is a major step up compared to my last one that I've had for ages. Though it's the same as my banner with a few changes obviously, including size.
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And for those who aren't very observant, I also have a cool new banner, which I designed myself like I do for the majority of the pictures I display. I also have a new signature, which is a major step up compared to my last one that I've had for ages. Though it's the same as my banner with a few changes obviously, including size.
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Category: News
Who Needs Blu-Ray When You've Got Microholas!
Well, most of us have heard about Toshiba's dropout in the High-Def war, which was a disappointment to me, and many others. This paved the way for Blu-Ray with it's many major backers. Plus we all know hard disk drives, which were invented quite a while ago by IBM, which now can have a terabyte on a 3.5 in. drive, which just blows us away. But all this is nothing compared to the project Microholas. Short for microholographic, this not-so-new project has given us an optical drive that can store 500GB of data on one DVD.
This can be attained by the use of ultraviolet light, which has a shorter wavelength than blue laser or red laser; therefore, allowing for an even smaller track pitch than any blue laser could produce. HD-DVDs and Blu-Ray disks use blue laser for reading and writing, which has a wavelength of 405 nanometers, while DVDs use a red laser with 650 wavelength, and CDs use a red laser with a wavelength of 780 nm. The shorter the wavelength is, the more data can be put onto a disk, allowing for more capacity.
Project Microholas has gone further than just placing an 2D image onto the DVD as well. They've made use of the nanostructure of DVD itself, making a 3D image and allowing for tons more capacity. That combined with the tiny wavelength of ultraviolet light on a Blu-Ray disk or HD-DVD disk would allow for 500GB of capacity, which has already been attained. The project plans to go even further and produce 1TB optical drives, which is just plain amazing. Plus this is all attained on a one layer disk, which opens up more possibilities if you add more layers into the mix. Just imagine the possibilities!
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This can be attained by the use of ultraviolet light, which has a shorter wavelength than blue laser or red laser; therefore, allowing for an even smaller track pitch than any blue laser could produce. HD-DVDs and Blu-Ray disks use blue laser for reading and writing, which has a wavelength of 405 nanometers, while DVDs use a red laser with 650 wavelength, and CDs use a red laser with a wavelength of 780 nm. The shorter the wavelength is, the more data can be put onto a disk, allowing for more capacity.
Project Microholas has gone further than just placing an 2D image onto the DVD as well. They've made use of the nanostructure of DVD itself, making a 3D image and allowing for tons more capacity. That combined with the tiny wavelength of ultraviolet light on a Blu-Ray disk or HD-DVD disk would allow for 500GB of capacity, which has already been attained. The project plans to go even further and produce 1TB optical drives, which is just plain amazing. Plus this is all attained on a one layer disk, which opens up more possibilities if you add more layers into the mix. Just imagine the possibilities!
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Category: Technology
And You Wonder Why Topics Are Locked...
I saw this thread and just had to blog about it. I was truly laughing out loud and almost fell out of my chair as I read through it. Just plain hilarious if you catch on to what tool they're talking about. This just goes to show you that OT is really the bastard child of GameSpot. While you're at it, check out this funny thread as well from Ask the Mods.
BTW, I'll have some updates and/or a some sort of editorial-like thing within the next few days.
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BTW, I'll have some updates and/or a some sort of editorial-like thing within the next few days.
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Category: General
