UFC 83 is this Saturday 19th April 2008 in Montreal at Bell Center, 10:00 PM Eastern Time.
Fights are on Pay Per View.
World Championship between Georges St-Pierre from Quebec and present World Champion Matt Serra.
Here is UFC83 Schedule:
PAY-PER-VIEW MAIN CARD:
170 lbs: Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre
185 lbs: Travis Lutter vs. Rich Franklin
155 lbs: Nate Quarry vs. Kalib Starnes
185 lbs: Charles McCarthy vs. Michael Bisping
155 lbs: Mac Danzig vs. Mark Bocek
PRELIMINARIES:
185 lbs: Jason MacDonald vs. Joe Doerksen
185 lbs: Jason Day vs. Alan Belcher
155 lbs: Sam Stout vs. Rich Clementi
170 lbs: Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs. Jonathan Goulet
265 lbs: Cain Velasquez vs. Brad Morris
185 lbs: Ed Herman vs. Demian Maia
If you suffer from cramped hands or carpal tunnel syndrome due to regular, repeated use of your computer keyboard, there are now some ergonomic mouses on the market. The only problem is that even if these models do alleviate hand or wrist pain, it’s still not the optimal solution for some.
So, here is the ultimate solution: a hands-free mouse.
First, the mouse is guided by your head and eye motions. The principle is simple: you place a small receiver-style webcam over your screen. Then, you put an optical sensor on your forehead, between your eyes, even while wearing a baseball cap or glasses, etc.
Each movement of your head then moves the mouse cursor on the screen. Also, moving your head just 6 mm will cover the entire screen.
The prices are higher for these models than for the ergonomic hand mouse ($70-$100). Instead, we are talking about a range from $400 to $1,000.
There are at least two models on the market: the Smartnav 4: Eg Natural Point, which costs $399, and the Extreme Head Mouse, which costs $995.
You can still click and double-click at the keyboard with your hands, and you can go even further with a double-click system by using a foot pedal for mouse-clicking on the screen, and disabled users can manipulate the clicks by navigating a straw in their mouth.
Second, there is a foot-controlled mouse. The right shoe is the “mouse” for the right foot. To the left is the “key,” which you click with your left foot.
Again, no use of the hands is needed for total control of the mouse.
JohnCow.com Blog was just sold today for $50,000. (This blog is different from John Chow).
John Cow started on July 1st, 2007. After only 9 months online, this website got exposure in tech, marketing and Make Money Online blogs.
The author does not give really a reason for selling his blog except that he is moving from Europe to Australia and that his personal life will be busy.
John Cow’s Blog was for sale (since Thursday) between $25 000 and $50 000 dollars on Sitepoint.
Robotics engineering is a great profession. Yet when the engineer is tired of programming industrial robots, he abandons the work with nuts and bolts and switches to “fun.”
However, judging by the video below, it is best to not give the programmation of this to the programmer trainees.
Here engineer’s head goes very closely to the ground.
Hugh MacLeod has decided to close his own account of Twitter, and apparently that’s a pretty big deal — because strangely, his move seems to push the debate about Twitter in the U.S. blogosphere.
His decision revived the debate.
Below is a comic’s version of Hugh:
Twitter: Angel or Devil?
All this is very similar to Facebook: we like it, we don’t like it, we like it again, now we don’t like it -)
Personally, I Twit on occasion. I am sometimes tempted to say it was a waste of time, especially if I begin to really love all of this. At other times, I like it and I send some twitts. These are facts to prove that I exist.
Becoming hooked on Twitter is so easy. You read someone’s post and find that he wants to share his time with his “followers.” Then someone responds, another person responds to that, then another person, and it just continues… a person can quickly be taken at his own game and spend hours at this. At its most insane, Twitter may resemble Casino Blogger. But because there is no money to deal with, the only bargaining chip is to find a scoop or learn something new about a blogger we know well.
But Twitter isn’t a void. It’s a coffee shop. On Friday night, for example.
Or twitter is perfect for news monitoring.
Whatever.
Sometimes I love it. Sometimes I say to myself, “give me back these 20 minutes of my life”. But because I tend to optimize my time behind the computer, it is clear that I will not ever become addicted to Twitter.
It is a real love-hate relationship.
It is best, therefore, to use Twitter with restraint and intelligence.
At least I think Twitter has minimal interest for bloggers, unlike Facebook….
This scenario could certainly be adapted to the screen in the coming years. There’s just so much to say about the history of this company, which is one of the Web’s oldest sites.
After the takeover of Google, which failed in its infancy, Yahoo is back stronger than ever — in the media, at least.
I hope, at least for them, that they will make the right decision.
First came the offer to purchase Microsoft two months ago.
Then, a few days ago, Microsoft issued an ultimatum: the initial offer of a partnership could turn into a hostile takeover.
Yahoo did not appreciate that, and with today’s news, the dice are being thrown again.
So now, News Corp (which owns MySpace) and Microsoft are in the process of joining together to acquire the portal.
Also, Yahoo announced that it will begin to integrate Google-sponsored links in its test search results.
Yahoo is a mature brand and is in the lead. The goal, of course, is to raise the stakes and create action on the stock exchange.
But it doesn’t stop there. A partnership with AOL is also being considered: Yahoo could, in exchange for 20% of its capital, acquire Time Warner’s AOL.
However, all of this is in the midst of speculation, and it’s a bit of a war.
Hopefully, the final choice will be interesting and satisfying to the end-user.
