Friday, February 18, 2011

CBS Anchor Serene Branson Suffered Complex Migraine, Not Stroke

Well the verdict is in and CBS Anchor Serene Branson suffered a complex migraine and not a stroke as some in the medical field had at first thought.

A complex or complicated migraine can have symptoms that mimic a stroke, such as numbness and tingling, trouble speaking or understanding speech or not being able to move an arm or leg. These symptoms may go on after the headache goes away.


Britney Spears' new video for 'Hold It Against Me'

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Wonder Woman's NEW Costumes.

One can only ask if DC went this route because of the new David E. Kelly pilot 'Wonder Woman" for NBC.



Tyler Perry's Madea as The Godmother


I loved the one they did with The Black Swan and this one just takes the cake too!
I can't wait to see the movie.

Watson vs. the Humans; It's Elementary My Dear Watson

We came one step closer to the Terminators SKYNET or the Battlestar Galactica - Cylon invasion and subsequent destruction of the planet yesterday as IBM's Watson defeated two of Jeopardy's most famous human contestants: Brad Rutter, the highest money-earner in the game show's history, and Ken Jennings, the contestant with the longest streak of game wins.

Watson's final winnings after the two-game competition totaled $77,147--more than three times the next highest score. Jenning's came in second with $24,000 and Rutter finished third with $21,600.

Jennings, showing his good sportsmanship, wrote the following 'Simpsons' quote on his video screen after losing: "I for one welcome our new computer overlords."

IBM created the supercomputer as part of its Great Mind Challenge. According to the LA Times, the company hopes to sell the question-answering technology for use in hospitals and call center help desks. And so it begin.... (enter Terminator movie or BSG opening credits music)

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Machine Beats Man: IBM's Watson Win's Big on Day 2!

While watching Jeopardy on Monday & Tuesday I couldn't help but hear in my mind the music that we've all come to know and love from the 80's movie The Terminator. Every time Watson answered it reminded me at how close we have come to building what that movie called SKYNET. The computer system responsible for waging war against human kind. Flash forward to this decade and we had the Battlestar Galactica reboot which showed one possible future that could exist should we overstep the boundaries of technology. And yet while watching I find myself rooting for Watson to beat out it's human competition and to win. The first night it tied at $5,000 but tonight it won $35,734!!! What will it do on Wednesday? I can't wait to see - that and I can't wait to see the look on the faces of Ken Jennings (who doesn't look happy in the least) and Brad Rutter (who's biding his 15 min's of fame in hopes of being an "actor" and/or game show host in his own right. - PLEASE!) if they are outfoxed and beaten by a machine. After which time I will cringe a bit in reflecting on just how close we are to SKYNET.