RoboCop - No Really

Now this is exciting!!! Finally we are starting to realise that robots can be used for more than just the mass producing of cars and the like. The South Korean's are now going to use to monitor the inhabitants of their prisons. 

South Korean Prison To Feature Robot Guards

Sad thing is the robots are only taking a supervisory roll for now, I am assuming their unions have rules and regulations which frown upon the bots from maiming wayward inmates. 

They should come and work here, but then how much would you bribe a robot? That would really stump most of us.

This is all sounding very anime'esc. Do your self a favour ad watch BuggleGum Crisis 2040 along with GenoCyber, I am sure you can find both locally. Basically they both depict a world where robots are an integral part of our everyday lives. And yes, they rip us limb from limb every chance they get. 

I did a quick search, and could only find clips for GenoCyber (quite gory) but bum bum bum! You can actually watch all the episodes of BuggleGum Crisis 2040 on YouTube

(I will be busy for the rest of the week, checking what else YouTube has to offer)

Sorry I got distracted there. What I want to do is take the South Korean's robots and add a few "upgrades" which may or may not be inspired by the above anime, and may or may not inspire the fear of god in the lowly prison dwellers.  

None of this Johnny 5 BS, I want blood guts and gore! not my own of course, only bad people, or those that are really annoying... My SK 39s (South Korean 39s - modified prison robots) will have rambo knives for fingers, machine guns for headlights and flame throwers just because. All these things and more go into your friendly localized Apocalypse 

There are also anime's about friendly robots. Astro Boy for one, I have a copy of the old Apple Seed that I am going to watch when I get home... Appleseed

Typety type type

I've been trying to get into a regular writing pastern, this is quite difficult. I can't tell you why, this is for me and my therapist..... And mr tiddles says I need a bit more time before I can share with the world (Okay, now that was just crap, I've just been lazy)


Recently I read an article o how to improve your writing, how to be more consistent with the frequency of updates etc etc. At the onset, I was a bit anxious I was expecting to have to go to some far far away exotic jungle and take dangerously high doses of hallucinogenic drugs while running around naked covered in goats blood. But alas, the suggestions were far more mundane, apparently you just need to sit down and write, even if its crap (like that's ever been a problem for me) just write, set aside an hour or 2 and just write, it can be once a week, twice a month, or even daily if need be. The whole point is just so that you get used to the idea of writing, and to get you committed to that. This really sounds like a hell of work... Think I am going to the travel agent and a dealer this afternoon. kthanx bye


No wait sorry, I was not done yet. On the topic of writing I thought I'd give you some interesting facts about blogging. My first stop was Wikipedia..... There is quite a bit there, and I lost interest after the first word. But please feel free to edumacate yourself http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog


I then decided to research hallucinogens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen, although there were a few pretty pictures, I lost interest very quickly too ....


Um, ja... err

Random Thought: fifty (50)

I always wonder why people still write a number as a word followed by the number in brackets. For example fifty (50), the only reason I can think of for this is that back in the day before Arial, when people still used clay tablets, it may have been difficult to read other peoples hand writing (ie monkey scratch) But now, in a digital age, I find it insulting to see the fifty (50) used. 

Do you know why? It is because I do th exact same thing, when I believe I am writing to a complete idiot, someone I do not believe can read or understand basic ideas like numbers and values. I use it, so I have written  proof that I believe the reader is an absolute idiot and requires that I write something twice for them to understand.

Now the next time you see this on the web, think. Is the author trying to imply, that I, the reader, am a complete idiot? Do all my shirts have built in bibs? Am I Julius Malema? For my and your sake, I hope this is not the case. Instead I propose tat is in fact he author of the article that may need help sitting in a chair and not voiding his bowels. I really did not Julius Malema had a blog, he is clearly just free lancing and every time yo see fifty (50) you will know it is him, after all he has a lot of debts, that are clearly not being met by his day job.

BUY SOUTH AFRICAN – BE SOUTH AFRICAN

I don't normally share motivational or happy emails, but this one struck a note with me so here goes. I got this forwarded to me, there is no name for the author, but that should not detract from the message.

Dear Friends

As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide us with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods — merchandise that has been produced at the expense of South African labour. This year will be different. This year South Africans will give the gift of genuine concern for other South Africans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by South African hands. Yes, there is plenty.

It’s time to think outside the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper?
Everyone — yes EVERYONE gets their hair cut. How about gift certificates from your local hair salon or barber?

Gym membership? It’s appropriate for all ages who are thinking about some health improvement.

Who wouldn’t appreciate getting their car valet’d? Small, South African owned car washes would love to sell you a gift certificate or a book of gift certificates.

Are you one of those extravagant givers who think nothing of plonking down the cash on a Chinese made flat-screen? Perhaps that grateful gift receiver would like his driveway fixed, or lawn mowed for the summer, or roof waterproofed and painted.
There are a Gazillion owner-run restaurants — all offering gift certificates. And, if your intended isn’t the fancy eatery sort, what about a half dozen breakfasts at the local breakfast joint. Remember, folks this isn’t about big National chains — this is about supporting your home town South African with their financial lives on the line to keep their doors open.

How many people couldn’t use an oil change for their car, truck or motorbike, done at a shop run by a South African working guy?

Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom? Mom would LOVE the services of a local cleaning lady for a day.

My computer could do with an upgrade, and I KNOW I can find some young guy who is struggling to get his repair business up and running.

OK, you were looking for something more personal. Local crafts people are great. They make jewelery, pottery, knitted stuff, Teddy Bears, paintings and home preserves etc.

Plan your holiday outings at local, owner operated restaurants and leave your server a nice tip. And, how about going out to see a play or ballet at your hometown theatre.

Musicians need love too, so find a venue showcasing local bands.

Honestly, people, do you REALLY need to buy another ten thousand Chinese lights for the house? When you buy a R50 string of lights, about fifty cents stays in the community. If you have those kinds of bucks to burn, leave the mailman, trash guy or babysitter a nice BIG tip.

You see, Christmas is no longer about draining South African pockets so that China can build another glittering city. Christmas is now about caring about us, encouraging small businesses to keep plugging away to follow their dreams. And, when we care about other South Africans, we care about our communities, and the benefits come back to us in ways we couldn’t imagine. THIS should be the new South African Christmas tradition.

Forward this to everyone on your mailing list — post it to discussion groups — throw up a post in your local newspaper in the Rants and Raves section — your radio stations, and TV news departments. This is a revolution of caring about each other, and isn’t that what Christmas is about?
BUY SOUTH AFRICAN – BE  SOUTH AFRICAN – The job you save might be your own.

Time to write

Recently (sorry forever) I have been struggling to write, I could say it was due to a lack of creativity, a lack of motivation, or a lack of small furry things to put in my pockets. But to be honest it is purely down to my exceptional ability to procrastinate (Grammar Nazi note. Never start a sentence with a conjunction. Raping the English language is no way....CraCK!!!! Sorry, had a grammar nazi, had to shut him up, where was I?) 


Oh yes, I am exceedingly good at procrastinating, that is different to going off on a tangent. Tangents, are meant, to be gone off of? (Thank gidness we killed the grammar nazi) I recently tweeted that I would spend an hour each day trying to improve myself. Wow, that is a lot harder said than done. After all t i so much easier to pop in a movie, play some Play Station or just lose yourself in Google Reader.


Lately I have been reading up quite a bit on social media. Personally I really enjoy Twitter, I really enjoy the fact that I can read things from people who actually say interesting things. With all the people and spam I have blocked on FaceBook I am surprised they have not just closed my account


A Quick Link from Forbes' twitter feed. I remember reading something similar before, but can not remember where...

Forbes Forbes 

If it's Free Then It's You That's Being Sold onforb.es/uiYjZD [by@worstall]

Another Interesting article about how smart phone users multitask. 


80% of Smartphone Users Multitask While Watching TV [STATS]

Trust me if you know anyone under 23, then yo will know exactly how pervasive those blackberies truly are. I really do not think this is limited to smartphones, it could be any web enabled device (for instance I am blogging on the laptop, while the tv is displaying some moving pictures with sound, called a shite b grade horror movie) 


On reading the above article I tweeted.

davidchedder A Horse at the bar 

I would not call it multitasking so much, rather a dilution of concentration across tasks till you do none properly.

I really feel this is very true, I do not believe that even a woman is truly capable of multitasking. When PC's first started multitasking it was brilliant. The PC would queue different tasks in such a manner that we thought the tasks were being done at the same time, the fact of the matter is that the tasks were divided into little pieces and these were then fed into the processing queue. That is exactly what we do, we are continually siftig our focus from one task to the next. But what does this lead to? Personally I feel I have developed some kind of adult ADD, constantly needing something to occupy my attention, this leads back to the procrastination that I was complaining about.Does this also explain the popularity of Twitter? Say what ever you want as long as it is 140 characters or less.


Follow me on Twitter and read a book and watch tv, and play video games