Saturday, May 28, 2011
Free Bosch training
Free online Bosch training available at http://training.boschsecurity.us/. They have several classes including online training. Several of these offer CEU's after successful completion of certification tests.
Audiobooks
I love to read and when I'm driving I love to listen to audiobooks. See below for two free and legal websites to download audiobooks for free with no sign in required. Most public libraries now offer audiobook downloads so check them out too.
http://www.podiobooks.com/
http://librivox.org/
http://www.podiobooks.com/
http://librivox.org/
Implant allows paralyzed man to stand and walk
Amazing results from this study that has just started. Check out the link. With advances in EEG headsets/computer interfaces the future is looking much brighter for the disabled.
A few thoughts on Healthcare
A person is injured in a hit and run. The suspect is never found. You walk by and find the injured person on the side of the road. You run call an ambulance. The person is rushed to the emergency room and it is found that they are severally injured. The emergency room costs alone are astounding. The ambulance took them to the same hospital you and your family go to. They are treated, released, and sent a bill. They cannot afford to pay this bill and as a result go bankrupt. You incur the cost of this the next time you go to the hospital even if you have insurance. Now this person was very badly damaged by this accident. They can’t get insurance because they have a pre-existing condition. From now on every time they need health care they go to the emergency room because they can’t be turned away.
I have tried to read the recently passed health care bill. I will admit a lot of it seems Greek to me. I am not trying to start a heated argument. I know a lot of my friends hold to a conservative ideology and I do respect them. But if this health care bill is not the answer what is? What is a common sense solution to this problem? My insurance premiums have increased 3 out the past 5 years. I am not at all happy with the system as it currently stands but I have heard no positive solutions to this from anyone. All I have heard are complaints about what the democrats are doing. Please provide the opposing position for this bill. Tort reform will not significantly decrease the cost of health care and it won’t answer the problem for our hypothetical friends in the above paragraph. If we try, we can restart a political dialog that doesn’t involve screaming matches and instead relies on common sense, respect, and reason.
Thank you,
Chris
I have tried to read the recently passed health care bill. I will admit a lot of it seems Greek to me. I am not trying to start a heated argument. I know a lot of my friends hold to a conservative ideology and I do respect them. But if this health care bill is not the answer what is? What is a common sense solution to this problem? My insurance premiums have increased 3 out the past 5 years. I am not at all happy with the system as it currently stands but I have heard no positive solutions to this from anyone. All I have heard are complaints about what the democrats are doing. Please provide the opposing position for this bill. Tort reform will not significantly decrease the cost of health care and it won’t answer the problem for our hypothetical friends in the above paragraph. If we try, we can restart a political dialog that doesn’t involve screaming matches and instead relies on common sense, respect, and reason.
Thank you,
Chris
Irish Wilderness in Missouri
I would like to pass on some information about Missouri's Irish Wilderness. The Irish Wilderness is a 16,000+ acre Wildlife area. There's no mechanized equipment allowed in this area, including bikes. The section I went to is located in Oregon County. I went to camp five pond off of hwy J. Here I found Whites creek trail. Whites Creek Trail is just less than 20 miles long. There are also other trailheads. The terrain is moderately difficult. Water is available at some locations along Whites Creek, Fiddler Spring, Eleven Point River, and Bliss Spring (Boil water of course). It is about a 7 mile hike from camp five pond to Whites Creek Float Camp. Primitive camping is allowed nearly everywhere in the Irish Wilderness. It is also possible to Float on the Eleven Point river and put into the Irish Wilderness that way. Caves are found throughout this area just a little off the trail, particularly along Whites Creek near Fiddler Spring. Large Bluffs overlook the Eleven Point River. Hunters do use this area so be wary of going during the fall hunting season. Now would be a perfect time to go though. This is the most secluded place I have been in Missouri and one of the best hikes I have every taken. Let me know if you would like further information. Topographical maps with trail are available for free at the Doniphan, MO ranger station located on Hwy 160.
Thank you,
Chris Clark
Computer Evolution by trial and error
Thoughts on Computer Evolution and it's potential uses.
The ever increasing computer power that is at our disposal has rapidly changed the world we live in and our ability to interact with it. Often, I have researched ideas only to find that the my area of interest has not been fully researched yet. The most recent occurrence involved a search for computer evolution. By computer evolution I mean the ability of computers to simulate an environment, insert a central figure, test it's properties against the environment, then change the central figure piece by piece to find the best possible solution to the unique environment. This could have a huge impact in areas of construction including architecture, aviation, nautical, automobile, etc.
We already have individual pieces to this puzzle. Here are a few examples of software that may be utilized in the construction of a computer evolution software program. Auto cad (Computer Aided Design or Computer Aided Drafting), Seismic simulation software (http://nisee.berkeley.edu/software/), Aviation software (http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorx/), Wind Tunnel/fluid dynamics software (http://raphael.mit.edu/Java/)
Using an Auto cad type software that has all of the pieces to building a high rise building in combination with Seismic simulation software have the computer evolution software run trial and error tests piece by piece to find the best possible use of materials and structural supports. The end result being the strongest building the software can come up with or the most economical use of materials for a minimum level of stability.
Using Aviation construction software in combination with wind tunnel software have the computer evolution software run trial and error test piece by piece to find the best design for future aircraft designs.
There must be computer science researchers doing this work now. If anyone finds any information about this please let me know.
Thank you,
Chris Clark
christopherwayneclark@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=507948192
The ever increasing computer power that is at our disposal has rapidly changed the world we live in and our ability to interact with it. Often, I have researched ideas only to find that the my area of interest has not been fully researched yet. The most recent occurrence involved a search for computer evolution. By computer evolution I mean the ability of computers to simulate an environment, insert a central figure, test it's properties against the environment, then change the central figure piece by piece to find the best possible solution to the unique environment. This could have a huge impact in areas of construction including architecture, aviation, nautical, automobile, etc.
We already have individual pieces to this puzzle. Here are a few examples of software that may be utilized in the construction of a computer evolution software program. Auto cad (Computer Aided Design or Computer Aided Drafting), Seismic simulation software (http://nisee.berkeley.edu/software/), Aviation software (http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorx/), Wind Tunnel/fluid dynamics software (http://raphael.mit.edu/Java/)
Using an Auto cad type software that has all of the pieces to building a high rise building in combination with Seismic simulation software have the computer evolution software run trial and error tests piece by piece to find the best possible use of materials and structural supports. The end result being the strongest building the software can come up with or the most economical use of materials for a minimum level of stability.
Using Aviation construction software in combination with wind tunnel software have the computer evolution software run trial and error test piece by piece to find the best design for future aircraft designs.
There must be computer science researchers doing this work now. If anyone finds any information about this please let me know.
Thank you,
Chris Clark
christopherwayneclark@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=507948192
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