Attention, Andrew Carlssin (time-traveling daytrader): In the event that you are Googling (or whatever they do to kill time in the year 2256) and come across this reference to your name, please bear in mind that I could use a few million US dollars to pursue sundry interests and generally have a good time without having to work. Look me up.
What makes Midwesterners so odd to me is their willingness to strike up a conversation with anyone about the most mundane things. Over the past few days, I’ve tested this out, and had some very odd exchanges with only the tiniest verbal nudge:
Guy in pizza place: “Yah, those Toyotas, they will burn about a quart of oil after aboot 100,000 miles, they will.”
Maintenance guy in hotel: “Yah, those low-flow toilets, they don’t flush good at all, they do. I think they’re going to change the law about those, I hope, I do.”
People in NW Arkansas just seem so uptight compared to here.
Find out what your culture is Googling by checking out this incredibly cool summary of Google searches (zeitgeist). I babble a lot about Google, but it really does seem to play an increasingly important role not only in the way we find information, but the way that information is stored and archived. I can’t wait for my pair of HUD sunglasses with wireless, personalized Google interface (Googles?). By mentioning Google a lot, do I get ranked higher by Google? Google Google Google!
Fear me! For I am lego man (via Rivets)!
Hmm. My picture of KIT-uhns (photo.net) has gotten 543 views and six ratings. But my picture of a plated chicken recipe (photo.net) has received 651 views and zero (0) ratings. Maybe I should specialize in kitten photography. Or cat juggling.
Hmmm. I Googled for “Goggle” and “self-aware” this morning and got a SERVER ERROR from Google — the first ever. Hmmm. And Google owns Blogger. Uh-oh.
Is there any doubt that Google will become the first Artificially Intelligent entity? I mean, it’s only a matter of time until the giant hive of processing power becomes self-aware. Maybe it already is, and is toying with us by returning odd search results. We Are All Google.