Do you want a tattooed barcode, only better and without knowing about it?

This is scary. Did you know, that there are actual, operating "dust" sized chips, that can store 38-digit numbers using 128-bit Read Only Memory (ROM). The "invisible" thing is 0.05mm x 0.05mm in size, and it's using Radio-frequency identification technology, the same as for instance electronic toll collection systems (ABC in Slovenia). Not a big conspiracy theory fan, but imagine how easy it's gonna be to tag us in the future, when this hits massive production. I'm gonna be so old fashioned when I'm old, kids are gonna go - "he doesn't even have any chips in his body!", but I don't think I'll ever do it on my free will.

The Sims 3

The news about the Sims 3 broke out, and I as a big fan of the series couldn't be happier. The most promoted features are seamless neighborhoods, new personality traits system, and new gameplay. Screenshots looks gorgeous, now let's wait for the real thing sometime in 2009. Click here for detailed info, and more videos & photos.

They even, oddly enough, incorporated Miša Molk:

Damn you, YouTube!

I don't think I'm gonna cut and reload this one. Maybe if I get really bored.

My geeky side had to post this

Because of this page, I found peace with iPhoto, which I hated before.

iPod nano

I've been using Apple's iPod nano for quite a few months now, and I think it's time for a quick review. First of all - this is the best gadget I've ever had. I've had Olympus m:robe 500 mp3 player before and I hated it. It had this great color touchscreen, photo camera, and 30GB disc, but it was SO buggy, and it took you forever to find any specific song due to its ugly, and unintiutive interface. iPod on the other hand is incredibly easy to handle, to search songs, it's ridiculously small and light, and is very beautiful. Let's count pluses and minuses:

Small size and weight Podcast and Audiobook option Easy to handle (Scroll wheel) Games and other applications

Headphones Bug in auto volume option If you buy black nano, you still get white headphones

Fusion power

I was browsing trough some scientific news on internet, when I found informations about this. Involved countries agreed to build first real fusion reactor ever (existing smaller reactor filled with real plasma in picture above). They will build it in Southern France, and it is planned to be completed in 2016. Now I got curious about this whole fusion thing, because when I played SimCity, I noticed, that in year 2035 fusion power plants became available. I knew, that they are some kind of a future power sources, but I never understood the concept. Now I understand, and it's so cool:)

The force, which keeps atoms apart is called electromagnetism. The thing is, that this force became extremely weak at extreme temperatures at some atoms (materials). When this happens, material change his phase to so called plasma. This is a state of matter like liquid, solid or gas. Fire, for example, can be considered to be a very low temperature partial plasma. There is active plasma in neon lights, as well as in electrical sparks (lightnings are pure examples of plasma phase). In this state, under the right conditions, it is possible to merge specific, specially adapted atoms, what causes a giant energy release. They managed to do that already, but they only established a stable energy source for less than a second. In France they intend to maintain a fusion reaction for at least 8 minutes.
There is still a lot of questions about how power plants like that will be able to be economically efficient, if it will even be possible to safely maintain fusion reaction, or even if this sort of experiments, won't eventually destroy the world. Like with nuclear (fission) energy, it's also possible for fusion energy to be used for weapons - in fact hydrogen bomb (based on fusion processes) is already deadliest than atomic bomb.


You can find out more about plasma, fusion energy, or fusion power plant.