Cool stuff of the last day or so

Rather than inundating my family with stuff I find interesting, I'll just stick it up here.

First up, an interesting post tying eye motion over an image to the task/inclination/psychology of the observer:

[Cognitive Daily] Artists Look Different

David Brin used this in his novel Sun Diver when the crew was trying to identify which one of them was a criminal.


Next, an interesting post on the Cuban educational system:

Vamos A Cuba

Although I know he's the sort of guy who tortures prisoners and executes his enemies - not that we would ever torture prisoners or execute enemies of the state - I have a certain admiration for Castro, because he is also a patriot, and I'll assert the average Cuban has a better life in many ways under him than they did under puppet dictators like Batista. He and Cuba have prevailed in spite of the US embargo, and in spite of the USSR (and its aid) disappearing. It will be, um, interesting when he dies and idiot wanna-bes return to try to take over.


Anyway, enough politics: back to science. Robert Ballard is truly doing some interesting things these days:

[Deepsea News] Webcasting Exploration

Maybe it's just because I'm such a science geek, but this is seriously cool. Finally, a compelling reason for HDTV beyond sports and porn.


Finally, my former employer got the tap on the shoulder to work on the HD Photo format for Microsoft; kudos for that. Of course, their top competitor is kicking their butt with a new product release at AIIM. That's what comes of having your act together in product development, one would conclude. My prediction is that Atalasoft will wind up buying Pegasus one day, but only for the technology. Maybe.