Ref’s deteriorating the game, screw the Spurs!

May 27th, 2008

Ref’s deteriorating the game, screw the Spurs!

Its halftime, the score is 53-47 with the Lakers up by 6.  Kobe just made a jumper over Ginobili.  One thing is for sure, the Spurs are one of the most annoying teams.  Just watching a single half; I cannot stand the team.  They are too sheltered by the media where all the broadcasters just seem to love the Spurs.  All game long, all the analysts and commentators talk about how poised these Spurs are, how Parker is unstoppable, how Ginobili is due for a great game because he is a competitor and how Duncan has been bored in the regular season and needs a challenge that comes with the playoffs.  Screw that!  The Spurs are just protected by the referees and the NBA organization.   I mean, I watched game 3 on Sunday when Ginobili miraculously started draining 3’s.  Three pointers... Continue Reading...

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Annual robotics competition, ICRA 2008

May 25th, 2008

Annual robotics competition, ICRA 2008

I was fortunate to get an inside look at the annual ICRA event, known as the International Conference on Robotics and Automation.  It is a gathering of about 1200 engineers, about 98% male is the demographic, who spend an entire week listening in on intense workshops based on published essays, a couple nice lunches and dinners combined with a student party and a gravel pit where you have robots perform on the terrain.  I was a bit let down because the robots at the conference were more about education or the Mar’s rover type of robotic vehicle.  I was hoping for more artificial intelligence robots like the Honda Asimo of sorts.   Nonetheless, there was a couple cool things that I did see.  Such as the supposed robot from the YouTube hit, KeepOn. The highlight would be this robot... Continue Reading...

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