Happy Birthday Pac-Man!

Thanks for taking the time to join me again:

This week Pac-Man turned 30 years old, but despite his still glowing yellow complexion he has not aged well. If you put Pac-Man next to a character from, say, Halo or Call of Duty it would seem that they were born centuries apart, not a few decades. But isn't this the way people advance? Didn't we go from the Wright Brother's first manned flight (1903) of only a few hundred feet, to putting a man on the moon (1969) in a mere 63 years!?! It seems that once we learn to crawl-we run.
But, I believe there is a plateau to our technological growth/capabilities. I hate to ruin it for you sci-fi fans, but the world of The Jetsons is not one that humans are destined to inhabbit. Just as a carpenter is limited by his tools, people are only able to create what we can using our HUMAN intelligence and ingenuity. This is to say, I believe there is a definite limit to our capacity. We as a species may only have yet realized a small fraction of our potential, but there will always be the unfathomable. There will always be something that we can not describe. We have a bright future, but what happens when we can not continue to push our minds? when everything has been discovered? or will there always be a "cutting edge"?

p.s. I am not a fan or rhetorical questions, and understand if you also are annoyed with this entry...I'll try harder next time...Or will I?!?


Here is the link to an article about Pac-Man's Birthday:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/21/pac-man.game.anniversary/index.html?npt=NP1

Good Bye Simon Cowell...

Will anybody watch the FOX Television juggernaut American Idol, when the Dr. Jekyll side of the show has faded into the abyss of British talk and reality shows? Personally, I watch American Idol, not for the contestants, but to see Simon shed the shackles of our politically correct society and tell it like it is.
This is not to say he lacks compassion, but like mother nature, he can be both cruel and the barer of life and love at once. In one part of the world a hurricane hits, while in another children frolic amongst poppy flowers and enjoy lemonade in the sun. Similarly, Simon bears the fruits of each American Idol, which we must remember to chew well before swallowing...

Expanding My Horizons

Welcome to Aristotle's Armchair! You have made the journey! So, kick-back, relax and get ready to speak your mind...