Please explain to me

Well its sort of rant time, today's topic is youth. Today i went out for a nice meal with the parents, meal was really good. Anyway what i want to talk about is the people on the next table just made me feel bad about humanity. The youngest girl around the age of 8 or 9 got a mobile phone out of her pocket and exclaimed "no one has texted me yet" Excuse me but why the hell does a 9 year old need a mobile phone? Christ, I'm only 19 and this seems stuipdity, when i was that age (were only talking 10 years ago) the idea of someone of that age having a mobile phone would be preposterous. admittedly mobile phones have came down in price and are more readily available but come on when little children are running around texting each other something in society is wrong. if i wanted to contact my best friend i would walk the 10 minute walk to his, or simply pick up the house phone i wouldn't have a phone at that age.
I got my first phone at the age of 14, it was a nokia 3410, black and white brick but it was amazing, it had snake on and i could call home that's all i needed. By the name of this blog you can tell i adore technology but when little boys and girls constantly text each other and this is the main mode of communication how is this going to impact on society, will we turn out to be mindless zombies unable to communicate to the people stood in front of us without the use of a handheld device of some sort.
I ask why should we simply watch the minds of the youth be melted for technology that was designed for the more mature.

Electricity to help gamers?

Ever wanted a way to improve your concentration so that you can gain that perfect headshot, or shooting the shotgun at the exact second to blow them to pieces? Well researchers at the university of New Mexico have been hard at work trying to find a way.
Running electricity through the scalp can improve concentration and reactions not just in gaming, it can also make you see funny lights and burning sensations. The volunteers were wired up to a 9 volt battery and had 2 miliamps powered into wet sponges attached to their right temple. The experiment was conducted on a game called Darwars ambush (designed for the US military)with little or no exposure to the game the volunteers showed signs of improvement.
The technique, called "transcranial direct-current stimulation" (tDCS), has been studied since the 1800s as a way to treat neurological conditions, suprisingly it has been making a come back in academic terms. With signs of improved word association and memory it could have some potential.
With no surprise i advise strongly against trying this at home, that sweet headshot can be achieved with practice.

A Friday evening

Well its Friday, and apart from the numerous references to that video Friday..."shudders" there is nothing special to report. I eventually got my assignment in which i do believe i shall share some of it with you kind people.

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Essentially the project was to create an original advertising campaign for Monster Munch the top is a poster to be plastered at every opportunity to every surface, the bottom image is a layout design for the redesigned website. It doesn't seem to bad in my opinion.
Other news includes: had my second interview for Ivy cafe yesterday, went really well and i am expecting a trial shift in the coming weeks, although waitering in a cafe may not seem glamorous it is a paying job and my first real paying job.
Watched the film "The girl who kicked the hornets nest" was ok, i saw the first film but missed the second one.
This is only a short post, mostly due to the alcohol consumption and the lack of sleep, yet this has inspired me to write some more so keep an eye out for that folks.

One of my most favourite pictures in a long time, enjoy

My first real blog

Well hello there kind people of the Internet, i never really thought i would end up writing a blog but here i am. firstly i would like to say sorry for any rambling and/or horrible spelling mistakes. I plan to write this when ever i can which could include late at night or simply intoxicated sessions.
So like i said, here i am. What can i say i am a 19 year old student living just outside Newcastle, I'm currently on a foundation degree for computing for games and interactive media, its pretty awesome doing some game design and some animation stuff. I plan to upload some of the stuff i have created on here in the near future, so look out for some monster munch action!
What else can i say? i am an avid gamer always have been and always will be. i own an xbox, PS3 and a reasonable gaming PC (expect PC talk as well) Currently i am working on the gaming website www.made2game.com which has loads of potential.

Well i think thats all for now, i shall leave you with this picture