This is a blog which have been created with all my creativity work I done in the past. In the eleventh of hour I was browsing the net to get a best layout thats suits the me and my blog. Almost few hours i took to find a simple and nice layout and I got it at last. It have been took by a free download website. I use cognitive complexity.cognitive complexity refers to elabrorate, intricate and complicted stimuli. From this assigement, I got a rough idea on how to create blog.I find that doing blog is interesting and fun and I would like to continue doing blogs and share my opinion, ideas, and improve my creativity skills.
Thursday, September 4
O.J. Simpson murder case
Chewbacca Defense originated in the animated series South Park. The show satirized attorney Johnnie Cochran's closing argument defending O.J. Simpson in his murder trial. "Chewbacca Defense", meaning a defense consisting solely of nonsensical arguments meant to confuse a jury, has since been applied outside of references to South Park and has been integrated into popular culture slang.In the episode, Chef discovers that Alanis Morissette's (fictional) hit song "Stinky Britches" is the same as a song he wrote years ago, before he abandoned his musical aspirations. Chef contacts a "major record company" executive, seeking only to have his name credited as the composer of "Stinky Britches." Chef's claim is substantiated by a twenty-year-old recording of Chef performing the song.The record company refuses, and furthermore hires Johnnie Cochran, who files a lawsuit against Chef for harassment. In court, Cochran resorts to his "famous" Chewbacca Defense, which he "used during the Simpson trial", according to Gerald Broflovski.Cochran: Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, Chef's attorney would certainly want you to believe that his client wrote "Stinky Britches" ten years ago. And they make a good case. Hell, I almost felt pity myself! But, ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, I have one final thing I want you to consider. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense!Gerald Broflovski: Dammit!Chef: What?Gerald: He's using the Chewbacca Defense!Cochran: Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense! Look at me. I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberatin' and conjugatin' the Emancipation Proclamation, [approaches and softens] does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests.
In this case, they using red herring fallacy and it also called as "Chewbacca Defense".
In this case, they using red herring fallacy and it also called as "Chewbacca Defense".
Argument from silence or Argumentum a silentio
Bobby: I know where Mary lives.
Billy: Where?
Bobby: I'm not telling you!
Billy: You're just saying that because you don't know!
Billy's conclusion may not be justified: perhaps Bobby doesn't want to tell him. Consider, however, the following type of argument:
John: Do you know any Spanish?
Jack: Of course. I speak it like a native.
John: That's good, because I need to know the Spanish phrase for "Happy Birthday".
Jack: Sorry, I don't have time for that right now. Maybe tomorrow. Bye.
Afterwards, Jack continually refuses to give John the Spanish translation, either by ignoring John or by giving excuses. John then concludes, by argument from silence, that Jack does not in fact know Spanish or does not know it well. In other words, John believes that Jack's ignorance is the most plausible explanation for his silence. Use of argument from silence in this situation is reasonable given the alternatives, that Jack either doesn't want or is afraid to translate, would be unreasonable without more information.
Here is another example using the same argument but in a different context:
John: Do you know your wife's e-mail password?
Jack: Yes, I do as a matter of fact.
John: What is it?
Jack: Hey, that's none of your business.
When John repeatedly asked for the password, Jack ignores him completely. Thus, using the argument from silence, John concludes that Jack does not actually know the password. Such an argument from silence, in contrast, may be considered unreasonable, since a password is a security feature not intended to be shared with a stranger simply because they asked. It may be reasonable, by contrast, to assume that Jack does indeed know the password but refuses to say it for legitimate security concerns
The New Frontier Women
Today i go through letcurers notez about Argumentum a silentio.Our letcurer give example that:I have never heard of a company with a female CEO making it into the listing of top Malaysian firms. Women must be poor leaders when it comes to business.
Aug 23: The road leading to a better world for womankind may still be rough, but nevertheless well travelled. To mark National Woman's Day tomorrow, Life & Times spoke to some of the country's young and fearless who are leaders in their own fields. Fired up and filled with courage in bringing Malaysia to new frontiers, they speak of their hopes, direction and achievements.
WHAT are the chances of meeting a female CEO? Multiply that with the chances of meeting a young female CEO under the age of 30. According to Fortune 500, only 90 out of the 500 companies have women corporate officers. Women at the top of the corporate ladder are few and far between. There is much to be admired in a male leader for his temerity in business strategies. However, there is more to be lauded in a woman leader who also has to face gender bigotry - simply for being the "weaker sex." One day on a golfing green, an American businessman floated this theory on what constitutes a leader. "Leaders are driven by demons: the best guys have them - implacable, subterranean demons that are the source of greatness." His implication is that a great leader is focused with an extraordinary driving ambition to achieve success despite obstacles and limitations. One would have to say that this deliberation is genderless. Fione Tan knows what it means to be discriminated against for being initially inexperienced (she had no formal qualifications nor work experience in IT), her age and above all else, gender.
As the CEO, president and founder of eOnenet, a leading eBusiness and eMarketing enabler, she is an inspiration to young women in Malaysia. At 1.6 metres tall, with her hair pulled back neatly and hardly a scrap of make-up, this 25-year-old was warm, chatty and very comfortable sitting in her CEO chair. Her company eOnenet provides a service to businesses that want to convert to e-businesses. The areas of expertise range from e-business consultancy, website development, e-commerce and e-payment, web hosting, database modules development, Internet and e-business training, website management, e-mail marketing, e-mail database acquisition, multimedia presentation, website and product launch, marketing and PR campaign, and domain name management.
Tan founded eOnenet two years ago, acknowledging the demand for such a company in Malaysia especially with the construction of the Multimedia Super Corridor and global success in the Internet industry. "I was always fascinated with the Internet and browsing through websites and shopping on-line," explained Tan. "Despite the fact that I don't have an IT degree and that I was working in an insurance company previously, I was not fazed with what could be considered a setback in terms of inexperience." Tan threw herself headlong into the technology world and recognition followed. She was the Malaysian representative to the Board of IT Committee for the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), a speaker for - the Asean Women Leaders Convention 2001, International Internet Marketing Conference 2001, e-Business Conference 2000 in Malaysia, Malaysian Association of Tours and Travel Agents (MATTA) e-Business Conference 2000, Young Entrepreneurs Association, Business Networking Club, Singapore Association of Small & Medium Enterprises, Rotary Club, and various other conferences and seminars in Malaysia and Singapore.
Despite her glittering resume of achievements, Tan was quick to point out her struggles. Not a stranger to threatening e-mails and prank calls because of her success, Tan is remarkably self-assured. "Imagine that these are obviously people who I know and are threatened by my achievements! I would get calls late at night from men scarily whispering my name until I had to change the phone number," said Tan, shaking her head in disbelief.
"I also remember how often I would feel frustrated for being treated so disrespectfully. It seemed that my age, height and gender were a hindrance to being taken seriously," she said. It's unimaginable that such chauvinistic behaviour is still the norm in the boardroom today, yet all this has not dampened Tan's passion for her field. "Being in a male-dominated industry is not unusual for me," said Tan. "When I worked in PanGlobal Insurance, I was the only girl in my department. But I did not let that intimidate me because I believe that business is performance-based, so I had to prove that I was just as good as them or even better." In fact her positive and cheerful outlook in her professional career drew the attention and recognition of others.
Tan has received awards including the "Salute the Women of Tomorrow" Award from Marie Claire magazine in 2000 and a nomination for "Malaysia CEO Awards 2001" organised by Business Times and American Express. She is also a contributor to Internet-related articles in the Jaring Internet Magazine. "My advice to budding women entrepreneurs is: Don't wait for the right time because there is no such thing. You just have to go ahead and do it. And if the project doesn't work out, then just believe that you are one step nearer to success for it is valuable experience." British business analysts have predicted that women are the future in the corporate world. In truth, women are already taking over in terms of start-ups for this is partly due to the restricting conditions in larger companies. One day, we might see men in charge of the Old Economy and women leading the way in the New Economy.
Wednesday, September 3
Lunch at Jiki'S
I and my friends went for lunch to restaurant Rahim.One of my friend suggest to eat in Jiki's.I told my friend that the restaurant is closed evertime i come here.Sure the restaurant not opened today also.There's one particular restaurant that will be closed whenever I plan to have a meal there. I thought in my angry little heart, "It must never be open!".
This argument contains the generalization that, because the place will be close every time I plan to eat there, it's always closed. This is probably a hasty generalization (unless I've been there all day every day for a substantial period of time). Notice that this generalization may be true--but we don't have sufficient support to reach that conclusion.
What if Bionics Were Better?
What if Bionics Were Better?
Chris Oakes 09.25.06
The Cyberhand Project produced a prototype, though not as slick as illustrated rendering. The goal is to expand knowledge of neural regeneration, and sensory-motor control of the hand.
Philippa Garner is a self-described "gender-hacker."
In 1993 at the age of 51, she underwent sex reassignment surgery. That was just the beginning of her quest for self-improvement. She followed the sex change with more modification: brow reduction, cheek implants, breast implants, lip augmentation and a face-lift. And she'd happily sign up for more, she says.
"I would be inclined to go through with some pretty radical conceptual self-improvement procedures," Garner said. "I think of cosmetic surgery as collaborative art.... And when I next have disposable income, I'll be back in the O.R."
Garner is part of a tiny population of early adopters eager to test bionics by choice rather than out of need. Any company that comes out with, say, a bio implant for Wi-Fi connectivity or devices that interact directly with the brain, can put Garner on the waiting list, she said.
Motor Heads
The New Bionics The prosthetics of the not-so-distant future are intertwined with muscles, nerves and neurons. By Rachel Metz.
Interactive Bionics Tour: See applied prosthetics research in action.
DIY Prosthetics Amputees who can't find the right prosthetics on the market build their own -- sometimes out of Legos. By Quinn Norton.
Grow Your Own Limbs Scientists are learning how amputees might eschew the prosthetic and grow back missing limbs. By Kristen Philipkoski.
I Want My BionicsWhat if bionics improve so much we want them even if we don't need them? By Chris Oakes. (You are here.)
Such desire for radical body transformation remains very much on the fringe, and represents behavior that many if not most people would consider taboo. But the distance between denial and acceptance could turn as much on what current machines can and can't do, as it does body image.
In science fiction, advanced bionics that not only replace but surpass human potential are often treated as a given. Although today's technologies come nowhere close to that ideal, it's increasingly tantalizing to ponder what-if scenarios.
To Garner, surgical enhancements fall right in line with her vocation. A freelance illustrator whose work includes monthly satire in Car & Driver magazine based on cheekily modified car concepts, she has also produced a stream of personal vehicle designs for more efficient transport of the human body.
Whether she's modifiying vehicles or her own body, it's all part of the same quest for improvement.
"I felt that my situation in general was screaming out for a monkey wrench in the works," she said. Will the day arrive when she might swap her legs for some that can attach directly to one of her modified vehicles? Scientists say the technology isn't there yet -- and Garner may have quite a while to wait.
Control and reliability is a necessity in limb design. Researchers working on prosthetic limbs say the devices must be flawless before they can be seen as a desirable replacement to a biological arm or leg.
"If you try to replace something on the human body, you have to do it in the way that the individual will feel exactly that they have the full control of the mechanism," said Stephane Bedard, founder and chief operating officer of Quebec-based Victhom Human Bionics.
Victhom's Neurostep technology is in clinical trials. Components are implanted in a limb that has suffered nerve damage -- the device detects normal nerve signals sent to move a muscle or joint, then relays them electronically to the target muscle. The goal is for the patient to regain abilities like flexing joints, balance and stability of movement. Even such sophisticated technology, however, won't get much use if it's not convenient, experts say.
"Give a person an absolute state-of-the-art prosthetic limb with all the robotics technology we have and all the sensors we have and see if they're still using it in six months," said biomedical engineer and neuroscientist James Patton. "Most of them don't even put it on in the morning."
Patton works in the Robotics Lab at the Sensory Motor Performance Program of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Patton said amputees often choose simpler prosthetics that emphasize realistic appearance over function -- or the plain old "hook" -- because they get more done with it.
One accidental poke in the eye is a deal-breaker for anyone trying a prosthetic. Any malfunction destroys a user's trust, Patton said.
And unless a prosthetic performs even better than a natural-born limb, it's not likely able-bodied customers will be lining up.
"If one day a bionic hand outperformed a biological hand just on sheer practical performance -- like dexterity, strength and speed -- I'd probably consider replacing my biological hand," said Kyle Peterson, a 21-year-old information science major at the University of North Florida in an e-mai.Bionics becoming very fomuos day by day.
Chris Oakes 09.25.06
The Cyberhand Project produced a prototype, though not as slick as illustrated rendering. The goal is to expand knowledge of neural regeneration, and sensory-motor control of the hand.
Philippa Garner is a self-described "gender-hacker."
In 1993 at the age of 51, she underwent sex reassignment surgery. That was just the beginning of her quest for self-improvement. She followed the sex change with more modification: brow reduction, cheek implants, breast implants, lip augmentation and a face-lift. And she'd happily sign up for more, she says.
"I would be inclined to go through with some pretty radical conceptual self-improvement procedures," Garner said. "I think of cosmetic surgery as collaborative art.... And when I next have disposable income, I'll be back in the O.R."
Garner is part of a tiny population of early adopters eager to test bionics by choice rather than out of need. Any company that comes out with, say, a bio implant for Wi-Fi connectivity or devices that interact directly with the brain, can put Garner on the waiting list, she said.
Motor Heads
The New Bionics The prosthetics of the not-so-distant future are intertwined with muscles, nerves and neurons. By Rachel Metz.
Interactive Bionics Tour: See applied prosthetics research in action.
DIY Prosthetics Amputees who can't find the right prosthetics on the market build their own -- sometimes out of Legos. By Quinn Norton.
Grow Your Own Limbs Scientists are learning how amputees might eschew the prosthetic and grow back missing limbs. By Kristen Philipkoski.
I Want My BionicsWhat if bionics improve so much we want them even if we don't need them? By Chris Oakes. (You are here.)
Such desire for radical body transformation remains very much on the fringe, and represents behavior that many if not most people would consider taboo. But the distance between denial and acceptance could turn as much on what current machines can and can't do, as it does body image.
In science fiction, advanced bionics that not only replace but surpass human potential are often treated as a given. Although today's technologies come nowhere close to that ideal, it's increasingly tantalizing to ponder what-if scenarios.
To Garner, surgical enhancements fall right in line with her vocation. A freelance illustrator whose work includes monthly satire in Car & Driver magazine based on cheekily modified car concepts, she has also produced a stream of personal vehicle designs for more efficient transport of the human body.
Whether she's modifiying vehicles or her own body, it's all part of the same quest for improvement.
"I felt that my situation in general was screaming out for a monkey wrench in the works," she said. Will the day arrive when she might swap her legs for some that can attach directly to one of her modified vehicles? Scientists say the technology isn't there yet -- and Garner may have quite a while to wait.
Control and reliability is a necessity in limb design. Researchers working on prosthetic limbs say the devices must be flawless before they can be seen as a desirable replacement to a biological arm or leg.
"If you try to replace something on the human body, you have to do it in the way that the individual will feel exactly that they have the full control of the mechanism," said Stephane Bedard, founder and chief operating officer of Quebec-based Victhom Human Bionics.
Victhom's Neurostep technology is in clinical trials. Components are implanted in a limb that has suffered nerve damage -- the device detects normal nerve signals sent to move a muscle or joint, then relays them electronically to the target muscle. The goal is for the patient to regain abilities like flexing joints, balance and stability of movement. Even such sophisticated technology, however, won't get much use if it's not convenient, experts say.
"Give a person an absolute state-of-the-art prosthetic limb with all the robotics technology we have and all the sensors we have and see if they're still using it in six months," said biomedical engineer and neuroscientist James Patton. "Most of them don't even put it on in the morning."
Patton works in the Robotics Lab at the Sensory Motor Performance Program of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Patton said amputees often choose simpler prosthetics that emphasize realistic appearance over function -- or the plain old "hook" -- because they get more done with it.
One accidental poke in the eye is a deal-breaker for anyone trying a prosthetic. Any malfunction destroys a user's trust, Patton said.
And unless a prosthetic performs even better than a natural-born limb, it's not likely able-bodied customers will be lining up.
"If one day a bionic hand outperformed a biological hand just on sheer practical performance -- like dexterity, strength and speed -- I'd probably consider replacing my biological hand," said Kyle Peterson, a 21-year-old information science major at the University of North Florida in an e-mai.Bionics becoming very fomuos day by day.
Tuesday, September 2
Movie
A Tamil movie title "Dhaam Dhoom"released in cinemas today. I waited quite long to watch that particular movie. But I didn't have any transport to get me there.. So, I called my sister and had some sweet talk with her. I said, "You are such a wonderful sister in the world, I'm very lucky to have you in my life. Can we go for a movie tonight?". I used ad popolum appeal to vanity(apple polishing)
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