Which is your operating system of choice?
Ive tried them all - and mostly stick to the first three: Mac OS Leopard, Windows (XP please) and Ubuntu Hardy Heron.
Excellent animation video of the Observer Effect
One of the best explanations of Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle and the observer effect is illustrated in this animated youtube video.
Simply put, the Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle states that:
The uncertainty principle is a manifestation of the observer effect.
Its also beautifully illustrates another very infamous thought experiment, put forth by Erwin Schrödinger in the 1930s known as “Schrödinger’s Cat” - where the principle of quantum super-positioning may be applied everyday objects.
Nokia announces Geo-Location aware chat software
Nokia’s beta applications website recently launched “nokia chat” - an IM application which lets you share your status and your geographical location with your friends.
- The software basically allows one to get instant geographical notification of where their friends are by pinpointing your location on a map.
- Location aware chat, that updates your messages based on your geographical location if you choose to share your location.
- Update your status…. dont we need more of these around
- Chat based on XMPP/Jabber protocol, interoperable with GoogleTalk and mxit.
Screenshots of the app:
