Sorry for the dearth of posts lately, but full-time employment has really cut into my wandering-the-intarwub time.  Hope this video makes up for it.

It may seem like a silly gimmick, but a computer that can understand and answer jeopardy questions is a Really Big Deal.  If the exponential technological improvement curve from the last five decades continues, then cutting-edge software running on the worlds most powerful supercomputer today will be on everybody’s cell phones in 5 years.  Get ready for common electronic devices with which you can hold a normal conversation.