G O B l o g

http://www.zoho.com/ I signed up for some of their services...they look pretty slick too. Competition is a GOOD THING! The only problem is Google is on a roll (it seems like they can do no wrong), is massive and thus their infrastructure is probably a little bit more stable than Zoho (i'm assuming), and has Gmail as their central tie-in service (Zoho's mail client is in private beta testing right now). Methinks Yahoo! should just buy them up quickly to be able to compete with Google on online apps front and give Zoho a decent email client to integrate with...it would be a very interesting battle going forward and should be good for consumers!

So I was looking into the wonderful world of quantum mechanics, more specifically quantum entanglement and found this relatively accessible introduction into this topic, as well as a very good explanation on something called Bell's Inequality (called by some to be " the most profound discovery of science "). Check it out: http://www.ipod.org.uk/reality/reality_entangled.asp (this article is part 3 in a 5 part series into quantum mechanics) I think the most fascinating part of this subject is the weird connection between entangled particles that, to the best of my knowledge, has not been fully explained: "There is a strange connection between particles which instantaneously informs the undisturbed particle of the type of measurement just carried out on its partner" I'm not a physicist (or a physician...inside joke), but after hearing about entanglement for the first time at a Perimeter Institute public lecture titl ed " From Einstein to Quantum Infor

I don't know if you've been following this in the news , but there was a design competition in designing the Lower Don Lands of Toronto's Waterfront and the winner was just selected yesterday. From browsing through presentation slides of the the submissions being considered , the winning design looks pretty sweet (huge green areas)! I also had a soft spot for this entry due to the huge board walk the proposed and because of the very captivating photos/diagrams they used in their presentation. It will take a while for this design to become a reality (apparently it will take 20-30 years), but at least this is a start...