http://psychothumbs.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Jake S. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:52:23 GMT 2010-01-01T08:52:23Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977392405   1966:               Superman sped across the countryside in the central United States at a speed unmatched by any human construct. . . . Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:28:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977392405 Jake S. 2008-07-08T04:28:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977124992 A dream I had…   An exploratory ship lands on an island.  The people see that they island has a lovely environment, but the largest animals are a breed of rats the size of small dogs.  . . . Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:57:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977124992 Jake S. 2007-09-22T16:57:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977124991 A dream I had…   A zombie uprising started.  The zombies were slow, uncoordinated and stupid.  I’m not sure how they became so widespread, but they had.  I was somewhere . . . Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:56:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977124991 Jake S. 2007-09-22T16:56:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977115146 Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela, is on television and radio 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Americans may remember him as that crazy South American guy who went to New York and described President . . . Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:06:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977115146 Jake S. 2007-09-12T20:06:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977110548 This is a list of words, terms or acronyms that I thought needed to be defined   1.                  Perpendicularize: . . . Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:19:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977110548 Jake S. 2007-09-08T15:19:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977110542 My economics teacher made everyone write a haiku (for those who don't know, it's a a japanese style of poem that has 5 syllables on the first line, 7 on the next, and 5 on the last) that . . . Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:07:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977110542 Jake S. 2007-09-08T15:07:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977110531  A Long Story About the End of the World   Prologue “Well, it’s kind of a funny way for the world to end.”“I don’t know if I’d call it funny.”“Hmmm, . . . Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:01:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977110531 Jake S. 2007-09-08T15:01:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904647 I am always starting and not finishing stories.  Are any of these 3 worth developing?   Luna Base 2147             Mark was swamped.  . . . Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:16:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904647 Jake S. 2007-02-07T02:16:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904640 This what I've written so far in a story.  How is it?  Should I continue?    Prologue             “The test . . . Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:06:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904640 Jake S. 2007-02-07T02:06:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902177 Things were looking up for Frank.  At 14 years old he had lived his entire life in the depression.  Every night for the past 4 years his father, Ed, had been trying to find work, but hadn’t . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:46:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902177 Jake S. 2007-02-03T19:46:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902173 Bill Gates’ Syllabus for tech and education http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_2100-1014_3-6155133.html Sylvia Carr January 31, 2007               . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:39:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902173 Jake S. 2007-02-03T19:39:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902172 Nintendo’s Wii, Radiating Fun, Is Eclipsing Sony Machinehttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/31/technology/31game.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1Matt RichtelJanuary 31, 2007             . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:37:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902172 Jake S. 2007-02-03T19:37:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902170 Swedish bank Nordea Confirms US 1.1 Million Dollar Loss http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1250553.php/Swedish_bank_Nordea_confirms_US1.1_million-dollar_loss Steve Ragan January 23, 2007 . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:35:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902170 Jake S. 2007-02-03T19:35:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902169 China Official Vow to Purify the Web http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/01/24/china.internet.hu.reut/index.html No author available January 24, 2007               . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:32:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902169 Jake S. 2007-02-03T19:32:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902166 Of Mice and Multimedia http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16474418/site/newsweek/ Brian Braiker January 3, 2007               The world of information . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:29:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902166 Jake S. 2007-02-03T19:29:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902163 Something Wiki is Coming to the Web Search Market http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/01/technology/01wales.html Noam Cohen January 1, 2007               . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:27:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902163 Jake S. 2007-02-03T19:27:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902161 A Future of Freedom for Robots http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16298904/ Associated Press December 20, 2006               A recent study in . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:26:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902161 Jake S. 2007-02-03T19:26:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902160 Large Beasts, Mean Weapons, and a Terrifying Judge http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/11/technology/11game.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 Charles Herold January 11, 2007               . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:24:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902160 Jake S. 2007-02-03T19:24:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902106 What will replace the laptop? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16042808/ Michael Rogers December 13, 2006               Laptop computers have . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 17:39:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902106 Jake S. 2007-02-03T17:39:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902098 Serious games provide learning, training http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15500439/ Kristin Kalning November 2, 2006               Video games . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 17:22:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902098 Jake S. 2007-02-03T17:22:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900594 Giving Robots More then a Shred of Humanity http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/22/AR2006112202138.html Seth Borenstein November 23, 2006               . . . Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:39:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900594 Jake S. 2007-02-01T20:39:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900591 YouTube Coming Soon to Cell Phones http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/technology/28tube.html?ref=technology Matt Richtel November 27, 2006               . . . Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:36:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900591 Jake S. 2007-02-01T20:36:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900590 A Smarter Computer to Pick Stocks http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/24/business/24trading.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1164467205-0tKFgumTk3U7SAr76ZEgnw Charles Duhigg November 24, . . . Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:34:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900590 Jake S. 2007-02-01T20:34:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900589 These Shoes are Made for Talking http://news.com.com/These+shoes+are+made+for+talking/2100-1040_3-6137641.html Matt Villano November 25, 2006               . . . Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:31:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900589 Jake S. 2007-02-01T20:31:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900584 As you may know, there is currently a debate over the creation of charter schools in the US.  Some people recommend that vouchers be handed out to students for private schools.  This idea is . . . Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:26:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900584 Jake S. 2007-02-01T20:26:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976840240 Microsoft, Metrofi unite for free wifi http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15727005/ From Associated Press November 15, 2006               Microsoft . . . Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:19:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976840240 Jake S. 2006-11-16T20:19:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976840235 Tivo stretching into the internet http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/11/14/tivo.video.ap/index.html From Associated Press November 14, 2006               . . . Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:17:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976840235 Jake S. 2006-11-16T20:17:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976838716 Delicacy   Somewhere in Japan, 2300 years ago…               The origins of eating puffer fish are shrouded in mystery.  . . . Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:55:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976838716 Jake S. 2006-11-14T21:55:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976838690 Chronicle Four THUMBS the Beginning By Jake Stevens, David Sangillo, and David Damtoft   "You're sure this is safe, correct?" "Yes, he's a world renowned neurosurgeon" . . . Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:15:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976838690 Jake S. 2006-11-14T21:15:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976835099 Microsoft:  Windows Vista is done http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/11/08/windows.vista.ap/index.html No author available November 8, 2006               . . . Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:16:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976835099 Jake S. 2006-11-10T02:16:06Z