Hey all, today I released two iPhone applications, respectively named "The Deck Workout" and "Free Deck Workout". Thank god I finally did this. I was released from the hospital around two weeks ago and have been on my computer ever since. There really isn't that much moving that you can do with a blood clot in your leg at 20!
The point of this application release is to have a workout that people can utilize not only at the gym, but at home also. Many of these workouts are body weight workout and only require the user to complete them. The rules of "The Deck Workout" is that you have to pick 4 separate workouts, each assigned to a suit in the deck of cards. The number of repetitions that you do correlate with the number value of the cards. All face cards are 10, Aces are 15, and Jokers are 20 of whatever workout you choose.
I believe that this application has the potential to be distributed far and wide because of how portable it is. You can literally do a workout in your boxers in your living room, and get in shape!
Either way, I am really excited about this application and wanted to wish all that are following A Happy New Year, and to make The Deck Workout a part of their New Year's Resolution!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
A World Where Science And Progress Will Lead to all Men's Happiness
Alright, so what my last post was really about is easily summed up in this awesome video...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Incorporating the Human Element into Current Computing
Alright, so you may be asking yourself what is meant by this title statement?
My thoughts of this is that as powerful as computing may be, we do not want our every day lives to turn out like George Orwell's novel, 1984. The reasoning behind this is that the minute that humans realize that they can produce a computer that can do a difficult task, the human element will essentially be lost. For example, computerizing a vacuum cleaner. Why would anybody want to manually vacuum anymore? It's tedious, loud, and you have to deal with the dogs barking like madmen at you (actually the only fun part of vacuuming). This is just a very, very simple example.
Now let's take a look at another example. Automatic parking with cars. The new 2012 Ford Explorer has this ability and the human element of parallel is lost. This bothers me, being from the Philadelphia area, that if you can not parallel park a car then you should get off of the road. It's actually disturbing the amount of people that allow the car to park itself. Personally, I do not trust a computer chauffeuring me when I can do it myself. Being a computer programmer this is a bit of an oxymoron, but I feel as if other people have this phobia also. Now, the question is apparent, in event of an accident by way of parallel parking (the Philly "tap" as we like to call it) who is held responsible, the driver or Ford? I believe that Ford will take little to no responsibility for that! And it's on you the driver to take the responsibility of a faulty machine. Another nail in the coffin.
The reasoning behind all of this dislike of recent computerized developments is that we rely TOO heavily on computers for tasks that can be done by ourselves. This is the platform for all of my entrepreneurial and programming ideas. My goal with programming is for creating, developing, and finding essential and humanistic programs that can help out the human race as a whole! I would like a system in which we are in control of a lot more aspects of our everyday life. I would like to have physicality over practicality. And most importantly gain knowledge instead of lose it.
My thoughts of this is that as powerful as computing may be, we do not want our every day lives to turn out like George Orwell's novel, 1984. The reasoning behind this is that the minute that humans realize that they can produce a computer that can do a difficult task, the human element will essentially be lost. For example, computerizing a vacuum cleaner. Why would anybody want to manually vacuum anymore? It's tedious, loud, and you have to deal with the dogs barking like madmen at you (actually the only fun part of vacuuming). This is just a very, very simple example.
Now let's take a look at another example. Automatic parking with cars. The new 2012 Ford Explorer has this ability and the human element of parallel is lost. This bothers me, being from the Philadelphia area, that if you can not parallel park a car then you should get off of the road. It's actually disturbing the amount of people that allow the car to park itself. Personally, I do not trust a computer chauffeuring me when I can do it myself. Being a computer programmer this is a bit of an oxymoron, but I feel as if other people have this phobia also. Now, the question is apparent, in event of an accident by way of parallel parking (the Philly "tap" as we like to call it) who is held responsible, the driver or Ford? I believe that Ford will take little to no responsibility for that! And it's on you the driver to take the responsibility of a faulty machine. Another nail in the coffin.
The reasoning behind all of this dislike of recent computerized developments is that we rely TOO heavily on computers for tasks that can be done by ourselves. This is the platform for all of my entrepreneurial and programming ideas. My goal with programming is for creating, developing, and finding essential and humanistic programs that can help out the human race as a whole! I would like a system in which we are in control of a lot more aspects of our everyday life. I would like to have physicality over practicality. And most importantly gain knowledge instead of lose it.
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