An experiment

Google has recently announced the trial run of it’s new project, fiber-to-home internet access at the speed of 1 Gb per second. Google is seeking information from interested municipalities in America about locations to build the network. It plans to serve around 50,000 to 5,00,000 people in it’s initial phase.

Google says:

Our goal is to experiment with new ways to help make Internet access better, and faster for everyone. Here are some specific things that we have in mind:

Next generation apps:  We want to see what developers and users can do with ultra high-speeds, whether it’s creating new bandwidth-intensive “killer apps” and services, or other uses we can’t yet imagine.

New deployment techniques: We’ll test new ways to build fiber networks; to help inform, and support deployments elsewhere, we’ll share key lessons learned with the world.

Openness and choice: We’ll operate an “open access” network, giving users the choice of multiple service providers. And consistent with our past advocacy, we’ll manage our network in an open, non-discriminatory, and transparent way.

Even though the service will be launched in selected markets, this is a big step toward the much needed revamp of ISP market all over. It’s pretty clear that Google is preparing and making it’s first step for the future of it’s online based products and not to forget, Chrome OS which entirely based on cloud computing.

Marko learnt to read and write at the age of 2 and started working on computers immediately

He achieved his first professional credential at age of 6 . Marko Calasan is a 9yr old from Macedonia and has been dubbed the Mozart of Computers when he passed the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator exam. He is managing a network of PCs at a nonprofit that works with people with disabilities.

Marko learnt to read and write at the age of 2 and started working on computers immediately. The news of his extraordinary achievement turned him into a local celebrity and he has even had an audience with the Macedonian Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, who presented him with an IT lab with 15 computers to practise on. Source: TimesOnline

This video was taken when he was 7 years old and is in Serbian language, but people who don’t understand it can easily read between the lines

Marko is speaking to a crowd at Microsoft’s Slovenian offices, discussing Active Directory

“The Microsoft officials gave me computer games and DVDs with cartoons when I passed the exams because I am a child. That was nice, but I’m not really interested in those things,”

“I’d like to be a computer scientist when I grow up and create a new operational system.” young Marko told The Times.

At school, Marko’s favorite subject is maths, and in his spare time he browses internet forums for IT professionals and participates in debates about complex computer engineering problems.

“Marko displayed exceptional learning abilities at a very early age. He was able to replicate a computer operation after only reading about it on the internet. Now we ask him for help when we have some IT related problem at work,” Marko’s mother, Radica Calasan, 38, told The Times.

Image and data source: TimesOnline and ZdnetNews

The Truth

You might have heard about the Alchemists and their job. If not, Alchemy is the process of changing the nature of things. Like transforming base metals (metals that corrode easily) into metals of higher value like Gold. In ancient times, common men found this activity of Alchemists magical because of the lack of awareness. If you suddenly see a man teleporting from place to place, then you will find that magical as teleportation is something that is still a theoretical idea and something impractical in the books of present science. It is said that modern chemistry is a successor of ancient Alchemy.

But, is it really possible to transform mercury into gold? Theoretically, yes. According to an article at herebeanswers.com, the atomic number of Mercury is 80 and that of Gold is 79. Mercury has one extra proton in it’s nucleus and an electron in the corresponding outer orbit. So, kicking one proton out of Mercury’s atomic structure will lead to a successful conversion of Mercury into Gold. But, again, it is a theoretical concept. A tremendous amount of energy is required to make this happen and the attempts has been unsuccessful in commercial state.

As of now, all is known that Mercury is used to quicken the extraction of gold from rocks. If you think about the whole idea, it would be hard to believe that it’s ’still’ impractical to implement this theoretical concept. Scientists have already built a working model of a ‘close to’ or ‘may be an exact replica’ of a flying saucer (so called as a ‘ UFO’) a long time ago. If you don’t believe it, do a research on it. You will be astonished to grasp the fact. So, wouldn’t it be possible for the scientists to extract gold from mercury in the present era of nuclear development? The answer may be yes or no. If it’s a yes, then no wonder the ‘how to’ is still a secret.

What do you think? Is the fact being hidden to common man that gold is being manufactured or do you think that there are enough gold mines to serve the consistant growth in demand for gold?