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The cover article in this week's NY Times magazine is about something that more or less comes down to an updated version of the Turing Test. It seems IBM is developing a computer that can play Jeopardy. (And it will, too, in an upcoming special episode with a couple of past champions.) They're hoping it will develop into a whole new line of revolutionary systems that can sort through huge amounts of data to answer complex questions in real time. If you have any interest in AI, go check it out.

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Just got back from Toy Story 3. I was worried because I remember being disappointed by TS2. It was good enough, but not up to Pixar's usual standards. Another sequel, released so long after?

But the Onion's AV club gave it an (incredibly rare) A. They're the most reliable review site I know, so that was promising. Anyway, Mom was itching to see a movie, so we went.

And it was good. Pixar good. Vivid characters, good plot, a lot of laughs, some truly touching moments... One of the best movies I've seen in a while. (And I love that they carried over the LGM obsession with The Claw.)

If you liked Toy Story at all... go see it!