This year's Trivia Night at the Seminary went very well, and I'm glad to have heard that many people had a great time. There was a little bit of a scare when, just after I had turned on all the lights and the computer projectors, those of us setting up were told there was a very strong thunderstorm barreling through St. Louis. (Typically, even a smaller storm can knock out power to the Seminary for many hours). Needless to say, the power did not go out.
The next big happening this summer will be the end of summer break and the beginning of a new academic year. I've heard so far that there are twenty or more new seminarians coming in for St. Louis, with (I think) eight in the college!
This video's [Google Video] being passed around the Internet today. It's a video of Microsoft's attempt at speech recognition in Windows Vista (Microsoft's future OS) during a demo for press and investors. Apparently, Microsoft didn't do a great job setting up their live demo.
Basically, Microsoft's representative tried to speak 'Dear Mom,' to the computer, but the computer typed 'Dear Aunt,' instead. Once the representative tried to replace or delete the text, the computer took a little time to think, then output: "Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all."
Perhaps there's a reason why Apple has not endeavored to make a full 'speech typing' utility for their system. Apple has probably realized by now that the built-in speech recognition they currently employ in OSX is plenty adequate and very robust for most users, and that they don't need to delve into markets where they will waste tons of time for not-so-great return on investment.
A few updates to my blogroll will be happening soon (after our College Seminary's Trivia Night, most likely), including the addition of the REAP Team's Podcast and a blog from a fellow Missourian, Missouri Catholic.
Most of the last week has been spent organizing the Trivia Night, so I haven't had time to post the information on my blog (other than a comment in the previous post) about how the wedding between my sister and her (new) husband went. Basically, we went through both the wedding Mass and the reception without power, except for a generator that powered the sound systems. But, as my sister has said, the wedding went on with the 'power of the Holy Spirit,' and it was awesome! I pray they may be married for many joyous years, and that their marriage may be blessed.
P.S. For those interested, the Priestie Boyz CD's release date is less than one month away!
Today another large storm front moved through the St. Louis area, causing many who recently had their power restored to again lose power. In addition (and quite unfortunately), the church where my sister's wedding is scheduled to take place has also lost power... we're praying that power is restored within the next 18 hours, or else we'll be using a generator for the sound system and going without A/C!
I am sure that this is a frustrating time for the 400,000+ homes and businesses without power. Kenrick-Glennon Seminary is without power and phone services at this time, and most of my relatives are, too. The storms have even crippled many area radio stations; 550 AM (KTRS) had two of its four radio towers fall due to high winds, and a few of the FM stations are having problems keeping their signals on-air.
