Watson on Jeopardy: Day 3

February 16, 2011 Posted by Tyler Cruz

Who watched Watson on Jeopardy: Day 2 yesterday? It was insane. The supercomputer which IBM invested tens of millions of dollars in completely walked over its opponents to win the first match. Apart from making a couple of mistakes, if Watson were a human contestant, people would think he slept with the producers and got […]

Posted: February 16th, 2011 under Miscellaneous 10 Comments

Watson on Jeopardy: Day 2

February 15, 2011 Posted by Tyler Cruz

So who watched IBM’s Watson on Jeopardy last night? I recorded it on my PVR and was happy to learn that it was available in HD (not that watching Jeopardy in HD is a must or anything). I don’t know why they make Jeopardy only a 30-minute show. I know that airtime is valuable, but […]

Posted: February 15th, 2011 under Miscellaneous 5 Comments

Don’t Miss IBM’s Watson on Jeopardy Tonight!

February 14, 2011 Posted by Tyler Cruz

IBM’s supercomputer Watson will be competing on Jeopardy tonight and during the next 2 days on Feb. 14th, 15th, and 16th. Its partners? Ken Jennings, who is renowned for having won 74 consecutive Jeopardy games in a row, and Brad Rutter, the highest earning contestant (3.2+ million). I’ve been following the progress of IBM’s Watson […]

Posted: February 14th, 2011 under Miscellaneous 8 Comments

Joel Comm’s Amazing Weight Loss

February 7, 2011 Posted by Tyler Cruz

Remember my weight loss challenges against Jonathan Volk and Paul Piotrowski? I managed to make both challenges, losing 10 pounds in my challenge against Jonathan, and losing 12 pounds in my challenge against Paul. While I’m proud of making both challenges, as weight loss is a very difficult thing to do, I was absolutely amazed […]

Posted: February 7th, 2011 under Miscellaneous 33 Comments