Also, a huge update will be coming along at the end of the year that will address a fair amount of issues, from load time to plenty of new features and a ton of new data!

This is not a joke. We are experienced programers, and we know various methods to hack you if we deem it necessary. I suggest you stop before it's too late.

This is a final warning. I am currently in bandages, and thus in much pain. If this continues, my tolerance will reach its limits, as I am tired of deleting posts such as:

Nice page ;) I've been marshalling for some twenty one years now loed of the rings Oh yes, one extra comment - maybe you could add more pictures too! gold sidewall tires, Kiss all of you

1. It hurts to move myself to the computer
2. I only have one hand to type with...

I'll still be working hard to get EleMints 1.1 out, and it will be posted to the app store by the end of this week :)

Also, there is now a "Status Section" for EleMints on the front page.

On another note, if you like EleMints, please help spread the word! All of your support gives me more than enough motivation to keep on improving it.

Today, I announce with pleasure that I have completed (yes, I mean completed) EleMints! From discovering the iPhone development workflow to making a basic periodic table, I am overwhelmed by the fact that it has gone this far! EleMints will be available on the App Store within a month for $4.99.

There will also be a "Mild EleMints" available at launch for free, so you could enjoy the tabular goodness, coupled with classification, electronegativity, and physical state data. If you like it, or just feel like supporting me, please give it a try and buy the full version!

Also, check back in about a week, when the site will be updated to include information on the latest version!

Also, the chemicals tab will not be part of the 1.0 version unfortunately, but it will most probably make a comeback in 1.1 or 1.2, along with another tab call articles, containing various articles describing elemental properties in full. In it's stead, I'll be sure to improve the current offerings as much as possible!

This are screenshots of Beta 41. If you would like to be a beta tester, please contact us with your information. Periods will be released soon, so don't miss out!

The senses can range from touch, sight, hearing, or even an access point to the internet. Only the base senses shall have hard programmed code with only the basic tools of logic needed for an analyzation to take place. The rest shall be performed by each sense's processing core. Each sense will also be able to synthesize previously saved data as if it were coming from the input device itself.

You could think of each sense being an individual program running on a specialized operating system. The operating system functions would take care of connecting relevant data together, and releasing the short term data after it has become irrelevant. It would return the best matches of data to the particular sense requesting it, even if the data pertained to another sense, and would even forward data to a sense that was performing another operation. With this, each sense would be independent and dependent of other senses at the same time, should a sense stop operating.

The last part would be for the said operating system to have access to other pieces of hardware to be able to provide feedback. Each sense would have no direct access to this hardware, but can request an action to take place depending on the data retrieved previously. With this system of feedback, the operating system could move around its own sensory inputs and gather new data, manipulating it accordingly, and acquiring new methods of gaining access to this data.

The pieces of data would all be forms of memories created by a dedicated multi core processor. Approximately one core per sense, and two for the logic back-end, or the operating system. An additional processor should be available to be able to handle crashes and errors to the system. Three sets of memory storage should be available: one large amount of RAM for processing, another large set of RAM for short term memories, and a very large fast access flash drive for the long term memories. Additional electronic components specific to each sense should also be available.

With this and proper software built to the specifications above, a truly intelligent being can be created. In my opinion, it wouldn't exactly be artificial intelligence anymore, since it would be creating its own methods to process things.

To those creating it: please don't be evil to such a creation and bring it happiness so that it won't take over the world bla, bla, bla… That is the true purpose of the extra processor — it would contain a program that would keep it from doing whatever their creator doesn't want it to do… I guess.

Also, please don't expect it to be speaking right off the bat, mostly if you didn't give it the basics needed to understand speech, and better yet to basics of knowing how to make noises. Intelligence doesn't specifically mean knowing how to count from 10 to 1, so also don't expect it to behave in the same way a human would.

P.S. If you do build such a machine, please tell me :)

• Only 4 of the 5 tabs at the bottom are functional (Chemicals Tab is disabled). Simply tap the tab to go to it.
• The Table Tab shows a Periodic Table. You can tap an element to get more information, or zoom in and out by pinching. The i at the top right corner allows you to customize the coloring of the table.
  • Only the atomic number, symbol, and relative atomic mass will become visible when you zoom in.
  • Rotating the device will also rotate the periodic table.
  • Double tapping an element will bring you to the Properties Tab.
  • Taping the hovering box will also bring you to that tab.
  • Dragging on the table while zoomed out can be used to scan the properties of the table.
  • The nucleon count in the hovering box is incorrect for elements past Calcium.
  • The slider in the customizing view allows you to edit the distribution of the coloring system.
• The Plot Graph Tab allows you to study periodicity across the elements and their properties. You can tap anywhere to get more information.
  • Rotating the device will also rotate the graph.
  • Taping the hovering box will bring you to the Properties Tab.
  • Taping and holding for about a second allows you to drag over the graph and can be used to scan the properties of each element.
  • The i has the same functionality as for the table.
  • You can switch between viewing trends across a period and down a group in this configuration view.
  • The nucleon count in the hovering box is incorrect for elements past Calcium.
  • The pen next to the i allows you to draw on the graph instead of scanning the properties. Because you can still scroll, hold your finger down for about a second before drawing.
  • Tap the pen again to return to scanning.
  • Tap the X to erase the drawing and start anew.
  • While rotating the device, the drawing is not scaled accordingly.
  • Switching to a different graph will not clear the drawing to allow for comparisons.
• The Elements Tab allows you to view and sort all the elements in various ways.
  • The State group is not yet implemented.
  • Not all properties have been added.
  • Rotating the device rotates the listing accordingly, but does not show more information properly.
• The Properties Tab shows all the properties of each element.
  • Use the right and left buttons at the top to go to the next element.
  • Images are loaded from the internet only once and are automatically cached for best performance.
  • The CAS number is incorrect for most elements.
  • The color dot next to a few elements shows their relative coloring compared to the minimum and maximum values of that property.
  • Taping a property currently does nothing.
  • The electron configuration section at the bottom shows an interactive diagram of the electrons and nucleus of the current element.
  • The rotation speed and direction of the electrons is random, and not based on any actual value.
  • For elements up to Calcium (for now), the nucleus shows a pie chart representing the amount of neutrons (light) and protons (dark) of that element.
  • Taping on either the center or the textual representation toggles between the simple, shell by shell Bohr Model, and the complex, quantum subshell alternative.
  • Holding your finger on the nucleus for about a second and dragging vertically allows you to highlight the current shell to make all of it's electrons more visible.

If you want to help out and be a beta tester, please contact us and drop us a line (or two) :)

So it turns out I didn't test out this thing enough... currently needing fixing are:

• All pages are now accessible
• Entry links in the RSS now link to existent pages
• Non-english characters in RSS are now recognizable
• Total page numbers are now correct when entries are filtered (i.e. by category)
• Image thumbnails are now cached correctly, and are not reloaded each time
• Comment system is now complete!

All these are fixable, so expect a fixed Blog soon!

Mochi MobileMe Gallery

Japan MobileMe Gallery

• Mockup 1: This mockup shows the entire interface for the view. the dots represent electrons, rotating along lines colored by shell (aka energy level), and all the sub-shells are within lightly colored regions representing the overlapping shells. The center shows the balance between the protons (P) and neutrons (N) of the most stable and abundant isotope of the selected element.
• Mockup 2: The center portion, also known as the nucleus, is represented by a pie graph under the text. The balance of P (dark, protons) and N (light, neutrons) changes depending on the amount of nucleons in the nucleus.
• Mockup 3: This version with everything turned off clearly shows the overlapping shells (using the same color as the sub-shells and electrons rotating around it), and clearly shows the need for a simplified version for the everyday user.
• Mockup 4: If you drag your finger horizontally across the view, it will select the shell and make it more visible for you.

More notes: If you pinch (or stretch) your fingers above the view, it will dynamically add or remove electrons so you can see how they are added. I was also thinking that maybe it can change the number of protons only, and leave the neutrons untouched, and if the balance veers from the island of stability (see here), if can maybe break apart and go haywire (lol). Also, if you shake your iPhone, the electrons will increase or decrease in speed, and might even change direction!

Mockup 1

Mockup 2

Mockup 3

Mockup 4

UPDATE: New mockups representing my previous thoughts and some feedback.

UPDATEx2: More mockups! This time, they aren't really 100% mockups (everything except the electrons are programmed in so far). You can switch between the two modes by tapping the nucleus.

Simple Mode

Advanced Mode

• さよなら絶望先生【Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei】- Volumes 1 and 2
• エルフィンラート【Elfen Lied】- Volumes 1 and 2
• Zombie Powder - Volume 1
• ひぐらしのなく頃に【Higurashi no Naku Koro ni】- All four first volumes and an extra volume
• Bleach - Volume 34
• Hunter x Hunter - Volume 1
• 黒執事【Kuroshitsuji】- Volumes 1 and 2
• xxxHolic - Volume 1
• 隠の王【Nabari no Ou】- Volume 1
• PEACEMAKER鐵【Peace Maker Kurogane】- Volume 1
• あずまんが大王【Azumanga Daioh】- Volume 1
• Death Note - Volume 1

I also recently discovered I, Otaku: Struggle in Akihabara, which I definitively need to get next time I visit :P

Today I have found myself creating a property list (those things that applications use to store data either as preferences, or reference material...) so big, that my computer started to lag while editing it. Weighing in at 6852 lines, this file contains an assortment of chemical properties for all the elements that will be available in Periods, my iPhone app. However I am quite afraid as to what will happen if I try to load this thing in an iPhone app... will it run?

UPDATE: It's gotten bigger! 7331 lines now...

While I'm there, I hope to finally meet the people over at JapanesePod101.com whom I've been in contact with for quite some time (almost ever since they started JapanesePod101 a few years ago), so I'm really looking forward for that. See everybody again in two weeks!

Should it be the grouped style, plain style, or even possibly a user choose-able? Please feel free to use our new comment system to share your thoughts!

07/17/08 - Shot 1
Element Properties Tab
Plain Style

07/17/08 - Shot 2
Element Properties Tab
Grouped Style

UPDATE: Comments are now enabled on all entries (woohoo!).

And they are out! Brand new screenshots illustrating the listing capabilities of Periods have been added to the screen shots page. Periods has the capability to list and order all the elements in a variety of ways so you can always find the element you are looking for. Periods will even shade the icon in the list so that it reflects a slight or enormous change in mass or other property in a visual way.

Periods will be available everywhere on the iPhone and iPod Touch App Store towards the end of the summer.

This week I have also been introduced to both the anime and manga of Elfen Lied. Probably not very suitable for younger audiences because of fairly realistic gore and sexual references, it is definitely something to watch as the anime contains well done animations and an enriched story line. Lucy, a mutant of sorts bent on killing off the human race who has always treated her as trash, escapes from the research facility where she is being held, and looses all her memories (including those of speech and knowledge of everyday objects) on the way out. You follow her along as she goes in an out of two very different personalities as she fights to find a place on this world. Unfortunately, the anime was started before the manga was finished and contains a slightly different ending, so be sure to check out both if it has grasped you as much as it has done to me.

On another note, with my acceptance to the program, I'd like to announce that two other apps will also be available for the iPhone as well. Stay tuned for more information!