Category Archives: Computers/Technology

The Bradbury Monorails

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Thomas

The shortsightedness of society always makes me sad. We sell out our future for present day profit, but by doing so we shortchange ourselves and hobble our society in the long run. Civilization should not advance meekly. Vision is a … Continue reading →

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Becoming What You Are

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Thomas

Lot of worry around in certain circles about the fact that China is a world power and becoming the premiere nation on earth, that this is now the Asian or Chinese Century. Oooh. Ni hao, Boogeyman! Seriously — despite the … Continue reading →

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The Antikythera Device Watch

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Thomas

Oooh! I don’t even wear a watch but I want one of these! Hublot painstakingly recreates a mysterious, 2,100-year-old clockwork relic

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ICANN Has Failure?

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Thomas

Like, ICANN GAG the IGF, dude. In the Who Should Run the Internet department, reading articles like “A plaything of powerful nations” makes me mental. Largely because the warning is quite realistic: Fix the ways things are run or they … Continue reading →

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Put Your Money Where Your Citizen Is

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Thomas

Robert Johnson brings up (again) a terrible truth: the government just loves to spy on its citizens. They are investing serious bank into accomplishing this goal. The CIA Put A Ton Of Cash Into A Software Firm That Monitors Your … Continue reading →

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Back to the Diesel Future

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Thomas

Volkswagen’s latest eye-catching creation, the ultra-efficient diesel-hybrid XL1, debuted at the Qatar Auto Show, immediately garnering attention both for its looks and its specs.

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Schneier’s Life Recorder

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Thomas

Bruce Schneier likes to scare me talking about his Life Recorder concept. In 2006, writing about future threats on privacy, I described a life recorder: A “life recorder” you can wear on your lapel that constantly records is still a … Continue reading →

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