Author Archives: John

Rushed Judgment.

Posted on July 19, 2014 by John

The UN Commission for Human Rights has stated an obvious (but nevertheless worthy of being stated point) “more needed to be done to ensure that surveillance was balanced against its harm to personal privacy.” A good question now (amongst many): … Continue reading →

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Corporate (In)sensitivity…

Posted on July 18, 2014 by John

Redmond’s latest and greatest PR-stumble? Or, just the (real) ‘State of Corporate America?’ You decide. (Source) Microsoft: http://goo.gl/drzacZ

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RIFF-ed.

Posted on July 17, 2014 by John

While the firm has been largely immune to one of the High Tech Industries’ underpinning, Redmond’s announcement of an 18,000 job cut (while in all probability something that’ll be hailed by analysts) will certainly have a real impact on countless … Continue reading →

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Cyborg Morality?

Posted on July 16, 2014 by John

According to the enclosed report, contemporary society is currently ill-prepared to deal with the ‘moral hazards and legal conundrums’ of humanities’ (projected) robot-filled future (which if the advent of Social Networking and subsequent implications are any indication) could very well … Continue reading →

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Urban Oar?

Posted on July 15, 2014 by John

Sport-Utility Vessel. Yes, that’s correct, it’s also an amphibious boat. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/ZkFFyL

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Pick One

Posted on July 15, 2014 by John

Apple & IBM’s (announced) alliance is: a) Success b) Selling Out c) Spin d) Unknown e) All (Source) Computer World: http://goo.gl/tPGbGo

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A Big Plus.

Posted on July 14, 2014 by John

Disney (utilizing Kinect) outside of (strictly for the purpose of) Microsoft’s Xbox could be a big groundswell towards other applications of Redmond’s device thereby continuing to push the envelop of Virtual Reality (development / ubiquity). (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/5qUClA

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Congrats Germany!

Posted on July 13, 2014 by John
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99 Days

Posted on July 11, 2014 by John

In light of the firm’s unauthorized (e.g., illegal) ‘study’ – a Dutch non-profit has launched a campaign to determine if opting out of / on Facebook for 99 days equals higher levels happiness… (Source) We Are Just: http://goo.gl/Vkg9pk

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Today’s Competition.

Posted on July 10, 2014 by John

As if the (US) tech-job market wasn’t challenging enough, competing with kid-prodigy, programmers (who are able to land high-profile internships with some of Silicon Valley’s hottest firms) just made it even more of a challenge. (Source) Bloomberg Business Week: http://goo.gl/Ef9V8x

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