Author Archives: John

Spies Spying.

Posted on July 3, 2013 by John

With the issue of NSA-related surveillance dominating global headlines, there is indeed a certain irony regarding America’s on-going railing against the PRC for supposedly doing the same thing… (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/0TMLG

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Your Take.

Posted on July 1, 2013 by John

Paul Graham’s experience and insight is always worth taking under consideration. (Source) Tech Crunch: http://goo.gl/fmoSz

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Don’t Be Evil, Right?

Posted on June 30, 2013 by John

As Google’s Reader draws to a close other firms are looking to capture this service’s fan-base… (Source) LA Times: http://goo.gl/eevb9

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STRETCH.

Posted on June 28, 2013 by John

With the recent NSA surveillance dust-up in the news, the Feds using Supercomputers (for various ‘defense-related’ activities) dates back to the height of the Cold War (which still does not fully justify doing so). (Source) Wired: http://goo.gl/uOW0l

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We’re Everything…

Posted on June 27, 2013 by John

Seemingly going the route of Redmond; Google is developing both an Android-based (OS) Game Console and a wristwatch… while the latter is easily a flanking move (against, you know who) the former is a curious move in light of the … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s (Tweet) Trepidation.

Posted on June 26, 2013 by John

In light of America’s NSA surveillance, Turkey’s (current) Civil Disobedience reveals – yet again – the tension between citizen activism and governmental crackdowns… (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/PXUar

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Graphite.

Posted on June 25, 2013 by John

The enclosed looks to be an excellent resource for navigating the proliferation of Educational-applications. (Source) Graphite: http://goo.gl/ZP2va

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Rolling Robots.

Posted on June 24, 2013 by John

Scientists have figured out how to mimic the actions of a hamster running on a treadwheel / ball which in turn has been replicated into creating a robot that can be deployed to assist farmers (tend to their crops). (Source) … Continue reading →

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Vintage Tech.

Posted on June 23, 2013 by John

Be careful what you part with… Yet, another Apple 1 is up for auction (starting at $300,000) for those with a penchant for this sort of collectable. (Source) Statesman: http://goo.gl/NY6rx

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Top Ten (Tech) Flops.

Posted on June 22, 2013 by John

Whether this is the definitive list or not is debatable. (Source) LA Times: http://goo.gl/LyUE1

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