Posted in 3366, 3365, 3364, 3363, 3367, 3368, 3372, 3371, 3370, 3369, 3362, 3361, lives, the, post, article, today, and, a, 2757, an, General on Feb 24th, 2008 Comments Off
Today’s Washington Post features an unusually fine article from Joel Garreau (registration required) concerning the ways in which cellphones have changed, and continue to transform, our lives as a species on this planet. Twenty-five years of cellphone technology have brought us to the point that Google CEO Eric Schmidt can say, “Eventually there will be […]
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Posted in 3216, 3215, 3214, 3213, 3217, 3218, 3222, 3221, 3220, 3219, 3212, 3211, 2757, and, post, article, a, 2879, 3210, 2775, 2967, General on Feb 11th, 2008 Comments Off
I’ve been meaning to mention this Washington Post article for several days now. In it, three disturbing things emerge right away. One is that terrorists are using metaverses like Second Life for easy, often untraceable communication and money exchange. A second is that there are predictable and troubling calls for increased surveillance within these metaverses. […]
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Posted in 3046, 3047, 3045, 3044, 3043, 3048, 3049, 3053, 3052, 3051, 3050, 2766, 2754, and, today, students, the, an, 2742, 2752, a, 2757, 2756, General on Jan 24th, 2008 Comments Off
Courtesy of the University of Mary Washington Computer Science Department, I and an SRO crowd of students, faculty, and staff got to hear a fascinating talk today by Dr. Eric Miller (CSAIL, MIT). There’s no questioning the depth, intelligence, or intensity of his commitment to a data web; he made the best and most inclusive […]
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Posted in 3002, 3003, 3001, 3000, 2999, 3004, 3005, 3009, 3008, 3007, 3006, 2998, 2997, and, great, version, the, 2757, a, 2996, 2995, 2994, 2993, General on Jan 18th, 2008 Comments Off
This isn’t a great movie–in fact, it’s pretty formulaic and manipulative in spots. But I still like it. It’s a treat to see Denzel Washington act in his role, and several of the supporting players also do a fine job.
But the real reason I finally bought this film (Blu-ray version, on sale at Amazon) was […]
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