Quotes from Foundation “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” … Continue reading
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Quotes from Foundation, by Isaac Asimov “Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.” … Continue reading
If the Antikythera device was the greatest machine from the ancients, then for certain the greatest machine for the next several millenia should be the 10,000 year clock. Here in the year 02014, you can learn why legendary computer scientist … Continue reading
The greatest machine ever made is not my sports car, but rather a 2000 year old analog computer made by the Greeks. Known as the Antikythera mechanism for the Mediterranean island of its discovery, it baffled engineers for decades, still … Continue reading
People “of a certain age” offer lots of commentary that bemoans the rise of the latest technology: pictures of rotary phones; decrying the death of print journalism, the decline in quality of network TV, the rise of “viral video”. As … Continue reading
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you know that the story of the “Marathon Monks” is one of my favorites. In the age of viral video, the instant gratification economy, and celebrity worship, it speaks to us of … Continue reading
Highly political opinion on the FedEx indictment: Please FedEx, Fight Back against Extortion But wait, isn’t it the job of the Drug Enforcement Agency to prosecute Internet pharmacies that flout the law? That’s what FedEx thought. How are package delivery … Continue reading
Analysts praise latest Cisco job cuts SiliconANGLE founder John Furrier sees the latest reductions as a proactive step towards driving long-term growth rather than an act of desperation. ”Cisco is retooling for the converged-infrastructure-meets-cloud game where they are behind, yet … Continue reading
But it also seems like there is a business in solving this problem: The IoT is overwhelming IT networks By 2020, the Internet of things (IoT) is expected to interconnect 26 billion computing devices in businesses, homes, cars, clothes, animals … Continue reading