Dive into the archives.
- Be careful what you write
The Economist had an article on the new age of electronic discovery, citing one attorney that it is “the single most significant change to the legal system” in the past few decades, and another corporate counsel that his company spends at least 25% more on legal fees relating to discovery than it did two years [...]
- The Great Spirit wants his cut
The CBC reports that the First Nations of Manitoba want compensation for every cellphone signal that passes through their airspace:
Ovide Mercredi of the Grand Rapids First Nations says “When it comes to using airspace, it’s like using our water and simply because there’s no precedent doesn’t mean that it’s not the right thing to do.” [...]
- The military, innovation and language
Regular citizens have the military to thank for many innovations that we use daily. If it wasn’t for military innovation we wouldn’t have cellphones or the Internet.
During the Second World War the US Army re-organized its petroleum supply structure. They simplified their demand by converting to a single all-purpose motor fuel and single all-purpose diesel [...]
- The Machine is us/ing us
Very well done video illustrating the maturation of the Internet, and the types of questions that are being raised in a Web 2.0 world. We are really seeing these changes in politics this year with the US presidential candidates Web 2.0 campaigns.
Via popurls and TechCrunch and every other Web 2.0 site out there.
- eDating in NK
I am aching for some North Korean loving.
In the latest edition of The Economist appears the article Weird but wired which talks about North Korea’s burgeoning Int(ra?)net. In the article we learn that though the Norknet is “mainly for educational and scientific purposes,” Internet dating is also popular. Egads! As soon as I read this [...]
- Low Cost Laptop Great for Travel?
The much hyped low cost laptop whose price tag should be around 100 dollars is almost here. Reading the description from the CS Monitor, it sounded like an ideal blog-while-you-travel laptop.
The XO is designed to survive and thrive in a rugged, power-sparse environment. Whereas a typical modern laptop requires 40 watts of power to use, [...]
- Shelfari - Flickr for Books
Last night while getting my daily dose of Zenpundit, I came across his recent post recommending a new type of social networking site. It’s fairly similar to flickr but is aimed at serious readers. Thus, one creates his own bookshelf, and then adds friends with whom you can participate in discussions and easily recommend each [...]
- 100 Dollar Laptop and 200 Dollar Computer
The continual development of cheaper and cheaper computers will radically change the world we live in and the more connectivity we give indivduals, the more unstable societies unready for it will become.
Chinese firm develops under 200 dollars computer
A Chinese technology company has developed a low cost computer that will be priced under 200 dollars [...]
- So It Begins
Here’s another for the futurists like John and Mark.
Israel developing anti-militant “bionic hornet”
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is using nanotechnology to try to create a robot no bigger than a hornet that would be able to chase, photograph and kill its targets, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday.The flying robot, nicknamed the “bionic hornet”, would be [...]
