April 2009
12 posts
The Pirate Bay Guilty; Jail for File-Sharing... →
Link Link To Source Prepare for some serious escalation on both sides of the file sharing issue. This doesn’t end the debate, it just upgrades the weapons on both sides. It’s going to be ugly,…
Apr 18th
Quantum Theory May Explain Wishful Thinking  →
Link Link To Source This article describes a fascinating new framework for understanding human cognition and decision making based on principles of quantum probability. Experiments described…
Apr 17th
Tweenbots  →
Link Link To Source This is a very interesting social experiment being conducted where cute little robots are sent on a mission to reach a certain location, but are dependent on assistance…
Apr 17th
Warren Ellis: ‘We’re living in the... →
Link Link To Source Those of you who already read Ellis’ work will find no surprises in his first column for Wired UK, but this piece is worth reading regardless. There’s a lot of meat in…
Apr 16th
Roger Ebert: Hunt not the Snark but the... →
Link Link To Source This post from Roger Ebert about snark both in print and on the Internet is worth a read for all of us, especially those of us that pride ourselves on our wit. You and I…
Apr 13th
Brain Power - Brain Researchers Open Door to... →
Link Link To Source This New York Times article by Benedict Carey is reporting on a fascinating discovery in the field of neuroscience: a specific molecule that appears to control the way…
Apr 11th
Daring Fireball: How to Block the DiggBar  →
Link Link To Source I love this post from John Gruber on how to block the DiggBar, and in effect, Digg itself. I’m also highly amused by the message he displays to users that try to access…
Apr 11th
The Feds To Push For ‘Truth’ In... →
Link Link To Source This is just the beginning, folks. You can’t treat marketing in social media as the wild west anymore. Those of you using affiliate links should also pay attention, because…
Apr 9th
Japan child robot mimicks infant learning  →
Link Link To Source Via grinding.be: Scientists at Osaka University in Japan have created a robot that learns in a similar manner to human infants. CB2 (Child-robot with Biometric body),…
Apr 8th
IPREDator, the Terrifyingly Awesome Privacy Tool... →
Link Link To Source sigh Privacy tools like this have existed for a long time, but this new service from the Pirate Bay will probably go a long way towards popularizing them. I’m…
Apr 8th
Charlie’s Diary: Antisocial Networking  →
Link Link To Source Social networks don’t grow because they provide utility to their users: they grow because they keep pushing the social stimulus button. And any utility they provide is…
Apr 6th
Review: “Let The Right One In”  →
Blog Entry Let The Right One In is novel from Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, and also now a film from Swedish director Tomas Alfredsson. I’ve consumed both now, and while they each should…
Apr 6th