Time Magazine has a great article about “Generation M” (M for Multitasking).
When people try to perform two or more related tasks either at the same time or alternating rapidly between them, errors go way up, and it takes far longer–often double the time or more–to get the jobs done than if they were done sequentially, […]
From ZDNet:
ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind suggests that CRAP or Content, Restriction, Annulment, and Protection, is a catchier phrase than DRM - Digital Rights Management. Why does he think this technology is crap? Once you’ve bought music or other content to play on one device, it won’t play on any other device because of the […]
The man that created Sim City is about to outdo himself. Will Wright wowed everyone at Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) with a new type of Sim game. It’s called Spore. It’s an evolution game. According to Wikipedia:
The player molds and guides a single-celled species across many generations, until it becomes […]
These are always fun to look at. Take a look at a full map of the Internet (pdf). It’s definitely come a long way. The original ARPANET consisted of less than 20 routers back in 1982.
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I typically receive at least 10 PayPal phishing attempts every day! Today was a slow day — only 8 so far. Fake eBay “messages” and “password chnage requests” are pretty common also (3 today). Lately, I’ve been getting a lot from JP Morgan & Chase Bank - 9 today. The newest […]
Channel9 has an interview posted with Otto Berkes, General Manager of the Ultra-Mobile PC team at Microsoft. He talks about the “Origami” project. It’s basically a mini tablet PC. It still runs full-blown Windows. To get an idea of what it might be used for, watch a video of Intel’s version. […]
According to a post on Broadbandreports.com, Comcast has begun to rollout speed increases for its gold package to 16Mbit down / 1Mbit up. Finally!
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Apparently, I’m not the only one who reported potential fraud with their Citibank card. Why is it that the largest and most profitable financial services company in the world has so many security issues? Apparently the problem not only affects ATM card use in Canada, UK, and Russia, but people are reporting problems […]
The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Alan Richman traveled 23,750 miles and consumed more than 150,000 calories while taking the measure of 162 burgers across the country - with one goal: to find you the best damned assemblage of ground beef and buns this country serves up.
Top 20 List (pdf): The Best Burgers […]
I have mixed feelings about this one…
AT&T, Verizon and other telcos have been warning that they’re going to demand money from Google and other sites if those sites want adequate bandwidth. But now a senator is proposing to ban the practice, and is standing up to the telcos, who are acting more like a […]