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Computers in the movies
Computers in the movies are much more noisy and visually exciting than in real life. The truth is that computer crime is visually very boring to watch. The criminal just sits there switching between prompts and editors typing in cryptic … Continue reading
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Portable Nuclear Reactors
The DOE has developed a small, self-contained nuclear power plant called SSTAR. The plan is that these would be sold to developing nations to meet their growing electricity needs while at the same time reducing the danger of nuclear proliferation … Continue reading
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Desalination gets cheaper
Just came across a BBC article about a new desalination technology being used in Israel. This is a good thing, hopefully removing a bone of contention in violent region of the world.
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Living in the future
There was this documentary series I saw on public television back in the early Eighties, I think it was called “Fast Forward” or something. It was terribly prescient and had a very avid view of information technology–computers, networks, telecommunications. Years … Continue reading
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Walking to buy cereal in the morning.
The last few entries were sort of environmental downers. I still stick by them though. In my most ridiculous daydreams, I imagine all of humanity forcibly relocated to space colonies made out of ferrous asteroids. The Earth could then be … Continue reading
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Fab labs: Factories grow still more portable
I haven’t really been paying attention these last few weeks but a lot of interest is being generated on the sites I read (CRN, WorldChanging, Cyborg Democracy) about something called a Fab Lab. As near as I can understand, a … Continue reading
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Nuclear Energy in China
I guess I am a disillusioned environmentalist. I’d like to see the Earth totally unspoiled by any human activity but realistically I know that this is mostly a loosing battle. We may recycle, telecommuting and delivery may allow us to … Continue reading
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Journalists can't be trusted on points of grammar
So Wired has decided to stop capitalizing the word, “Internet.” Like I care. Let me tell you a story: Back in 1996, when I first started work at Microsoft, our group’s copy editors passed out style guidelines for our writing. … Continue reading
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Thin Film Fuel Cells and Molecular Manufacturing
At last some progress is slowly being made in the field of batteries! The recent news at FuturePundit is that thin film fuel cells will one day be efficient enough to lead significant changes in electric power distribution. The idea … Continue reading
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Who am I really?
A couple of days ago I turned 41. So who am I? Well, using a search engine, there are things you’ll discover, things that I will confess to and even some embarrassing things. The rest you’ll have to discover through … Continue reading
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