Archives for the 'Technology' Category
Best analogy… ever.
The thing that always disturbs me about Diebold (Premier Election Services) is that… they have made something that should be simple so overly complicated that it inevitably will expose some security flaws. It seems the casinos is Las Vegas have more stringent regulations for slot machines than we do for our voting machines. [...]
And this is why I just ordered a GPS…
That’s right — I’ve given up on using Google Maps on my (original, non-3G) iPhone as my in-car navigation. Why? Because EDGE is slow, so getting map data while on the move is painful. Also, Google Maps sucks when you’re driving. Looking for nearby restaurants? Assuming you can type on [...]
If “24″ had aired in 1994…
…it might have looked something like this:
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Set rifles to stun!
From New Scientist, here is a story on non-lethal gun technology I originally discovered on slashdot.org
Toy rocket inspires variable-speed bullets
A gun that fires variable speed bullets and which can be set to kill, wound or just inflict a bruise is being built by a US toy manufacturer. The weapon is based on technology used to [...]
…and this is why I use a Mac and program in Java
My applications are well-behaved and never question the matrix they live in.
