Present Shock – Will Technology Destroy Us?
In 1970, Alvin Toffler wrote a book called Future Shock, wherein he speculates that we are being overwhelmed by the rapid changes in technology and society. I was nine years old in 1970. We were...
View ArticleHere a /bin, There a /bin, Everywhere a /bin /bin
So, most of you GNU/Linux users have by now peaked into that File System directory on the left frame of your file manager, huh? Ever wonder how all that /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin stuff came about? Well,...
View ArticleEvery Once In A While…
… I actually agree with something Richard Stallman had to say. I was perusing my usual spots today and ran across an article on jalopnik.com regarding that annoying damned Check Engine light on your...
View ArticleYou Learn Something New Every Day!
I learned today that a mickey wasn’t just some drink someone gave you to knock you out so they could steal your wallet. Here’s what a mickey really is according to Webopedia: mickey A mickey is a unit...
View ArticleiFixit – Very COOL!
While perusing my latest issue of Mother Jones today, I came across a great article about the iFixit website and the fix rather than replace movement. Wow! What a refreshing idea; fix something rather...
View ArticleThe Future Is Here… 3D Printing
Earlier today, I received an email newsletter with a link to an interesting article related to three dimensional printing. I had only heard snippets about this new technology. It sounded almost like...
View ArticleCyber-life Interrupted by Real Life
Hello happy readers, commenters, lurkers, etc. Beginning very soon, like right away, I’ll be somewhat absent from here. The reason for this is that I’ll be spending most of my waking hours (and some of...
View ArticleThe Great 2013 Certification Hunt – a Brief Update
Some of you may remember that I was distracted from my normal routine here by a brief interlude involving some Cisco training back in January of this year. Well, I managed to pass the course and...
View Article20K Robots… Soon To Be 1 Million?
In light of my recent article regarding the future interaction between man and machine, I thought this appropriate. 20,000 robots are on the job in Foxconn factories By Michael Kan July 15, 2013 06:00...
View ArticleAhhnold… er, I Mean Atlas
While still in man vs. machine mode around here, I thought I’d add this interesting story… Meet DARPA’s real-world Terminator, Atlas By Sebastian Anthony on July 12, 2013 at 7:15 am DARPA and Boston...
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