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Sunday, March 09, 2014

Thieves who offer Customer Suport to victims? It's called "Ransomware"

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Just when you thought you'd seen it all: 'Perfect' ransomware is the scariest threat to your PC Nothing spurs malware develo...
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What happens when vaccinations stop?

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The green is Whooping Cough, the red is Measls: The toll of the anti-vaccination movement, in one devastating graphic [...] A couple o...
Sunday, March 02, 2014

Is the 21st Century going to be the begining of the Robotic Revolution?

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This video suggests it's an actual possibility. Future is Today - Humanoid Robots 2014 In an earlier post I did with a video of a f...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

Funding the Affordable Care Act

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Or not. With 2.5 million Americans leaving the workforce, that's 2.5 million less paying into it. Even the CBO (Congressional Budget O...

A more moderate Iran?

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That's the Image they are trying to project on the world stage. But what's going on at home? Iranian executions spiking despite...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

Androids: Fantasy VS Reality

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The fantasy Android: But what is the reality of Artificial Intelligence? The harsh truth: Supercomputer Takes 40 Minutes To Model 1 S...
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If cosmic rays could play classical music instruments...

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Oh, wait a minute! They can: NASA Moon Probe Broadcasts Space Weather Symphony Live Online A NASA probe orbiting the moon is broadcasti...
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Could you make the grade in 1912?

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This was kinda depressing: 1912 eighth grade exam: Could you make it to high school in 1912? A 1912 eighth-grade exam was donated to a mu...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Can computers become WAY too intrusive?

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You tell me: EmoSPARK - the beating heart of AI in the 21st Century! EmoSPARK is unique in many ways, in the way it processes and func...

Will software relationships replace people?

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Some, like Larry Ellison, co-founder and CEO of Tech company Oracle, see a trend that suggests it's a possibility: Billionaire Larry E...

Autonomous Robots are Here Already

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Robot construction crew works autonomously, is kind of adorable Inspired by termite behavior, engineers and scientists at Harvard have deve...
Sunday, February 09, 2014

Beware of the clown...

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The Sad Truth About Ronald McDonald The story is all over the internet, with minor variations. But sometimes, with a rather violent al...

What's wrong with "The Never Ending Story"?

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Plenty, if you really look at it: 7 Terrible Life Lessons Learned from 'The Neverending Story It's hard to find someone who hasn...

Who wants a Classical Liberal Education?

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I did, but never got it. So I've been getting one for myself, in bits and pieces, over the years. Here is one of my latest discoveries...

Immigration Reform and the GOP

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The reality of demographics: Rand Paul to GOP: Change your tune, or Texas goes Democratic Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., delivered a stark demogr...
Saturday, February 01, 2014

South Africa's Next President?

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She is the candidate of the country's largest opposition party: Famed S. African Activist to Run for President South Africa’s main o...
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Lifelong Learning: Free Resources

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I'd posted previously from this link about How and Why to Become a Lifelong Learner , and it's certainly worth reading the whole art...

How to Get a College Degree without the massive, crushing debt inflicted on us by the “Student Loan Industrial Complex.”

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Testing Out: How to “Moneyball” Your Way to a Debt-Free College Degree I don’t know about you, but I’m fed up with the ancient “college sav...
Saturday, January 25, 2014

The Apple Mac turns 30

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A Look Back at 30 Years of the Mac The Apple Macintosh computer turns 30 on Friday; here's a look back at what made the Mac special and...

San Francisco's "Tales of the City" Ends

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Author Armistead Maupin ends San Francisco ‘Tales of the City’ saga with ninth volume In 1974, when Armistead Maupin began writing what bec...