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severak 24.10.2018 15:58:12

A frequent idea that I run across when speaking to technophiles with transhumanist leanings these days is the superiority of tech over…

severak 17.10.2018 09:40:38

Hiding under an assumed name to avoid discrimination, Repairnator is unmasked

severak 2.10.2018 15:48:57

Dandan Fan's every move will soon be watched and judged by her government, and she's happy about that. Social credit will unite Big Brother and big data to coerce more than a billion people..

severak 23.9.2018 20:53:12

Could AI really replace songwriters? Sorting fact from science-fiction with Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, Ash Koosha and more

severak 6.9.2018 20:52:21

Naomi Wu — the “SexyCyborg” of China’s tech hub Shenzhen — has created a head-turning corset that illuminates her breasts with flashing red light. In one of her latest YouTube videos, the tech and DIY enthusiast shows how she developed the outfit, which uses a special flashlight connected to two fiber-optic cables.  Wu, who battled...

severak 6.9.2018 16:38:05

The First Computers in East Africa –and what became of them

from http://owaahh.com/the-first-computers-in-east-africa-and-what-became-of-them/

severak 9.8.2018 14:18:07

Thousands of hidden scores influence your chance to get a job, a loan, insurance or even a date. Social Cooling describes how this increases pressure to conform, and asks how this will change society.

severak 8.8.2018 11:24:27

As drone technology develops, terrorism in the sky is becoming a serious possibility. Sunday's purported drone attack in Venezuela should serve as a warning.

severak 7.8.2018 22:57:10

Engineers at Caltech have developed a new control algorithm that enables a single drone to herd an entire flock of birds away from the airspace of an airport. The algorithm is presented in a study in IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

severak 3.8.2018 01:35:17

The video known as badday.mpg has been an internet phenomenon for more than 20 years. Thanks, CERN.

severak 31.7.2018 09:46:35

“Only the paranoid survive.” — Andy Grove

severak 25.7.2018 15:00:27

Emperor’s 2019 exit will be first era change of information age, and switchover could be as big as Y2K say industry figures

severak 24.7.2018 12:32:26

Long before Big Tech got behind the wheel, Ernst Dickmanns unleashed a driverless Mercedes onto the roads of Europe.

severak 19.7.2018 11:05:01

Today the predominant way to publish is online.

Printed books will still be readable in 100 or 1000 years, whereas blogs and online-journals will vanish comparatively fast.

The generation of our grandchildren may be able to recall events prior to the 21st century but not their most recent past – a phenomenon that can be paraphrased as ‘Global Alzheimer’.

The MOM project aims to preserve today’s stories  in order to pass on our present to give the future a past.

A gift both to our grandchildren and to a civilization far beyond the digital age.

severak 18.7.2018 10:39:18

Designing human-computer experience isn’t about building a better desktop. It’s about creating imaginary worlds that have a special relationship to reality—worlds in which we can extend, amplify, and enrich our own capacities to think, feel, and act.

— Brenda Laurel, Computers as Theatre

severak 17.7.2018 16:11:26

Původní představy vizionářů, o který budu za chvíli mluvit, však byly odlišné. Počítač měl být nástroj, který nám pomůže efektivněji zpracovávat informace a efektivněji přemýšlet. Neměl za nás udělat veškerou práci udělat sám. Koncept, který nám k tomu měl dopomoci, se jmenuje hypertext.

severak 17.7.2018 10:49:59

A few months ago, I received a cryptic message from AirBnB that sounded like something straight out that Black Mirror episode with Jon…

severak 10.7.2018 00:02:47

All she did was board a plane and chat with her seatmate. Now she is a public figure, a hashtag, a target. Millions of strangers on the internet want to know about her new fictional relationship. No one understands why she is so afraid. Or maybe she isn’t afraid. How could I know? I don’t know this woman either.

severak 9.7.2018 10:52:53

Using what one expert calls a ‘Wizard of Oz technique’, some companies keep their reliance on humans a secret from investors

severak 4.7.2018 12:20:41

Welcome to a world where Juggalo makeup is your best shot at avoiding involuntary surveillance.

severak 3.7.2018 09:38:37

In 2012 I tried out a brand new luxury vehicle at a automotive conference. It was a minimalist European model, and nothing seemed out of…

severak 27.6.2018 14:54:18

The Unix Heritage Society

severak 20.6.2018 15:14:05

It was 7am when my phone rang. Instead of an alarm, it was my recruiter disturbing me from a pleasant dream. It was too early for a phone call or to be caught off guard, so I did not answer. I went to

severak 9.6.2018 22:11:07

Americký sexuální robot je praktický, hygienický, poddajný. V životní velikosti, opatřený umělou inteligencí i osobností, hebký silikon transportovaný v bedně...