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Robots aren’t what we expected
Would you say you constantly interact with robots? I would. Captain Zann by Tinkerbots My oven knows how to turn itself off after a preset amount of time. That was arguably the first robotic invader to...
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AI should stand for Aggregated Intelligence
Image via Wikipedia Artificial Intelligence is commonly thought of as a set of practices mimicking the human brain. However, recent history shows us that there is a better approach, facilitating...
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Desktop Backup: Traditional, and Torrent-Like
Image by net_efekt via Flickr Jeff Atwood proclaimed Dec. 14 as “International Backup Awareness Day” after losing his blog. He later managed to recover it, partially through a miraculous backup on the...
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Social White Noise
Image via Wikipedia The Business of Buses Israel’s public transportation system is in the process of transitioning to a modern-age smartcard. Instead of buying a 10-fare ticket for a discount,...
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Green. That’s the color of the dollar
Image by kendrick via Flickr Recently, I’ve been on vacation in the northern Israel, staying at an “ecological lodge”. A sample of principles the ecological lodge adheres to: The water from the...
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The Question of The Address Book
Apple’s tyranny knows no limits: For more than two years you couldn’t legitimately purchase an iPhone in Israel. Sure, you could bring one from the states and jailbreak it, but it’s a hassle and you...
View ArticleShareaholic Contains Spyware?
(Apr 20): Shareaholic 1.9.7 has the problematic tracking feature disabled by default. I’ve been using Shareaholic for the last four months to share web content. This browser extension groups together...
View ArticleThe Future of Thrillers
How will the movie experience look like in the future? Judging by the industry, 3-D films are the next big thing. Myself, I’m skeptical. 3-D is a linear movie-making improvement, just as Dolby Surround...
View ArticleEducation 2.0
Seeing Kahn speak at TED reassured me that the classroom indeed has a future (current state: sucks ass). The day is not far when Kahn’s Academy hands out degrees as honorable as Harvard’s or Oxford’s....
View ArticleSharing Music
It is really peculiar to recount the history of unauthorized music sharing. While Napster and its kin suffered a history bloodier than any Tudor, YouTube seemed to stand tall amidst an acid rain of...
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