“Computers in the future may have only 1,000 vaccuum tubes and perhaps weigh only 1.5 tons” – Popular Mechanics article, March 1949 The above quote amply demonstrates the problems with predicting the future. This is because the future does not always evolve linearly from the past – there are often unforeseen quantum leaps in technology […]
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Microsoft, Google sparring over Twitter? Should be interesting… http://bit.ly/9JbJb The explosive growth of Twitter has evoked great interest among both Google and Microsoft to acquire the company. For Google this would immediately fill the gap in their search of real-time results and give them an even bigger share of the search market. For Microsoft, this
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In news today China Denies Involvement in Hacking U.S. Power Grid – http://bit.ly/Vtab5 The Chinese govt official position is always complete denial – but can you really trust anything that Beijing says or denies ? The ambitions of the chinese is nothing short of “electronic world domination ” as per this article : http://www.cnn.com/2008… And http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol… Americans
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College too expensive? Try YouTube http://bit.ly/uFFbo This is a glimpse of the future of college education and education in general. The convergence of digital multimedia and broadband together with global connectivity is paving the way for a new way to disseminate learning – 24 hour, on-demand learning on any topic that may be of
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Would you reveal your password for a chocolate bar ? Apparently 70% of people surveyed in UK did ! http://bit.ly/6wkYJ
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All successful technologies tend to look inevitable only in hindsight – which says a lot about shortcomings of foresight ! #insight 🙂
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The history of the progress of science is really a history of cherished assumptions being proven wrong again and again. #insight
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Hackers Penetrate U.S. Power Grid & Leave Software That Could Disrupt System http://bit.ly/6Ff6c
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Broadband for the masses : FCC studies goal of nationwide affordable, fast Internet http://bit.ly/15WBdH
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BumpTop – a Windows desktop 3D replacement- that was showcased in TED is launched. Revolutionary or just a fad ? http://bit.ly/whC5c
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