Tag: futurism
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A future history of crowdsourced reporting
During the second or third or so year of my still-brief career in what we might as well call “the news business” for lack of a more encompassing and descriptive term, I found myself jumping up and down advocating for a tool to standardize the task of gathering data from the news audience. Crowdsourcing as…
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The Myth of the Three Laws of Robotics – Why We Can’t Control Intelligence
The Myth of the Three Laws of Robotics – Why We Can’t Control Intelligence: “Let’s get something out of the way. I’m not worried about a robot apocalypse.”
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From the height of this place – Jonathan Rosenberg
Google’s SVP of product management, in a memo rewritten for public use. The bits about journalism have been quoted in the last week, but not the most interesting ones. Read the whole section and you’ll see what I mean, perhaps. From the height of this place – Jonathan Rosenberg
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The Next Future of the Internet – Pew Internet & American Life Project Commentary
Pew study (looks like a survey of influentials/”experts”) with some relevant findings: Future of Intarwebs = mobile, and will not save the world for you. The Next Future of the Internet – Pew Internet & American Life Project Commentary
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You want to see a video of the Bug Labs hardware in action, don’t you? – CrunchGear
This is the opposite of the Kindle, the iPhone, DRM, the dSLR, etc. A more likely future of devices, hackable hardware and hackable software. Function, not form. You want to see a video of the Bug Labs hardware in action, don’t you? – CrunchGear
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The Future of Electronic Paper – TFOT
And the past, too. An interview with an early e-paper researcher from PARC. The Future of Electronic Paper – TFOT
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Robot Cannon Kills 9, Wounds 14 – Wired
Uhhhhhhhhh… Please not to put the robot gun on trial. kthxbai. Robot Cannon Kills 9, Wounds 14 – Wired
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AppleInsider | Up next for Apple: the return of the Newton
A completely logical and to-be-expected rumor about a touch-happy Apple tablet of the rumored near future. AppleInsider | Up next for Apple: the return of the Newton
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Foldable, bendable battery made from paper developed – International Herald Tribune
And here’s the power supply for the e-paper of our futuristic dreams. Next? Foldable, bendable battery made from paper developed – International Herald Tribune
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Dispatches From the Hyperlocal Future – Wired
Lots of fun here from a look at 2017. Dispatches From the Hyperlocal Future – Wired