OLPC can work, if we work.
OLPC = One Laptop Per Child, for the current-tech-events impaired There is a proverbial ego storm raining fud all over the Internet, its been pouring now for about two days. I am sad to see that (for many) the need to express our ideals is usurping our desire to consider solutions. People are in an [...]
Microsoft ‘Santa’ dislikes pizza but enjoys discussing oral sex
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. According to The Associated Press, Microsoft disabled its artificial ‘Santa’ chat engine after the program suggested to two underage girls that “It’s fun to talk about oral sex“. Thankfully, the program also declared “but I want to chat about something else.” Any AI program can be tricked into saying [...]
Can’t we all just geek a long?
I should preface this post by saying, my idea of success entails contributing something to the world that is useful and advances (all) of us to greater joy, entertainment or productivity. While un-clogging a toilet today, I gave extensive thought to Microsoft. No, it was not the matter causing the clog that inspired me, it [...]
Apple Gates Google?
People are extremely interesting. Who needs Court T.V. when you have front row seats in the court of public opinion? Blogs are blazing with Applenoid and Googlenoid people wondering if one, the other or both has become the next ‘Microsoft’. Applenoid and Googlenoid of course alluding to the special kind of paranoia surrounding both companies. [...]
I’m done with the BBC
Very, very few things in this world annoy me. Public toilets that evidence “a deposit but no return” annoy me, I don’t enjoy flushing for someone else. Movie theater seats featuring something sticky annoy me, most movie seats don’t feature microscopes that permit you to identify that which now clings to your rear end. The [...]
Mandriva, Microsoft and Nigeria, Oh my!
There is yet another squabble in the world of operating systems, Mandriva has suggested that Microsoft sank a 17,000 PC deal made between Mandriva and the Nigerian government to deliver low cost PC’s with a customized version of Mandriva GNU/Linux tailored for education. The computers are to be deployed in many schools. The Nigerian government, [...]
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