Social media: The Next Big Thing… 500 years ago.
But is Zuckerberg more like Martin Luther or Pope Leo X? (Hint: Neither! I just wanted to get your attention. But one could draw an interesting parallel between Zuckerberg and …
Steve Jobs to Receive a Grammy – WTF?
Jobs, whose fluffy, walled-garden approach to digital music distribution (among other things) made an indelible impact on the music industry, by: Commodifying music as sterile $0.99 tracks, All but eliminating …
Facebook shoves your face into creepy ‘sponsored stories’ in 2012
Yet another reason why I am hesitant to share things, “like” things, or link any web accounts with FB. It’s not just your privacy (and dignity) that FB sells, it’s …
A little holiday humor
Santa Gets Hacked! – YouTube.
HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source
Well, the waiting is over for finding out what will happen to webOS. Or it is just starting. HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source.
Researchers can set media’s pants on fire! (was: Hackers can set printers on fire!)
In the past couple of weeks, there has been quite a bit of press and blogging about a security vulnerability in HP printers that was discovered by researchers in the …
Microsoft seeks patent on employee spy system
Just plain creepy. Microsoft seeks patent on employee spy system • The Register.
Happy Birthday LEO
Not the astrological sign, I mean LEO, the first business computer. It is 60 years old today. A bit larger and more power-hungry than today’s desktop computers — it consumed …
California’s Solar Program a Big Success (and we helped)
“Today, Environment California Research & Policy Center released a new report documenting that California’s innovative Million Solar Roofs Initiative, halfway through its legislatively mandated timeline, is on pace to meet …
How websites use your browser to sell you for cash
Here is an excellent two-part article about tracking and privacy through web browsing: Part 1 describes how you are being tracked (and why). How websites use your browser to sell …