Debunking: “rise of the machines”

There is an article in which Skype founder Jaan Tallinn claims …”Machines are becoming so intelligent that they could pose an existential threat“. Really!! OK, lets take a look. The article is in the Sidney Morning Herald . Claim: “Jaan Tallinn argues human-driven technological progress has largely replaced evolution as the dominant force shaping our … Read more

Top 10 worst Domain names … some are I suspect deliberate choices

About one week ago a whole new batch of web suffixes were made available and so the opportunity to screw up has been extended. Supposedly as part of this process a UK-based internet registrar highlighted their top 10 disasters and suggested that unless you think carefully about it, you might end up attracting a very different, unwanted audience. (Yes OK, … Read more

Space elevator by 2050 planned, to include space solar power

Obayashi Corp., headquartered in Tokyo, has unveiled a project to build a space elevator by the year 2050 that would transport passengers to a station 36,000 kilometers above the Earth and transmit power to the ground. Wow, sounds cool … ah but hold on, lets cast a bit of a skeptical eye over this. Who? … Read more

Research has determined the atomic limits of magnetic memory

IBM Research scientists have successfully demonstrated the ability to store one bit of information in as few as 12 magnetic atoms. Now that is truly impressive, because today’s disk drives use about one million atoms to store a single bit of information – so yes, there is indeed a considerable degree of scope to leverage … Read more

Scam Alert: If Facebook offers you different colours – Avoid, it is a con.

The Inquirer reports … THE SOCIAL NETWORK Facebook has been hit by a scam tempting users to change the colour of the web site. The scam involves inviting users to change the colour of their Facebook to pink, red or black for a limited time only. A link within the post then prompts the user … Read more

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