My latest thinking about Siri over at TechGrid… “Siri does not represent a foray into the realm of artificial intelligence, but rather a necessary stutter-step in that direction which can be more accurately referred to as Augmented Intelligence. Despite an ability to engage in limited natural language processing, Siri is only capable of augmenting the [...]
Facebook is about to eat Twitter for lunch. I’m slowly recognizing that more and more of my activity is migrating from Twitter to Facebook. I’ve also been wondering if Apples upcoming IOS 5 integration with Twitter is a strategic mistake on Apple’s part? What will it take for Facebook to finish Twitter off? Here’s my [...]
I’ve got some thoughts on virtual worlds just posted on TechGrid: “In reading the book, it really makes one wonder why we haven’t created better instances of virtual worlds in today’s technology environment. The closest thing to the OASIS of Cline’s novel is Second Life, but it still has a lot of shortcomings. It got [...]
From an interview with William Gibson: “One of the things that’s unknowable is how humanity will use any new technology. No one imagines that we’d wind up with a world that looks like this on the basis of the technology that’s emerged in the last hundred years. Emergent technology is the most powerful single driver [...]
I’m excited to take a look at the new MacBook Air laptops that Apple released today. Excellent form factor with decent performance might make them the ultimate travel machines. It seems clear that these devices are targeted at folks who already have a computer, but want a portable computer for when they are out and [...]
This is an excellent device. Category changer like the iPhone was with smart phones. I’m typing this post on my iPad with a paired bluetooth keyboard and it is a great combination with a total weight of less than two pounds and no keyboard in the way when I don’t need it on planes and [...]
I’m really excited to add the iPad to my technology arsenal. Here are a few reasons why, along with some things that I hope are present in this generation and what I’d like to see in iPad 2.0 Reasons I want one now: In the past two years, there have been many times that I’ve [...]
While I’m not usually one to dwell on the significance of a new decade, 2010 seems worth reflecting on. This post covers a hodge-podge of issues keeping in tune with this blog’s general charter of technology, security, and obscurity. Hopefully, there’s something for everybody. When I first started working national security issues, 2010 was one [...]
I blogged about my experience with DirecTV. Finally, a state AG is taking them to task. I’ve written the VA state attorney to ask them to do the same. I would encourage you to do so as well. DirecTV thives on Deception
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