Doug Engelbart (RIP) First Wizard
Douglas Engelbart dies at age 88; computer visionary Doug Engelbart: A computing giant passes away Douglas Englebart, designer of computer mouse, dead at 88
SmartPlanet: As Many Cell Phones as People, But….
There are (almost) as many cell phone subscriptions as people By Tyler Falk | July 2, 2013 Quartz dug up this graph from a new U.N. report showing the world’s rapid adoption of cell phones. Yes, you’re seeing that right, there are almost as many cell phone subscriptions as there are people. It’s an astounding …
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Patrick Meier: Big Data Sensing and Shaping Emerging Conflict
Big Data: Sensing and Shaping Emerging Conflicts The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and US Institute of Peace (USIP) co-organized a fascinating workshop on “Sensing & Shaping Emerging Conflicts” in November 2012. I had the pleasure of speaking at this workshop, the objective of which was to “identify major opportunities and impediments to providing better real-time information to actors directly …
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2013 Robert Steele: Concise Summary of Three Paths to a Prosperous World at Peace
I know of three ways to get from today to a prosperous world at peace, a world that works for all — all three merit consideration as a whole. 01. Open Source Everything (OSE). This is the technical solution. The US Government is ignorant and arrogant in part because the cult of secrecy and the …
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Mini-Me: US reportedly bugged EU offices, computer networks, according to Der Spiegel magazine
Huh? US reportedly bugged EU offices, computer networks, according to Der Spiegel magazine The United States has been accused of bugging European Union offices and accessing EU computer networks, according to secret documents cited in German magazine Der Spiegel. EXTRACT: The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, says if the report is correct it …
Sepp Hasslberger: Renewable Source Electricity To Exceed Gas and Nuclear by 2016
It is good to see there’s progress towards getting off fossil fuels, but we still have a ways to go … and there are new free energy technologies being developed that may bring us there even faster. Energy Revolution Mark Dansie Revolution-Green.com, 28 June 2013 Electricity generation from renewable sources worldwide will exceed that from …
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Rickard Falkvinge: Geopolitical Implications of Open Source Game Controller
The Ouya Has Geopolitical Implications (For Your Kids) Posted: 27 Jun 2013 02:23 AM PDT Infopolicy – Zacqary Adam Green: The world’s first mass-market open source video game console is not going to turn the video game industry upside down any time soon. But in 20 years, it is going to turn every industry upside …
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