It wasn't that long ago that choosing between Mac and Windows meant a choice between processing architectures as well as operating systems. Apple's OS X was running on PowerPC, Microsoft's Windows was owning the x86 market, and the two seemed destined never to cross paths. But unbeknownst to the...
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Anonymous, the internet hacking group recently profiled by Parmy Olson, has shifted its attention to the increasing permissiveness of internet censorship by the Indian government. Late last month, Anonymous disabled or intruded on government- and ISP-backed websites in response to commercially-driven attempts to block instances of copyright infringement. As of yesterday, the group took things a...
In a recent interview with Wired, renowned economist and columnist Paul Krugman talked about the influence science fiction has had on his life and career and discussed his new book, End This Depression Now! It's a long and entertaining read that, among other things, relates Krugman's desire to become an economist after reading Isaac Asimov's The Foundation. In answer to whether or not building a Death Star would be the worth the estimated $852 quadrillion that it would cost to build, Krugman responds "I think more likely we’re going to have microscopic drones that can kill everybody. So the Death Star is a very antiquated vision of what evil will look like. Evil will come in stylish, Steve Jobs-inspired designs." For more, check out the full interview at Wired.
"Evil will come in stylish, Steve Jobs-inspired designs" Paul Krugman
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