“Ten 100-year predictions that came true”

Considering the poor accuracy of professional science fiction authors even in “near-future” SF, this guy‘s track record is nothing short of amazing. Too bad he can’t be around to enjoy his success, but when you’re making predictions for a century hence, that’s a bit problematic. 🙂

SOPA and PIPA stopped — for now

Wow. I didn’t expect anything like what happened, and apparently neither did anyone else — including the MPAA. From the e-mail I received from FightForTheFuture.org: The MPAA (the lobby for big movie studios which created these terrible bills) was shocked and seemingly humbled. “‘This was a whole new different game all of a sudden,’ MPAA …

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“Footie club sacks striker for homophobic tweet”

The offending tweet: I wouldn’t fancy the bed next to Gareth Thomas #padlockmyarse Does this mean that the tweeter would climb into the bed of any female sleeping in the same room and have his way with her, even if she didn’t want it? Because that’s what it sounds like he’s saying. If not, then …

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Linux compiles and massive IOWait delays

As mentioned previously, I use a 13″ mid-2009 MacBook Pro as my development machine, with virtual Linux and Windows machines running under Parallels. All was mostly well, except that I’m doing a lot more compiling in the last few months than I had been previously, and the IOWait problem on the Linux VM — always …

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“US killer spy drone controls switch to Linux”

So you’ve got an unmanned flying drone with deadly weapons, controlled by ground stations that could be hundreds or thousands of miles away. Of course you run it with the most popular and least secure operating system on the planet! I mean, what could possibly go wrong? I’ve said it before, in all-caps and bold …

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“New York City gets a Software Engineering High School”

This sounds like an awesome idea. It’s a “limited, unscreened” school. […] It means that any student who is interested can apply–their grades and attendence record are not taken into account in deciding whether or not to admit them, only their interest. I think this is the best thing about the school. A lot of …

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