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the danger of getting telecommuting wrong

Study on the failures of telecommuting shows that many employers don't understand telecommuting and hence, neither do their workers.
the danger of getting telecommuting wrong

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how not to write a skeptical pop sci article

Charles Seife wants his fusion reactor and he wants it now, dammit, or no funding for you.
how not to write a skeptical pop sci article

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yes, you there, please step away from the theoretical computer science…

Military blogger invokes theoretical computer science in a post about testing code for fighter jets and gets the fundamentals wrong.
yes, you there, please step away from the theoretical computer science…

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meet a general without an army. or a war.

A self-described Anonymous hacker general describes a world right out of a spy movie playing only in his own head.
meet a general without an army. or a war.

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why the itu just can't hijack the internet

Bureaucrats keep thinking about how to tame the internet, but the internet's very nature makes it trivial to resist their efforts.
why the itu just can't hijack the internet

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feared are the machines: for they shall inherit the universe?

Could alien AI be the dominant life form in the universe instead of its organic creators?
feared are the machines: for they shall inherit the universe?

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trying to ban killer robots before they arrive

The international community is trying to jump ahead of autonomous killer robots, but the messiness of war means they have few answers to the crisis they imagine.
trying to ban killer robots before they arrive

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kurzweil's new theory of mind: better, still wrong

Kurzweil is starting to appreciate that he's been oversimplifying how the human brain works. But his latest iteration of a theory of mind still leaves much to be desired.
kurzweil's new theory of mind: better, still wrong

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an election day tech conspiracy theory tries to rise

A group of Republicans is trying to advance a conspiracy theory that Romney's campaign tool to detect voter fraud was sabotaged from the inside.
an election day tech conspiracy theory tries to rise

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why hollywood needs to leave the hacking to the experts

It's not just the Home Alone vibe of Skyfall that should irk viewers...
why hollywood needs to leave the hacking to the experts

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why the web never forgives, or forgets

A European lawmaker wants the web to forget your embarrassing moments. But at this point, that's pretty much an impossible task.
why the web never forgives, or forgets

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in defense of sprawling, wasteful data centers

Data centers are getting a bum rap, but behind the scenes, they're working hard on trying to keep the internet more reliable and their power usage more efficient.
in defense of sprawling, wasteful data centers

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why cyberwarfare won't have a battle of thermopylae

Policy wonks are trying to wrap their minds around how to fight a war in cyberspace, but their thinking keeps defaulting to conventional warfare.
why cyberwarfare won't have a battle of thermopylae

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do we need a crackdown on stock trading bots?

To keep the stock market under human control, should we crack down on high frequency trading algorithms and what they can do?
do we need a crackdown on stock trading bots?

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the curious case of the cyberattack that never was

The problem with the supposed Russian attack on an American water treatment plant isn't the false alarm, it's how Congress and the DHS reacted.
the curious case of the cyberattack that never was

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