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why valley execs need to stop prognosticating

The last thing we need is to try and turn social media into an artificial intelligence.
why valley execs need to stop prognosticating

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gizmodo's editor tackles the troll community

Gizmodo is taking a very hard line with trolls and the trolls demand their right to hurl abuse. Is this is the start of showdowns to come?
gizmodo's editor tackles the troll community

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the right and wrong reasons to study computers

Regardless of what you may have heard, computer science will not make you a better writer or communicator.
the right and wrong reasons to study computers

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mixing technology and evolution yet again…

It's often tempting to compare advancements in technology to evolution. But they're two fundamentally different processes.
mixing technology and evolution yet again…

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the age of the cyber-vigilante is here. now what?

Online mobs have become judge, jury, and executioner. What happens to social media now?
the age of the cyber-vigilante is here. now what?

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robots just might take your job. and keep it.

Being replaced by machines at work is no longer a utopian prediction. It's a grim reality for which our leaders haven't even tried to prepare.
robots just might take your job. and keep it.

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could video games train their players for war?

Using video games and realistic virtual simulations to train soldiers has been a sci-fi trope for many years. Experts are wondering if it could soon become a reality.
could video games train their players for war?

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turning humans into digital vapor, revisited

Tron's human/computer gateway certainly seems cool, but it's going to be pretty much impossible to build, ever.
turning humans into digital vapor, revisited

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singularitarian rebukes the nerd rapture crowd

Michael Anissimov has had it with transhumanists ready to hurry up and wait for technology to solve every problem humanity faces by merely existing.
singularitarian rebukes the nerd rapture crowd

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happy weirday! weird things officially turns two.

Weird Things is now officially a toddler in human years and probably middle aged in blog ones...
happy weirday! weird things officially turns two.

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taking cyborg technology to the next level

A new experiment shows that we can give paralyzed patients the ability to move their wheelchairs with their thoughts alone.
taking cyborg technology to the next level

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the singularity makes it to prime time tv. sort of.

While the Singularity Institute is celebrating their vision on a mainstream sitcom, it's actually become a punchline...
the singularity makes it to prime time tv. sort of.

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did cyber-warfare finally invade the real world?

Stuxnet is scary, but we don't yet have clear evidence that it was the first cyber attack by a nation state.
did cyber-warfare finally invade the real world?

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the technical trouble with humanoid robots

The robots who may assist us and take care of our basic needs in the future don't have to be humanoid to be useful. It may even be better if they're not.
the technical trouble with humanoid robots

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weird things, now measured in megahits

That's right, Weird Things passed a million views. Next, world conquest. Right?
weird things, now measured in megahits

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