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The amorality on this thread is blowing my mind. Please watch something like this before perpetuating the delusion that tech doesn't affect people. http://www.structureevents.com/j…

So build stuff that completely disrupts entire industries, and eliminates whole categories of jobs, but STFU about it's actual effect on people? Just cash the check, geek out about…

That is bull. Everything about what tech is creating is political. Software cannot "eat the world" and not be political. Ignore it at your own peril.

Great analysis but this makes it sound even less likely. Going from zero marginal costs to something like this seems totally against their current model.

Maybe I'm missing something but that number sounds hard to believe. An S-Class in the US is $100K. Even if a stripped down "utility" version was available at $50K that's $5B worth …

Consider occupational therapy as well. It was very very helpful for my daughter, who was "behind the curve" with her gross motor skills. It's not just about increasing physical abi…

Interesting point. I think it's about creating something entirely disposable, and the freedom that Part of that freedom comes from the level of privacy I think. But from looking at…

You're missing the point. People are realizing that it's probably not a good idea to have every pic you ever take be out there for the world to see. But they still want to share th…

The Economist obits are indeed wonderful. It's almost always the first thing I read in it. But, as a point of clarification, this article is not the weekly obit. It's part of the B…

I agree. Technology and media over the past two decades have done more to sanitize war (and thus make it more palatable). It's good to see the oposite happening. As dickc says, "tw…

"The advertising units Twitter and Facebook are selling today are “hot dogs”: poorly targeted, poorly performing." Maybe that's true for FB, but apparently Twitter's mobile ads are…

Somewhere an RIAA lawyer is trying to figure out how to sue the AEOI.

True, but Yahoo! has made so many mistakes that she would have to really to screw up (like lie on your resume) for it to hurt her reputation. So that time and opportunity cost is u…