I hate web pages that don’t let you back out of them. It’s an interesting story about using math to track gang activity, but follow the link at your peril.
[Update for those interested]
I’m using Firefox 6.0.2 in Linux.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
Dear Spammers
Why would you imagine that I would be so stupid as to open an email from “PASCAL,” subject: “From PASCAL”?
[Update a few minutes later]
Here’s another compelling email subject: “RE: RE: hi”
Well, I Guess It’s Been Long Enough
So much for that “Speak no ill of the dead” thing, when it comes to Steve Jobs.
It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane
Well, actually it’s a vegetable. Super broccoli.
Transhumanism
Is it coercive?
Unity Bleg
OK, so I’ve got this new GUI in Fedora 15 (haven’t played much with it yet, because it’s on my laptop, and haven’t been traveling). What does it mean when there is nothing on the screen except the time in the top center, and my name in the upper right corner with a lock icon? I can move the cursor around, but I can’t unlock it. The only way out I’ve found is to ctrl-function to a terminal, log in as root, and reboot. What am I missing here?
An Earthscraper
A plan for an inside-out upside-down skyscraper in Mexico City.
Facebook Is Tracking Your Every Move On The Web
Here’s how to stop it.
The End Of The Future
I missed this earlier, but last week Peter Thiel had a long and pessimistic essay on the stalling of American innovation.
Skills That Recent IT Grads Are Lacking
Seven of them. It’s probably a problem with technical degrees in general, not just IT.