Monthly Archives: August 2013

Who US?

In light of the report that an email service (Lavabit) has shutdown (due to their desire to prevent government intrusion i.e., the NSA Whistle-blowing case) it’s clear that Civil Liberties (that the American Public once stood for / fought for, … Continue reading

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Whaled-on…

According to the enclosed test, Twitter’s new two-step, authentication service – failed! Perhaps the service is taking a page from their user-bases’ experience (when the service is interrupted / goes down, etc.?) (Source) PC Magazine: http://goo.gl/zsqW9v

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Worth It?

GM’s $5,000 price cut on the Chevy Volt seems generous. However, in real-terms (arguably, American) consumers are not going to change their life-styles until gas prices are more in-line with the rest of the OECD, e.g., higher (which is yet … Continue reading

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Deceptively Brilliant.

Dove’s PhotoShop (okay, Trojan Horse) add-on campaign was an excellent example of (hopefully) bringing to light the repercussions of body-shaming in advertising. (Source) Fast Company: http://goo.gl/93HdP

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Domo.

Japan’s launch of the first, talking space-robot is a nascent step that could go a long way towards assisting humans with intergalactic exploration (in the present and future). (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/Dtr4mL

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What Would Steve Do?

Interesting… perhaps the American Government can actually do the right thing. (Source) LA Times: http://goo.gl/0tCW6Q

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3-D Self-portraits.

Yes, that’s correct. You too can own one too (for those that feel that a photo / video isn’t enough)… perhaps, being vain is more commonplace than humans care to admit… (Source) Wired: http://goo.gl/hmCdFY

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