The New York Times details its partnership with Assange and other newspapers and the process behind the release of the State Department cables.
This is definitely the coolest Kinect hack I've seen so far. Somebody should probably patent this if it's not already.
The Kinect's multi-camera layout can be used to capture some fuzzy, but astonishingly effortless 3D maps of real world locations and objects.
How does a web service respond when a government is stealing its citizens' passwords?
Apple has created a prototype of a payment terminal that small businesses, such as hairdressers and mom-and-pop stores, could use to scan NFC-enabled iPhones and iPads, Doherty said. The company is considering heavily subsidizing the terminal, or even giving it away to retailers, to encourage fast, nationwide adoption of NFC technology and rev up sales of NFC-enabled iPhones and iPads, he said."Near-field communication" is very similar to the technology used in gas station speed passes, highway toll tags, and ID badges like mine. It's already available in Google's latest Android phone, the Nexus S, and as the article says, a potentially huge cut of payment processing fees is at stake in the adoption of a new payment method.
Buying RAM is for people who don't know how to write algorithms.
Algorithms are for people who don't know how to buy RAM.
The phrase is not a statement that information should be free. It's not a statement that sharing information is an intrinsic good. It's also not saying it's impossible to keep information not-free. Just difficult.As much as we don't like the idea of our government keeping secrets, I believe there are things that should be.
The Beyond Black Mesa video is finally out. And really good.
But it's remarkable how much my appreciation for Google has shifted over the last year or two. I use their products, but I don't love the company anymore. In fact, I'm kind of nervous about them.
Stealing high-end cars equipped with keyless entry while, well, keyless.