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The staggering pace of technology
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:15:32 -0700
I have more transistors than neurons. So do you. That's something worth caring about, because it signals the advance of a weird new world that most of us aren't prepared for. Yet we'd better get ready, for the world of the Syfy channel is looking startlingly plausible.
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The flash crash
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:46:30 -0700
A few months ago the US share market plunged l000 points in a few minutes, and trillions were traded both up and down. What caused it, and can it happen again. Tiny high frequency computer algorithms - or algos - roam the markets, buying and selling in a parallel universe more or less uncontrolled by anyone. Did they go feral, or was it the fat finger of a coked out trader? In September US ...
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Montana: Hard-to-find museum tells the story of computers
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:08:36 -0700
Bozeman, Montana — As every diehard Star Trek fan knows, Bozeman was the site of the first contact between humans and Vulcans, but you don’t have to be a Trekkie to find a reason to visit this charming college town on the high plains of the American West. If you have ever used a telephone, played a video game, used a PC or even a typewriter, read a book, or simply been intrigued by the ...
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Online gambling a risk for provinces: experts
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:22:28 -0700
Online gambling experts are warning provinces to brace themselves for hackers, cheats and criminal gangs that target gaming sites.
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