the original “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Georges-Pierre Seurat — source joemohrtoons.com by Joe Mohr
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Neocornucopianism and the Steady State: Part I
Perhaps the main reason people reject the need for a steady state economy is some form of cornucopianism, the belief that technological progress will overcome … Neocornucopianism and the Steady State: Part IRead more
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‘Remini’ App Used by Schools Left Personal Info Open to the World
Remini, a smartphone app that launched in 2013, aims to provide parents and educators with a social network to follow a child’s progress throughout school … ‘Remini’ App Used by Schools Left Personal Info Open to the WorldRead more
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NSA Finalizes $6.7 Billion in Classified Tech Contracts
The National Security Agency is quietly beginning work on a new series of three communications contracts valued at $6.7 billion. Details are sparse because the … NSA Finalizes $6.7 Billion in Classified Tech ContractsRead more
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World’s fastest camera freezes time at 10 trillion frames per second
the lasers used at INRS produce ultrashort pulses in the femtosecond range (10-15 s) that are far too short to visualize. INRS professor and ultrafast … World’s fastest camera freezes time at 10 trillion frames per secondRead more
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Kids spend too much time in front of a screen and too little asleep
Only one in 20 kids in the United States meets guidelines on sleep, exercise and screen time, and nearly a third are outside recommendations for … Kids spend too much time in front of a screen and too little asleepRead more
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Secret messages for Alexa and Co.
A team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum has succeeded in integrating secret commands for the Kaldi speech recognition system – which is believed to be contained in … Secret messages for Alexa and Co.Read more
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Amazon Promises “Unwavering” Commitment to Police, Military Clients Using AI Technology
While some Silicon Valley giants grapple with the ethics of offering cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology to military and law enforcement agencies with histories of abuse, … Amazon Promises “Unwavering” Commitment to Police, Military Clients Using AI TechnologyRead more
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Tech Companies routinely silence voices in marginalized communities around the world
We’re finally having a public debate about the big Internet platforms policing content and suspending accounts. But it’s a serious mistake to frame the debate … Tech Companies routinely silence voices in marginalized communities around the worldRead more