Category Technology
Choosing a Virtual Tabletop (VTT) Solution for My Gaming Group
Like just about everyone else in the world, my Pathfinder group and I have had to deal with not being able to meet in person to play because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This necessity forced us to look what options we have to try to continue play online in some way. The concept of a […]
Net Neutrality Petition by Avaaz.org
Net Neutrality Petition by Avaaz.org This related back to my previous post: NET NEUTRALITY – SHOULD WE CARE? I’m not sure I completely approve of the bombastic title (Internet Apocalypse?) and image chosen (see above) for the petition’s page. However, it’s an important petition and Avaaz.org tends to get this done from an activism point of view. I […]
Google Acquires Artificial Intelligence Startup DeepMind For More Than $500M
Google Search as your “cybernetic friend”…
Google opens Pandora’s Box with virtual Lego
Originally posted on WordsByNowak:
If this blog post seems a little short today, it’s because I’m busy preparing my lawsuit against Google and Lego. It seems the two companies have poached an idea I shared nearly a year ago, wherein I proposed a 3D tool that could allow people to construct their own virtual Lego…
Protect Yourself From The NSA With WireOver’s Encrypted File Sharing
File-sharing for the security conscious…
Google’s New Smart Contact Lens Is Old News For Microsoft
Google Glass is so yesterday’s news…
Net neutrality is like a utility, except that it isn’t
Originally posted on WordsByNowak:
FedEx jets: why the internet is nothing like the postal service. Net neutrality has certainly taken a beating of late on both sides of the border. In the United States last week, a federal court effectively killed what few rules there were that prevented internet providers from discriminating between different types…
For More Than War: Airware Demos Its Drone Platform By Protecting Rhinos From Poachers
A more positive use of this technology…
Net Neutrality – Should We Care?
Internet providers can prioritise certain types of web traffic over others, an American court has ruled. Why should Americans care? Moreover, why should the rest of the world care either? This short video from the Washington Post succinctly sums it up. In essence, the way this court has ruled means that certain content can be given […]
Surprise! (Now Pay Up)
Originally posted on Angelus Novus:
One of the first things people ask me when we’re talking about wireless services in Canada is this: why should we care how much cell phones cost? Aren’t they a luxury? Well, the way we’re using our cell phones these days suggests otherwise – more and more Canadians are ditching…
The Emporium of Lost Thoughts 