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The tubes

The worst thing about the internet is that only a few people actually own/run the pipes. Oh sure you own your website or whatever online properties that you post to or haunt. But the means to get to the internet, cable/dsl/smart phone is only owned by a few. So the control of turning it off in the name of 'safety' is a real threat.

Filed under: Computer security skepticism
 

Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies

(CNN) -- Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html?iref=BN1&hpt=hp_t1

 

Very sad news in a realm that rarely gets rocked this way. He helped bring technology to more people, and made it eaiser.

Filed under: Computer Death
 

Anynomous

To admirers, the hacktivism trend reflects the increased importance of technology in more and more aspects of life. The net is now democratising both legitimate political expression and hacking in the same way it once democratised media, allowing anyone to blog or publish an electronic book.

http://boingboing.net/2011/09/24/why-the-world-fears-anonymous-joe-menn-in-the-ft.html

These are just regular people, not heroes or monsters. They have ideals, and are raising awareness. They are real change, and are a movement that needs to occur in order to get people to pay attention.

Filed under: Computer security skepticism
 

Apple

 So I now have an iPhone, and I guess it's appropriate that it's the 35th anniversary of the company.
Filed under: Computer Computers
 

Wordpress for iPad

 Im writing this on twitters iPad app. I like iOS and how I can handle the blog posts from this app. Just doing regular text updates via this app is where it really shines.
Filed under: Computer Computers
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