I’ve been using computers and technology for a long time. The vast majority of my life in fact. I have early memories of playing games on our Commodore 64, back when I was like 4 or 5 years old. Eventually we had a DOS based system, though it didn’t have a hard drive in it. … [Read more…]
Every so often, I’ve seen the “ethical dilemma” of Self Driving cars come up for debate. Specifically, the scenario goes something like this: A self driving car is approaching a crowd of children, it can veer off a cliff and kill the occupants, saving the children, what choice does it make? Who is responsible for … [Read more…]
So, I’ve mentioned in passing here and all over everywhere else that I have been using my new Nexus 7 tablet. It’s been one of my standard "long build up choices". I’ve known for a while I wanted a tablet and planned to get one for some time. Things finally culminated in the Nexus 7. … [Read more…]
This is the last part of my multipart “review” of my recently acquired HP Mini 311. This is probably the most difficult to put down since at this point, it’s changing on a regular basis. The How, is how things are going to be done, and how things are being done. For example, i am … [Read more…]
So I wrote up a rather lengthy “review” or at least partial review last week for this new machine I’ve been using. The thing to note is that, for the most part, I didn’t mention much actually pertaining to the device. That’s where this post comes into play. After careful consideration, I went with the … [Read more…]
Even back when the only option available was the OLPC, I knew I wanted a Netbook. Ok, actually I saw the OLPC for the “mostly a toy” that it is, but the concept of a cheaper “unerpowered” PC was something I’d been pushing for a while. Even with a desktop. The idea being that computer … [Read more…]
I like computers, a lot. For a long while I’ve liked the idea of a computer I could take anywhere. Something small and handheld, laptops are still too large and require frequent charging. I’m not sure when I picked up this idea, maybe it had something to do with that show Lain. The characters all … [Read more…]