Yearly Archives: 2014

Here's a question for any acolytes of Ayn Rand in the crowd 1

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Since Ms Rand was so absolutely opposed to the concept of altruism, how we she have felt about the contemporary concept of crowdsourcing? From real-time maps and traffic information through apps like Waze to compendium of knowledge like Wikipedia, many of the things we've come to rely on in the modern world rely on either active or passive contributions from the larger community. Would this have been anathema to Rand?

Discuss?

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World
  The seven wonders of classical antiquity were architectural marvels, triumphs of human ego and raw power. The great achievements of today, however, are made possible by systems, infrastructure, and technologies that are invisible. Check back every week for a new wonder of the modern world. When the weather is…

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Returning home from an errand this morning, I saw a hawk and some crows soar across…

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In album Hawk in tree

Returning home from an errand this morning, I saw a hawk and some crows soar across the road right in front of me

They landed in one of the trees in my neighbor's yard as I pulled into the driveway. After making sure the hens were secure in the coop, I grabbed my camera and went next door to grab some photos. Unfortunately, the downside of my very affordable Tamron 70-300 in this kind of light scenario is some serious chromatic abberation but the photos are cool anyway.?

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Agreed, this was absolutely the wrong response

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Agreed, this was absolutely the wrong response

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Things just got a lot scarier?

Sony Hack, The Interview: The beginning of the end
Cyber hackers just brought down a major film release with what could be an idle real-world threat. What’s next?


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It looks like the second-generation Lexus IS-F is coming to Detroit

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It looks like the second-generation Lexus IS-F is coming to Detroit

+Lexus USA previously said they would debut two new performance models at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show and and based on the two teaser images they dropped, it looks like one will be a new second generation IS-F. Will the other be a production coupe based on the LF-LC concept??

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Do you find big data and predictive navigation super-useful or just creepy?

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Do you find big data and predictive navigation super-useful or just creepy??

With Predictive Navigation, Smart Cars Find Their Own Way

The flood of available data from many sources – traffic updates, GPS, onboard sensors, etc. – will change the ways in which we’ll get around in the coming years.  One tangible manifestation, happen…

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