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Required summer reading: Neuromancer turns 25

Required summer reading: Neuromancer turns 25other booksya it is a good bookif ya want one that is more inrestingtry WEBSPINNERSAnother suggestionLittle Brother by Cory Doctorow

Tags: Neuromancer

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Neuromancer gets a little closer

Neuromancer gets a little closerWhat happens if it gets a virus or spyware? [eom]that's all I have to ask.Real Possibilities HereThis trully does have some amazing possibilities from both a good and bad standpoint.From a good standpoint, it can trully help people with disabilites.However, given human nature, and the tendacy...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Neuromancer, computer

Discussion threads 2005-02-18

Neuromancer gets a little closer

A company called CyberKinetics has reportedly developed a neuron-level interface to the human brain. The tiny chip contains 100 "neuron sensors" and is installed in the brain of a cheerful volunteer. Reportedly (I haven't seen it at work) a 24-year-old paraplegic man has been able to use the device to check...

Tags: Games, Neuromancer

Blog posts 2005-02-18

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News to know: Chrome OS; Azure; Cable speed; Google Apps; Internet radio

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Google goes after Windows with launch of Chrome OS Matthew Miller: Google Chrome OS announced, It should...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Larry Dignan, Sony Vaio, Internet Radio, Radio, Microsoft Corp., Cable, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Required summer reading: Neuromancer turns 25

Most of us have probably read Neuromancer, the canonical work by William Gibson, the loose basis for the Matrix movies, and, arguable, the first major book of the cyberpunk genre. Can you tell I'm a fan? I bring this up because this is the book's 25th...

Tags: Idea, Computer, WWW, Productivity, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-07

Worlds.com patent litigation could ripple through virtual worlds

Worlds.com patent litigation could ripple through virtual worldsQuake 3 predates this patent by two yearsQuake 3 would seem to run counter to this patent, as would Tribes, and several other online games from the 90s. The core concepts of such online interactions were also presented in the 90s movie...

Tags: Quake 3, patent, virtual world, patent litigation

Discussion threads 2008-12-30

Summer reading for kids

A user on Slashdot asked yesterday for summer science fiction reading suggestions for his preteen kids. There were, of course, plenty of great thoughts from other Slashdot members that included all of the usual suspects from Bradbury to Asimov to Pratchett to Douglas Adams. However, the...

Tags: Kid, Slashdot, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-08

William Gibson heads for 'Spook Country'

William Gibson heads for 'Spook Country'A point blank review of Spook Country by William GibsonA point blank review of Spook Country by William GibsonPosted in Uncategorized by chrisbradley on the October 4th, 2007Let's get started on the best note possible. William Gibson stated yesterday in the California Literary Review that...

Tags: Marketing research, Spook Country, Milgrim, William Gibson, Tito, Gibson

Discussion threads 2007-10-04

Singularity Summit 2007: Machines of loving grace

Futurist/historian of science Paul Saffo gave the final presentation of the day at the Singularity Summit 2007, offering his advice to the crowd of 800 attendees. "We are in a moment of handoff. It happens in all technology transitions. The inventors, scientists and innovators hand off to popular culture."...

Tags: News, Computer, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-09-08

William Gibson: Forget about corporate futurism

Silicon.com has an interview the William Gibson, author of the cyberspace classic Neuromancer and of the just published Spook Country. In the interview, Gibson is asked why he doesn't write about the future in his latest books:The trouble is there are enough crazy factors and wild cards on the table...

Tags: Silicon.com, Possibility, Interview, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-08-07

Chip breaks speed record in deep freeze

Chip breaks speed record in deep freezespace exploration>"" and cryogenically froze the chip at minus 451 F. It's about as cold as things get. An extremely cold temperature like that is found naturally only in outer space, ""

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, chip

Discussion threads 2006-06-20

Google Heath, what is it?

Google Heath, what is it?pretty oddit strikes me as odd that i see no accredited school of architecture on this man's resume. there are certain legal requirements that must be completed before one can claim that title, and i'm not so sure this gentleman qualifies.Heath or Health?Is it Google...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Google Scholar, doc, RFID tag, Google Search, Google Inc., health care, Google Health

Discussion threads 2006-03-19

Microsoft clarifies policy on censoring blogs

Microsoft clarifies policy on censoring blogsObey the law, China or Eu???Funny how so many blast MS for not following the laws of a soverien nation or group of nations.EU And then turn around and blast them for following the law of another nation. ChinaSeems like it's a no win...

Tags: Vertical industries, Chinese Government, blog, Microsoft Corp., government

Discussion threads 2006-01-31

Unreal Tournament 2003 - Neuromancer deathmatch map (Windows)

This is the Neruomancer deathmatch map for UT2003.

Tags: Jon Pulsipher, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2003-10-30