Monthly Archives: July 2013

Happy 20th birthday Windows NT: I have some fond memories of you

Posted on July 27, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

You failed as the Unix-killer Bill Gates envisioned but we had some good times together and powered many a workstation. Wiki tells me the release was on July 26, 1993; same day but half a century later than Mick Jagger's. … Continue reading →

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Father of Snowden writes Obama asking to dismiss criminal case

Posted on July 26, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

Dear Mr. President: You are acutely aware that the history of liberty is a history of civil disobedience to unjust laws or practices. As Edmund Burke sermonized, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men … Continue reading →

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We should never, because of our track record, have to tell Russia, in writing, that we won't torture our own citizens. We are the shining city on the hill

Posted on July 26, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

#NSA Originally shared by +Avinash Kaushik So this is what is has come to. We, the United States of America, are promising Russia (!) that we won't torture or kill Edward Snowden. This makes me sad because we should not … Continue reading →

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Congress just missed out on NSA curtail after Obama weighs in

Posted on July 25, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

The good news though is that it was a close call in the house with 217 to 205. Democrats – by a very small margin – provided the needed majority to let the NSA continue with its aggressive and far-reaching … Continue reading →

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Solar panels on roof make your airco work less: double win in summer

Posted on July 24, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

Solar energy can be a bit much at times but for there is good news for people using solar panels on their roofs according to a university study. Not only do panels provide free energy to keep that aircon running, … Continue reading →

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Ira went mobile: photorealistic human face rendered on mobile GPU

Posted on July 24, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

Nvidia is showing off a new incarnation of their tech demo. Human expressions rendered in real time close to flawless. The amazing part is that the original video was made with a very serious graphics card, but now an optimized … Continue reading →

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Give the best social analysis program a swing (and yip, it supports G+)

Posted on July 24, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

Ever wanted to know who owns which topic, what the current sentiments are and a zillion of other questions?Try out +NOD3x and suggest topics of interests for public dashboards or create your own set of queries. Originally shared by +NOD3x … Continue reading →

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Mysterious robot developer shows off amazing gymnastics

Posted on July 16, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

Business insider had a short story about an amateur video showing the quadruple backflip by a robot. A short search on YouTube learned that there is a series of these videos by uploader 'hinamitetu'. This one is a series of … Continue reading →

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Russians learned from Snowden: give us that same access to data!

Posted on July 15, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

The backlash is there: for years Russia has tried to get a grip on the internet and now they want a piece of the same cake the American secret services already seem to enjoy. The Russians tried to claim a … Continue reading →

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Will artificial intelligence ever outwit us humans?

Posted on July 12, 2013 by MaxHuijgen

Good observation in this film trailer about computer chess If all that computers can do is calculate, then what is artificial intelligence? The reality is that computer chess moved on after the days of Deep Blue vs Kasparov. They no … Continue reading →

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