22 May 2003

Can Your PC Become Neurotic? This article starts with a quote from Douglas Adams. The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair. It is true that machines are becoming more complex and "intelligent" everyday. Does this mean that they can exhibit unpredictable behavior like HAL, the supercomputer in 2001: A Space Odyssey? Do we have to fear our PCs? 4:35:09 PM    comment [] Smart mobs emerge when communication and computing technologies amplify human talents for cooperation. The impacts of smart mob technology already appear to be both beneficial and destructive, used by some of its earliest adopters to support democracy and by others to coordinate terrorist attacks. The technologies that are beginning to make smart mobs possible are mobile communication devices and pervasive computing - inexpensive microprocessors embedded in everyday objects and environments. Already, governments have fallen, youth subcultures have blossomed from Asia to Scandinavia, new industries have been born and older industries have launched furious counterattacks. 4:00:34 PM    comment []

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