The last away message: AOL signs off

This week, I was shaken to learn: History was leaving. AOL Instant Messenger, the mainstay of my initial days online and late 90s to early 2000s personal pop culture, is signing off for the final time. The history of AOL is gone in one moment.. on one day. December 15, AIM will leave us forever. … Read moreThe last away message: AOL signs off

Things that make you WannaCry

By now you heard about the WANNA CRY ransomware attack.. or know it personally … ..throughout the globe starting Friday, a massive coordinated attack hit computers and companies. Even nations had railways affected.. hospitals were hit.. Just about nothing was off limits. By Monday the fear continued. While it didn’t spread as fast and ferociously as … Read moreThings that make you WannaCry

The internet gives you the freedom to say anything. And for so many people, that is an awful, awful thing

Multiple Firings After Racially Charged Facebook Remarks Mocking a Black Child Go Viral » Perhaps there are two lessons learned here. First, Facebook is not private. Even if you think it is.. even if you set it to private.. even if you believe you’re getting away with untoward comments.. you will be seen. And secondly? … Read moreThe internet gives you the freedom to say anything. And for so many people, that is an awful, awful thing

Computer possession 

THE BBC is running an amazing report authored by David Robson.. The premise: Hunans can become possessed by AI.. The money quite:  Science fiction – including the recent TV series Humans – has long questioned whether robots could one day integrate in our society, to the point we no longer make a distinction between who … Read moreComputer possession