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finknotal | 7 years ago | on: Why the Web Won't Be Nirvana (1995)

"Try reading a book on disc. At best, it's an unpleasant chore: the myopic glow of a clunky computer replaces the friendly pages of a book. And you can't tote that laptop to the beach. Yet Nicholas Negroponte, director of the MIT Media Lab, predicts that we'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Intenet. Uh, sure."

Beautiful example of article where the author was skeptical based on the wild west of the current state of technology. What current technology is the same? VR? Self driving cars?

finknotal | 8 years ago | on: UK unveils extremism blocking tool

Does anyone believe this will work as well as they imply it will?

finknotal | 8 years ago | on: How are PCA and SVD related?

"Because vectors are typically written horizontally, we transpose the vectors to write them vertically". Is there a typo in this sentence or is to just too early in the morning for me to read this?

finknotal | 12 years ago | on: Radio Times casualty of piracy fight

The Premier League said had never intended legitimate sites to be affected. But it also expressed concern at the idea that the ISPs were taking unilateral action. "The court order that requires internet service providers to block this website clearly states that any issues they have in implementing the block must be raised with the Premier League before taking any further action," said a spokesman.

What an arrogant comment!