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  • Google Wave for Dummies

    Apparently this video gets 1 billion hits per day ? Hardly can believe that. 1 billion is big number. Anyway, let me add 10-20 additional hits by linking to it from my blog 😉 This animation is cute, but does not add much to the content that was part of the May2009 Google IO Launch… Read more

  • Privacy is dead

    This blog post is triggered by a start-up demonstration i saw at DEMOFall2009 some weeks ago. The demo was about an iPhone application called “datecheck” aka “creepfinder” You can find the video here. Not that i am interested in on-line or real-life dating – i am happily married – but in essence the application allows… Read more

  • Peter Thiel and the Singularity

    I am just back from the Singularity Summit that took place in NY during the week-end of 3-4 Oct 2009. I will make a separate report on the rest of the event, but i was completely blown away by the 30 min speech by Peter Thiel and following panel discussion with Venture Capitalists. Peter Thiel… Read more

  • The age of the unthinkable

    Some weeks ago, i had the opportunity to listen to a fantastic speech by Joshua Cooper Ramo, writer of the book “The Age of the Unthinkable: why the new world disorder constantly surprises us and what we can do about it”. This is the sort of guy that when he takes the stage, you immediately… Read more

  • Just a pen and a camera

    After all these weeks of technology extravaganza, time for some relaxation with a piece of music: “Doorways” by Dan Bull. For those who like visualizations or have a role as Chief Executive Officer of Happiness, this will make your day 🙂 “Using a single sheet of paper and a bolex camera, Michel drew images a… Read more

  • How Bill Gates destroyed the universe

    The Singularity Summit is coming on 3-4 Oct 2009 in NYC. See the impressive list of speakers here. One of the speakers is Ben Goertzel, who will speak about “Pathways to Beneficial Artificial General Intelligence: Virtual Pets, Robot Children, Artificial Bioscientists, and Beyond”. When talking about Robot Children, i would not be surprised if he… Read more