Archive for August 2008

Pentecostalist gathering draws worshippers keen to get richer

29/08/2008

Reminds me of my experience at a church near Toronto.

Man’s ‘pants’ password is changed

27/08/2008

Obviously funny when you look at this password saga but the worrying thing was that someone could read his password, shouldn’t they be one-way encrypted so they’re useless of anyone in case someone breaks their security? What happens if someone with access decides to make a note of your password to steal your cash, [...]

Will the oil crisis lead to nuclear proliferation

23/08/2008

Interesting post of the global future with dwindling oil supplies, all the more reason to get us off the reliance as soon as possible.

The dawn of intelligent machines

23/08/2008

“The idea may scare some, but Intel predicts that by 2050 machines could surpass the peak of human intelligence.”
I’m not so sure myself. In terms of raw processing power yes, but with sentience and the power the human mind has to combining ideas, building on experience and building relationships between data, I don’t think so.
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