some tech thing is a new weekly roundup of tech-related stories you might have missed or even wished you missed. Co-hosted by David Newhoff and Sandy Davis. Take a listen and let me/us know what you think. In this episode: Popcorn Time; a new speed-reading technology; not so much with the hoverboard; Pono; smartphone smells. ...
Here’s the latest java jive: Green Mountain Coffee manufactures the Keurig, single-cup coffeemaker, and last week the company made the announcement that it would use a DRM-like technology to prevent customers who’ve bought their machines from using any K-Cups other than the Green Mountain brand. We all recognize this as the personal printer business model — make the machine pretty ...
When it comes to free expression, the rule of thumb I assume most of us apply is “the more the merrier,” and this is certainly my own default position. But there’s no question that there is a prickly side to this principle that goes beyond mere aesthetics. After all, this principle was the central argument made by Justice Scalia in ...
Last week, a friend shared articles from both Daily Kos and The Atlantic citing a recent survey by the National Science Foundation suggesting that about one quarter of the American population doesn’t know the Earth revolves around the Sun. Granted, this grabby headline may not literally mean that some fifty to seventy million fellow citizens are unaware of the heliocentric ...
some tech thing is a new weekly roundup of tech-related stories you might have missed or even wished you missed. Co-hosted by David Newhoff and Sandy Davis. Take a listen and let me/us know what you think. In this episode: Flappy Bird developer bails; Minecraft filmmakers need permission; Zach Braff’s new Kickstarter project; the day we didn’t fight back; RNCC creates ...
