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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Biometric Wallet
Cool idea, or dumb idea? Its features include: Fingerprint access only Bluetooth enabled for notification alerts
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SnapScouts
I sure hope this is a parody: SnapScouts Keep America Safe! Want to earn tons of cool badges and prizes while competing with you friends to see who can be the...
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9/11 Made us Safer?
There's an essay on the Computerworld website that claims I implied, and believe, so: OK, so strictly-speaking, he doesn't use those exact words, but the implication...
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Friday Squid Blogging: The Colossal Squid isn't a Vicious Predator
New research shows that, even though it's 15 meters long, it's not the kraken of myth: Its large size and predatory nature fuelled the ancient myth of the underwater...
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I Was Named as One of the Top 10 Science and Technology Writers
Someone named me as one of the top 10 science and technology writers of all time. Flattering though it is, I don't think I belong in the company of Einstein, Newton...
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Nobody Encrypts their Phone Calls
From the Forbes blog: In an annual report published Friday by the U.S. judicial system on the number of wiretaps it granted over the past year ..., the courts...
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Why Aren't There More Terrorist Attacks?
As the details of the Times Square car bomb attempt emerge in the wake of Faisal Shahzad's arrest Monday night, one thing has already been made clear: Terrorism...
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Preventing Terrorist Attacks in Crowded Areas
On the New York Times Room for Debate Blog, I -- along with several other people -- was asked about how to prevent terrorist attacks in crowded areas. This isCameras...
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Malcom Gladwell on Spies
Good quote: Translation: the proper function of spies is to remind those who rely on spies that the kinds of thing found out by spies can't be trusted. Nice...
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Security Analysis of India's Electronic Voting Machines
They're vulnerable to fraud.
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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Purity Test
I didn't know this: A Squid is a motorcycle rider who, experienced or not, rides outside his abilities and sets poor examples by attire, propriety, and general...
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Homeopathic Bomb
This is funny: The world has been placed on a heightened security alert following reports that New Age terrorists have harnessed the power of homeopathy for evil...
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Fun with Secret Questions
Ally Bank wants its customers to invent their own personal secret questions and answers; the idea is that an operator will read the question over the phone andSome...
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Hypersonic Cruise Missiles
The U.S. is developing a weapon capable of striking anywhere on the planet within an hour. The article talks about the possibility of modifying Trident missiles...
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Frank Furedi on Worst-Case Thinking
Nice essay by sociologist Frank Furedi on worse-case thinking, exemplified by our reaction to the Icelandic volcano: I am not a natural scientist, and I claim...
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Can Safes
Hiding your valuables in common household containers is an old trick. Diversion safes look like containers designed to hide your valuables in plain sight. Common...
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