The Filter Bubble

Posted on May 16, 2011 Under Books

Go buy (and then read) my friend Eli's book The Filter Bubble. If you want an appetizer before you read, watch his TED talk. Heck, watch his TED talk anyways. Eli Pariser delivers an eye-opening account of how the hidden…

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Gogo Inflight Internet

Posted on January 15, 2009 Under Travel

Using wireless devices was long seen as a no-no when flying the friendly skies. Visions of horrible accidents ala Oceanic Flight 815 kept us from checking email at 35,000 feet. Those fears are quickly becoming a thing of the past…

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ROFLthing

Posted on August 28, 2008 Under Life

Tomorrow the extra large San Francisco club Mighty will take a break from the dancing and drugs in favor of something much more addicting: the Internet. The web trends group ROFLcon (ironically named after the mid-90s chat room acronym) is…

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Take Me Back

Posted on April 16, 2008 Under Life

Like Lost fans, quantum mechanics professors, or McCain supporters, we like to exist in a constant state of confusion...all it a perpetual need for puzzling plot lines. In the webisode series Take Me Back, we follow ordinary Canadian citizen Al…

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