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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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Technolotics #8 – Nintendo Revolution, Web 2.0 and How to Kill the Internet
[audio https://garethstack.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/08_technolotics.mp3] Listen: Episode 8 Feed: RSS Notes Britain makes moves toward totalitarianism British government proposes up to three month “internment in all but name” (Amnesty international), without charge, for ‘terror suspects’ [1], the equivalent of a 6 month prison sentence, without having been convicted of any crime (Liberty); and a criminal offence of ‘glorifying exalting or celebrating’… Read more
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Technolotics #7 – Nanonano, podato dating
[audio https://garethstack.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/07_technolotics.mp3] Listen: Episode 7 Feed: RSS Notes Ipod nano a crashing bore Ipod nano is announced to much fanfare [1], possibly the most over hyped device ever? Pointlessly tiny colour screen, for what, photos? Less space NO new features, e.g.: Camera, wifi, radio narrowcasting, video playback, IM, games Sexy industrial design, I want one, but why!!! (Kinda… Read more
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Technolotics #6 – Aids in Uganda, Hurricane Katrina
[audio https://garethstack.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/06_technolotics.mp3] Listen: Episode 6 Feed: RSS Notes Filesharers buy more music Guardian Reviews Study – which alleges filesharers buy more music [1] – Fileshares spend 4.5 times more on (downloaded) music, according to music research firm ‘The leading question’ – Controversy exists as to whether music sales have really fallen, for 2 reasons. Sales are calculated by… Read more
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Technolotics #5 – Attack dogs, magnetic supermen and the death of the library
[audio https://garethstack.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/05_technolotics.mp3] In this episode we discuss: Who’ll mind the mainframes is mainframe programming a dying art? Researchers use Transcranial magnetic stimulation to uncover change blindness Lancet metastudy finds homeopathy doesn’t work Europe Russian and Japan may unite to build manned craft – while nasa picks new booster for return to the moon Is google getting… Read more
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Technolotics #4 – Epigenetics, and other reasons not to choke your chicken
In this episode we discuss… The jokers on who in the Nolan Batman sequels? Coke aint so sweet in India Stimulating stimuli cause temporary blindness Epigenetics, the science which transcends genetics Gvisit.com – website stats meets google maps FCC want to track your wifi ip phone Feds want flyer background checks Google’s new share offer… Read more
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Technolotics #3 – Yuppie for South Korea
In this episode we discuss.. Gaming addiction claims another Korean life Republican conflict over stem cells Snuppy the cloned puppy Ipodsubwaymaps.com – shows up Apple, shines on google Google implements wildcard natural language questions Mobile phones in UK to spy on their users British licence plates get RFID tagged [audio https://garethstack.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/03_technolotics.mp3] Listen: Episode 3 Feed: RSS Read more
