I'm sure some fundamental CS work came up in college for our recent presidents in the past fifty years. Nuclear engineer Jimmy Carter and MBA George W Bush in particular come to mind.

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The surprisingly accurate dramatization of Google's takeover! (In three parts!)

http://youtu.be/nBT1oHGSeFc?t=...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

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That's the superpower at work here.

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Works for Batman.

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The latest build will not be available this evening but surely tomorrow.

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So that's where they put it!

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~ What do you think professor? Does it prove the existence of dark matter?

~ This? Oh, bless your heart, no, my young assistant. This is just chatter from some ancient interstellar civilization. Trade negotiations if I'm not mistaken.

~ Gosh, you're right, professor, I should have realized that myself.

~ Yes, completely useless I'm afraid. Fear not, we'll find the evidence someday.

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You know he'd know that it's not illegal. Not that he's that keen on surveillance in the first place, but....

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Of course, the guys from Futurama would have written an actual paper.

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Which could be a problem as they are given greater and greater direct responsibilities. Know how in a bureaucracy they can't fire you for exactingly following the rules and doing your job too well? Then this results in something stupid and/or tragic occurring, and that's when people scream "What were they thinking? What happened to simple common sense?" Well, AIs won't have that.

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I'm hearing lots of carping, but not a lot of citerefs of SF stories set in the far future that do honestly depict the impact advanced technology would have on society, culture, etc. at least in a way Mr. Stross would expect it to. Any /.ers have any in mind?

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Phht. Saturday Night Live called the "triple trac" razor back in 1975!

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Graphene's a Fine-Something-That-All-People-Need!
It's a shirt, it's a sock, it's a glove, it's a hat!
But it has other uses. Yes, far beyond that!
You can use it for carpets. For pillows! For sheets!
Or curtains! Or covers for bicycle seats!

Out of the old physics lab
Comes some more graphene
Answering humanity's
Each and every need

Everybody do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Needs graphene!

It isn't just a tanning vest
Use it for a hammock
When you need rest
It's a toothbrush holder
For your weekend guest
Your canary will love it,
It's a lovely nest
Try it in soup-
It adds great zest
It'll cure those
Backache pains in your chest

Everybody do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Needs graphene!

You'll be amazed
you'll be nonplussed
It tastes like bread
without the crust
Grooms your hair
when it gets mussed
Rids your home of dismal dust
It's a natural, it's a must
Eliminates carburetor rust

Everybody do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Needs graphene!

It's super duper hooper hyper
Makes a perfect windshield wiper
Foolproof trap to catch a viper
we've no complaints from any griper
Papa smokes 'em in his piper
Baby says "boy, what a diaper!"

Everybody do-do-do-do-do-do
Everybody do-do-do-do-do-do
Everybody do-do-do-do needs graphene!!

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Mobile phones are booming in the developing world, and most are capable of SMS, e-mail, mobile cash, and downloading electronic books, if not also web browsing. More people now have access to cell phones than toilets.

http://time.com/74584/unesco-s...

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