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Comment: Re:Because Cab drivers are notoriously ethical (Score 1) 232

by bschorr (#31467812) Attached to: GPS Log Analysis Uncovers Millions In NYC Taxi Overcharges
It even pervades information services. I wonder how many people get busted telling their boss or client they're working on Project A because they were on Twitter or Facebook talking about doing something totally different.

Accountability, for better or worse, is rising to a whole new level due to voluntary and involuntary location and presence services.

Comment: Re:Good luck calling 911 (Score 1) 122

by Ozric (#31463908) Attached to: Permanent Undersea Homes Soon; Temporary Ones Now

The only difference between "crackpot" and "visionary" is the degree of of appeal the crack/vision holds for you.

I am with ya, a few years ago I stated that people would at some point, start living under the water due to cosmic rays and solar radiation concerns. People thought I was a crack pot for suggesting it, I still stand by my statements and think it is a valid line of research.

Crack pot or no, think of the view from your porch.

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How the Internet Didn't Fail As Predicted 259

Posted by samzenpus
from the series-of-popular-tubes dept.
Lord Byron Eee PC writes "Newsweek is carrying a navel-gazing piece on how wrong they were when in 1995 they published a story about how the Internet would fail. The original article states, 'Nicholas Negroponte, director of the MIT Media Lab, predicts that we'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Intenet. Uh, sure.' The article continues to say that online shopping will never happen, that airline tickets won't be purchased over the web, and that newspapers have nothing to fear. It's an interesting look back at a time when the Internet was still a novelty and not yet a necessity."

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