Category: STEM

Windows 10? Here are privacy issues you should consider

http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/29/wind-nos/

More and more reasons to try or switch to Linux.  Beware of Windows 10 “Free” upgrade … it will only cost your privacy.

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Not Scared About the Pacific Northwest’s Impending Quake? You Should Be.

http://io9.com/not-scared-about-the-pacific-northwests-impending-quake-1717487751

Hmmm … Maybe my daughter’s move to the Puget Sound area wasn’t such a good deal after all … at least for the long term.

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How Chess Has Changed Over The Last 150 Years

http://io9.com/how-chess-has-changed-over-the-last-150-years-1707692642

Chess is one of those games I know how to play but have no desire to play. As noted in this article, the rise of the machine has made human play almost an afterthought.

I like computers but I prefer to tell them what to do. Computers excel at trillions of calculations and quick logical comparisons. They do not sweat nor do they forget or fatigue.  They will always win the every – possible – move grind.

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How Two Sentences Overturned 200 Years Of Mathematical Precedent

http://io9.com/how-two-sentences-overturned-200-years-of-mathematical-1697483698

shortest-known paper in a serious math journal

The first comment is super cool.

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Article: Google executives explain why the MBA approach to building things is ‘stupid’

Google executives explain why the MBA approach to building things is ‘stupid’

http://venturebeat.com/2015/02/06/google-executives-explain-why-the-mba-approach-to-building-things-is-stupid/

Expect the unexpected.

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Article: Virtual desktops don’t replace EMM

Virtual desktops don’t replace EMM

https://gigaom.com/2015/01/18/virtual-desktops-dont-replace-emm/

The firm I work for does both MDM and VDI. That’s the nature of IT support in legal firms. Access whenever wherever and however but still securely.

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Comcast and Time Warner Cable hike modem fees as much as 33%. Time to buy your own. January 02

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/02/technology/comcast-time-warner-cable-modem/

I guess I’d better scrutinize my Time Warner bill this month.  And maybe start pricing cable modems.

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