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Evolution in action

What many do not realise is that evolution did not stop when the human species created our great society and started to control this planets resources and modify the direction of their own evolution.

Evolution continues, species die out and other species are born. The speed this happens is so slow that even a [...]

Lack of control

It seems that if you are powerful enough you can ‘nudge’ firms into doing the right thing. Even if the right thing is actually wrong. Cameron is watching carefully.

Wikileaks had one big problem in that it was hosted in the Cloud under Amazons watchful eye. Then all of a sudden it was discovered [...]

Portable security

Here is something to make you more secure that I was looking at doing myself a few years ago but I was unable to get it working at the time. A portable OS.

Now, I know it is simply a USB hard drive. Just like the one we use to store data. You [...]

Could this end up as Skynet?

I love technology but I’ve always been paranoid about where it can take us and do to us. We need to keep it under control.

So when I read this about robots building real robots to perform tasks I start to get worried.

Sure, this one is computer controlled and at an early stage. [...]

Over engineering

I’ve talked before about how lately we seem to have moved into over engineering things instead of engineering new things. Remember I like things simple.

For over two decades now cars have being getting more and more electronic and more and more dependent on servicing by manufacturers and major garages, effectively driving out the [...]

Back door action

A hacker has identified a hack for every AMD chip that has been released in the last decade. The debugger hack is explained in the article here.

Now I always have concerns when I read of back doors like this. Back doors are always claimed to be for positive purposes and undoubtedly used for [...]

What a surprise another promise broken by UK Gov

It seems that despite being concerned about labours intrusive surveillance state our useless leader Cameron now thinks it is a good idea now he has reviewed the requirements. So they are still keeping the bit where our phone and IS providers are picking up the tab, which will be passed to us and still [...]

DARPA gets a new role

I’m a bit apprehensive about DARPAs new role. It sounds like it is moving to support big brother under the guise of looking for terrorists. No change there then for big government.

Although I suppose it was inevitable. DARPA has a good reputation as an innovator and it certainly has the brains in the [...]

Subsidise and you will find

It seems that many of our car manufacturers are going the hybrid route to an electric vehicle. Some are even starting to look good and have good performance.

New concept cars include these beauties. Click images for details.

It makes sense really they get the subsidies, the backing of the people [...]

State snooping

Already the UK and the US sneakily and immorally, although borderline legally, tap into and record data on everyone’s browsing habits, Emails and contact details using the excuse of preventing terrorism.

All this and there are still areas that they cannot get into but never fear there is a proposal in the new Soviet [...]