computers

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Busted For Dodging Linux License, Samsung Makes Nice With Free Code

Robert McMillan | Wired | August 20, 2013

Samsung has released software that could help a brand new class of storage devices work with Linux-based smartphones and computers. Read More »

Cory Doctorow 'There Is A War Coming: The Future Regulation Of General Purpose Computation'

Staff Writer | YouTube | April 23, 2012

Organised by The Centre for Law, Society and Popular Culture.
Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger — the co-editor of Boing Boing (boingboing.net) and the author of Tor Teens/HarperCollins UK novels like FOR THE WIN and the bestselling LITTLE BROTHER. Read More »

The Flaws Of Electronic Records

Jay Hancock | Philly.com | February 19, 2013

Drexel University's Scot Silverstein is a leading critic of the rapid switch to computerized medical charts, saying the notion that they prevent more mistakes than they cause is not proven. Read More »

The Man Who Would Build A Computer The Size Of The Entire Internet

Cade Metz | Wired | September 9, 2013

[...] Inside the massive data centers that drive things like Google Search and Gmail and Google Maps, you’ll find tens of thousands of machines — each small enough to hold in your arms — but thanks to a new breed of software that spans this sea of servers, the entire data center operates like a single system, one giant computer that runs any application the company throws at it. Read More »

Way To Go Florida: Governor Signs Law That Accidentally Bans All Computers & Smartphones

Mike Masnick | Techdirt | July 9, 2013

They must put something in the water in Florida. The latest is that the state has effectively banned all computers, tablets and smartphones. Yes, all of them. Apparently there was a hastily passed law, CS/HB 155: Prohibition of Electronic Gambling Devices, which as you might guess, is supposed to be about banning electronic gambling devices... Read More »