Are We Puppets or Free Agents?. Interpretations of the insanity plea have changed through the ages, but advances in neuroscience promise to redefine free will and personal responsibility, and change the way we think about punishment. By Rowan Hooper. [Wired News]
Month: December 2004
Elephants! Doing the Impossible
Elephants! Doing the Impossible. Margo Baldwin of Chelsea Green Publishing writes to me about George Lakoff's book and how she turned it into a bestseller. Thought I'd share the riff: … [Seth's Blog]
I saw the annual production of A Christmas Carol at the North Shore Music Theatre
I saw the annual production of A Christmas Carol at the North Shore Music Theatre this afternoon. As always, I thought it was great. It does a good job of getting me into the Christmas spirit.
More news on WinFS…
More news on WinFS…. News.com: New file system has long road to Windows. Yup, I agree with Muglia. It was a mistake to talk about WinFS before we knew it would ship. I know a few people over on the WinFS team, though, and still am a big supporter. I want to store the info… Continue reading More news on WinFS…
Lenovo steps up to buy IBM's PC division
IBM
agreed this week to sell its PC business to Chinese computer company
Lenovo, formerly known as Legend. Lenovo is the dominant PC maker in
China, and the IBM deal extends its reach globally. The company will be
the #3 PC seller
IBM agreed this week to sell its PC business to Chinese computer company Lenovo, formerly known as Legend. Lenovo is the dominant PC maker in China, and the IBM deal extends its reach globally. The company will be the #3 PC seller
Lenovo steps up to buy IBM's PC division IBM agreed this week to sell its PC business to Chinese computer company Lenovo, formerly known as Legend. Lenovo is the dominant PC maker in China, and the IBM deal extends its reach globally. The company will be the #3 PC seller worldwide, after Dell and Hewlett-Packard.… Continue reading
Lenovo steps up to buy IBM's PC division
IBM
agreed this week to sell its PC business to Chinese computer company
Lenovo, formerly known as Legend. Lenovo is the dominant PC maker in
China, and the IBM deal extends its reach globally. The company will be
the #3 PC seller
Proof That Microsoft Lost It
Proof That Microsoft Lost It. I'm setting up a Shuttle mini PC for friends. Of course I don't bother to buy a floppy drive, who needs these things anymore? Well, a freshly bought Windows XP OEM CD ROM, that's who. You can't install a third party driver (in this case, a SATA PCI board because… Continue reading Proof That Microsoft Lost It
Why ask why?
Why ask why?. The woman next to me on the flight had thin, sharpened spikes, two of them, eight inches long. They're called knitting needles, and they're allowed on the plane. The guy on the other side was bemoaning the fact that they took away his nail clippers. The little kid in row 8 had… Continue reading Why ask why?
proves
LOL. Kerik proves there is money in Homeland insecurity. He made millions (an interesting twist for someone that was so bad with money) but lost a shot at the top shot. Of course, it's probably a good thing that he isn't going to take the job. Given his job performance in Iraq working for Bremer,… Continue reading proves
Reuters
Reuters. An acute fuel and electricity shortage in Iraq is the key to a legitimacy crisis for the government (and likely any elected government). The cost of paraffin for heating has risen fivefold in the capital and bottled cooking gas tenfold, causing serious hardship for the many Iraqis without jobs or regular income. Lines several… Continue reading Reuters
Tom Foremski on Google and Yahoo Culture
Tom Foremski on Google and Yahoo Culture. It's interesting that Tom wrote this today–the day I got to meet him in person: Yahoo kicked the engineers aside quite some time ago. Co-founders Jerry Yang (does he still carry the title of “chief yahoo” on his business card?) and David Filo probably still do engineering type… Continue reading Tom Foremski on Google and Yahoo Culture