October 2011
32 posts
A Network of Farmers, Engineers, and Supporters... →
More Data Was Transmitted Over the Internet in... →
infoneer-pulse:
There was more data transmitted over the Internet in 2010 than the entire history of the Internet through 2009.
Now the transfer of data over the Internet is growing faster than ever, said Vice President of Intel’s Architecture Group Kirk Skaugen during the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. He also explained how infrastructure is scaling with the increasing transfer of data.
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History and Technology Reality Promise Another... →
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Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the... →
kateoplis:
An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy. […]
The idea that a few bankers control a large chunk of the global economy might not seem like news to New York’s OWS movement and protesters elsewhere. But the study, by a trio of...
kateoplis: “The truth is that this President has... →
kateoplis:
“The truth is that this President has done a good job in what has been one of the most difficult periods of modern history. He saved the economy from ruin (until the Tea Party took over Congress) with a stimulus that was as large as possible given the political realities, presided over a stock…
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Why Pay for Performance Doesn't Work: The Merit... →
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“Artificial intelligence machines are getting so good, so quickly, that they’re...”
– - Farhad Manjoo, Will robots steal your job? If you’re highly educated, you should still be afraid.
The ephemeralization of work: why a really large number of people will be moving out of work requiring that application of (relatively) simple rules to (relatively) small heaps of data. Like doing...
