Thursday, April 22, 2010

Minority Report crime prediction software

Florida has adopted forecasting software, produced by IBM, to target high-risk youths. Is this the beginning of a "Minority Report" future? http://theweek.com/article/index/202036/Floridas_Minority_Report_crime_prediction_software - Precrime Analytical Wing http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=690 http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2008/09/precrime-detector-is-showing-p.html - 'Precrime' Database For London Homicide Prevention Unit {London pilots "future crime" database By Jacqui Cheng Last updated November 28, 2006 If heavy surveillance isn't doing much to prevent crime in the UK now, how will adding even more surveillance prevent uncommon murders such as those by serial killers? The database for predicting future crime incidents comes off as a flashy and intrusive solution that might only shave a small number off of the total homicides in a year—assuming that it even works.} http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2006/11/8299.ars http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=843 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/software-predicts-criminal-behavior/story?id=11448231

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Terence McKenna's Last Trip

{The "altered statesman" emerged from Leary's long shadow to push a magical blend of psychedelics, technology, and revelatory rap. He had less time than he knew.}
By Erik Davis
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.05/mckenna.html

TM was quite the metaphysical adventurer.
http://fusionanomaly.net/terencemckenna.html

http://desertshapes.blogspot.com/2010/04/terence-mckenna.html

The lost fourth-generation iPhone prototype

The iPhone is one super-cool device & until the latest version is released, its features remain top secret. Whether its Jobs & Wozniak or any other business, its always in their best interest to protect their products. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20002892-37.html How-apple-lost-the-next-iphone http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20003021-261.html http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/a-next-generation-iphone-prototype-spotted-in-the-wild-20091130/ http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/704013/new-iphone-model-revealed-prototype-found-lost-in-a--bar.html In 2009 one worker paid the ultimate price for loosing an iPhone_Prototype. - There is tremendous pressure from the initial design to the physical prototype to marketing. http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/2010/04/momentum-to-build-ipad.html