Open Government : free eBook. For people interested in big ideas.
http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/01/open-government-files-released.html
Disturbing trend of monitoring the people continues.
Disturbing trend of monitoring the people continues. But on the bright side - Wired ran the article using my traffic image; taken when Donna was driving us to the city and we were stuck in Brisbane traffic.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/12/black-boxes-privacy/
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/12/black-boxes-privacy/
My new bicycle! I like to update my cycle every 20 years or so.
My new bicycle! I like to update my cycle every 20 years or so.
"Elementary" - a new modernisation of Sherlock Holmes, basing Sherlock in New York.
"Elementary" - a new modernisation of Sherlock Holmes, basing Sherlock in New York.
Unfortunately the first episode is quite a turn off for me, with some horrid story choices that I hope they don't continue.
Watson picks up things that Sherlock overlooked. This doesn't feel like a reasonable approach to the Sherlock Holmes cannon.
Sherlock makes predictions that aren't even in the realms of statistical certainty (baseball game outcome with specifics), which feels more like the junk science found in "Touch" than logical deduction.
I appreciate the difference in history of Watson's character but feel a little disappointed that they varied so much from the cannon, far more than is needed as shown by the BBC's modernisation. Holmes is far more psychotic than necessary and his relationship with Watson is awkward. Watson spends more time undercutting Sherlock and never has praise - quite a bitch actually.
I would say Elementary is only very loosely based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; only the names have been (somewhat) kept to induce the crowds to have a look. The show comes across very much as "House MD" for crime.
http://www.cbs.com/shows/elementary
Unfortunately the first episode is quite a turn off for me, with some horrid story choices that I hope they don't continue.
Watson picks up things that Sherlock overlooked. This doesn't feel like a reasonable approach to the Sherlock Holmes cannon.
Sherlock makes predictions that aren't even in the realms of statistical certainty (baseball game outcome with specifics), which feels more like the junk science found in "Touch" than logical deduction.
I appreciate the difference in history of Watson's character but feel a little disappointed that they varied so much from the cannon, far more than is needed as shown by the BBC's modernisation. Holmes is far more psychotic than necessary and his relationship with Watson is awkward. Watson spends more time undercutting Sherlock and never has praise - quite a bitch actually.
I would say Elementary is only very loosely based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; only the names have been (somewhat) kept to induce the crowds to have a look. The show comes across very much as "House MD" for crime.
http://www.cbs.com/shows/elementary
This sounds like a reasonable thing to do :)
This sounds like a reasonable thing to do :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20931304
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20931304
Megamind® head band!
Megamind® head band!
Is it cheating? The Lance Armstrong of thinking?
Or a scam?
http://flowstateengaged.com/
Is it cheating? The Lance Armstrong of thinking?
Or a scam?
http://flowstateengaged.com/
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