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Submitted by louisgray
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You might have heard of Doug Engelbart, and you might know him as the inventor of the computer mouse. But you probably don't know that he is one of the most influential computer visionaries of all time.In the 1960s he and his colleagues were playing with concepts and designing systems that today we take for granted: visual (Read More)
14 hours ago
: This guy is very honestly one of my heroes. His work was so pioneering for the time, so advanced, that words covering the concepts developed in his collaborative system didn't even appear for over a decade after his "Mother of All Demos." And as a bit of trivia, he and his team invented the mouse. THE MOUSE.So, did he get rich and famous for his brilliance? No, not at all. He was hired as an engineer, any patents that were developed by him went to the company he worked for (Stanford Research Institute) and he remains humble to this day. Hats off to you, Doug. 
36 minutes ago
: @lemonknickers Sounds like Obama's doctrine...rich pay more taxes and they support the middle class. I am sure many would definitely disagree with this. Nonetheless 20% taxes and free health care...well that just means I should move there right away :-D. I do hope that the new govt works on the healthcare policy here in the US. We do need it.Oh by the way, I was looking up Doug Engelbart. He is one of receipients of the Turing award for, and I quote, "For an inspiring vision of the future of interactive computing and the invention of key technologies to help realize this vision." I think its just not right that someone so decorated not be given the chance to develop the good stuff he could have. 
9 minutes ago
: Another person that envisioned the Internet - that may well have been inspired by Doug's work is a chap called David Gelernter - he's a Yale computer scientist and his mental images of how this kind of artificial world created by computers and software would function in the future with us at the controls - social,business, commerce, public information - when the idea of having a library at your fingertips or a satnav/gps system to tell you where you are were still generally seen as "near future" events and not at a commercial, mass production stage - his book mirror worlds gave a glimpse of what was to come. pre Windows software.
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ReadWriteWeb:
It seems we're approaching a new age here on the Internet. Instead being anonymous, faceless IP addresses, social computing and changing technologies have allowed the lines between the "real" world and the "virtual" world to blur. Web 2.0 helped create a world where your identity is revealed in bits and pieces as you share (Read More)
5 hours ago
: We can't equate privacy with anonymity, that isn't the point. Privacy is about sharing what you want to WHOM you want. I actually think that anonymity may be a BAD thing on the Web, since people do or say things they normally would not or should not (hate that should word, but its out there).
4 hours ago
: There is a disarming naivete about those of you in the developed world that is born of the same complacent smiley-face mentality that left you so shell-shocked by 9/11. It'll mever happen here. Love, peace, save the whales & all that drivel. Anonymity is a right we have to fight for - that's gonna be the new battleground. Because once they know all about you, they have the power of life or death over you. And, here in the 4th world, we know, REALLY KNOW what that means. Incidentally, if you live in Washington DC, you are photographed at least 100 times each day. In Manchester England that figure sits at about 145 times a day. Anonymity is a modern myth. And privacy is as much ancient history as the Mayan sun-worshippers. Wake up and smell the Hoover, boyz 'n gals.
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Submitted by thePuck
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I’m constantly amazed at the number of articles written about how to gain more followers on Twitter. And the number of people who spend considerable portions of their day following this advice by trolling for extra followers and trying to boost their "numbers."Because like the current real estate mess that hedged on the err (Read More)
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Submitted by jasongoldberg:
What were the top albums of 2008 according to socialmedian users?. (Read More)
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