I’m not sure whether this is something to proud of – but I’ve seen spent a lot of time in the backseats of various Taxi’s in a lot of different countries. 2 days ago I had come across hands down the most Tech Savvy cabbie/cab I had ever seen. Here’s the dudes setup: Mounted WIFI router 4G USB modem hooked up to it with 15...
Read MoreThe Unsung Hero of UX: “Function”
Over the last couple of years, whenever someone seems to discuss this trendy ‘UX’ word it seems that its the same thing over and over again. Most of the time the discussion revolves around button placement, lay-outs, some cool widget, the importance of mobile, augmented reality and other similar buzzwords and trends – most of which is...
Read MoreThe Megaupload Case
The megaupload and Kim Dot Com case is definitely a landmark event in the legal/cyber space. One of the things that really opened my eyes to the truth on the matter is watching an interview with the man himself and hearing his side of the story. [h4] What is megaupload? [/h4] Megaupload is essentially just like any other internet service out there: it...
Read MoreWe Don’t Pay the Full Price of Anything: Part 1 – Energy
Lately, I’ve been beginning to question whether it was the inherent characteristics of capitalism that were causing all the immoral behavior in the name of greed, or perhaps it was something else. The lifestyle that we live on a systemic level is simply not affordable in any sense of the word. The thing is, from an economics point of view, the...
Read MoreFacebook User’s Content = Wall Street Property
This week has shown again a true example of the way the Financial Markets rule everything & absolutely everything. It’s also a very sad day for information freedom. It was the day a very large part of the time spent on the internet, users & user generated content was just privatized by the same investment banks that already own practically...
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