This & That, Ceci et Cela

“Black Desi” and his colleague “White Wanda” uploaded a video on youtube showing how cameras installed in HP laptops cannot detect black faces. See video below.

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Because sometimes you gotta roll all out.  Or at least dream it.

…Apparently, optimism this big can be found only in Russia.

From National Geographic peeps comes a great multimedia piece on alternative energy. “Biofuels Compared” interactively illustrates how emerging biofuels size up and the benefits and costs of…

Chinese authorities have blocked most domestic users from the main Google.com search engine, a media watchdog said. … But Google.cn, the controversial Chinese language version launched in January, has not been affected. The…

Just the other day, I was thinking it would be so crazy-cool if some company bust out…

If you’re like me, you probably think information is sexy. Or even worse, you realize that information is addictive and you’re always on the lookout for new pushers in places you shouldn’t…

You know what would be great? News alerts that differentiate between an actual news update and just another published opinion.

For example: Say the sky is falling and Chicken Little wasn’t just high/drunk/whatever her original…

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/08/business/google.php

Works like eBay, but no banks involved: http://zopa.com/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4617139.stm As I commented on the BBC page, I think Apple m