I assiduously avoid IoT (Internet of Things) in my house. I only resigned myself to a Roomba because expecting a teen boy and two long-haired…
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When’s the last time you bought a CD? Or a DVD? Streaming has almost entirely replaced physical media, and streaming works on a subscription model.…
The war in Ukraine is the focus of much of the news these days, but what many don’t realize is that much of the battle…
We’ve certainly covered cryptocurrency here before, and even discussed how my husband is mining it and simultaneously heating his office. But, in every prior case, the crypto under discussion was backed by a third party. What if the United States had its own? The rumors are not just flying…the U.S. is actively investigating what it might take for it to have its own digital currency.
OPLIN 4Cast #793: Facial recognition might be more well-known, but the problems only increase
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“This is one of many important wins to come, and I think everyone really has to ask, ‘What kind of society do we want to live in? Do we want the face to be the final frontier of privacy?'”–Joy Buolamwini, founder and executive director of Algorithmic Justice League
As a Gen Xer, whenever the word “hologram” comes up in casual conversation, I will inevitably think of either the holodeck from Star Trek: The…
To be honest, when I’m crawling my RSS feeds for trends for OPLIN’s weekly 4Cast blog, artificial intelligence is the one that makes me the most nervous. Aside from the many films warning about the potential dangers of AI, it does seem to me that the technology is moving far faster than human capability to absorb or control it.
OPLIN 4Cast #790: The blockchain brought us NFTs. Now, there are social tokens
Posted in 4cast, and blockchain
Sometimes, when I’m scrolling through my RSS feeds, I will encounter a headline that makes me say “What the heck?” Often, though, upon further reflection,…
Over the years, I’ve listened to my fair share of audiobooks. Even though I’ve worked from home for over a decade, I’ve driven a lot…
Another, bigger fight is happening right now though, directly involving streaming music’s golden child. Artist Neil Young is removing his music from the platform as a result of Spotify’s support of podcaster Joe Rogan, who is reportedly perpetuating COVID-19 misinformation. This, in turn, has opened to floodgates, and the controversy rages on.