User: Flownez

I'm surprised if anyone is surprised by this...

On: Faces Are Being Scanned At US Airports With No Safeguards on Data Use (nytimes.com)

I'm from Australia, I pretty much expect this when I come to the US. In fact; I'd would have been surprised if this wasn't the case.

What about metalwork?

On: Judge Blocks Release of Blueprints For 3D-Printed Guns (nbcnews.com)

I've owned a 3d printer for a while. Printing complex mechanisms is not particularly difficult, but it is certainly non-trivial for a novice user. Couple this with the fact that anyone with a drill press and a touch of nous can make a gun, I fail to see what all the fuss is about when related to the 3d printer side of things. People have had the tools and ability to build their own guns for years.

Needs more bleeding edge.

On: 80 Percent of IT Decision Makers Say Outdated Tech is Holding Them Back (betanews.com)

82.327% of CEO's report inability to mature business process due to constantly changing IT infrastructure and services.

Relevant standards already exist

On: Europe Calls For Mandatory 'Kill Switches' On Robots (cnn.com)

There are already standards specifying how assess and control the functional safety of automated systems under which robots fall such as IEC 61508, IEC 61511 etc. These standards provide the framework to assess the actual risks posed by a machine and how to assess whether a mitigation strategy is suitable to assess the risk. Any functional safety engineer worth their salt would have a requirement resulting in some form of emergency shutdown. Many countries already legislate compliance with these standards, most reputable automation manufactures certify their equipment against these standards.

Tinfoil hat subversion

On: Security Researchers Can Turn Headphones Into Microphones (techcrunch.com)

I wonder how soon until they can subvert tin foil hats?

Unsurprising

On: Spotify Is Now Selling Your Information To Advertisers (engadget.com)

This seems to be almost a Darwinian step in evolution for online data/service providers. I'm sure Spotify is only doing this to survive in the perilous digital wild.

What was this guy's name anyway; J.C .Denton?

On: Brain Controlled Computing a Reality

Kind of DeusEx-ish in a way...

Superior to What?

On: HP Working With Apple To Add WMA Support To iPod

WMA = Wipe My Ass.

Seagate Denies Recall

On: 3 Major HD Makers Recalling Drives? [UPDATED]

Story here...