Author: Andreas
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We have forgotten about the work-hard, play-hard Generation X
Generation X was breast-fed punk and invented indie, and grunge, and techno, … . We transformed the Eighties and we owned the Nineties. … we were fearless and stupid and happy, but we still got up for work on Monday morning, no matter how bad we felt.
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Paul Krugman on “the Internet’s impact’
Prognosen sind schwierig, besonders wenn sie die Zukunft betreffen.
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HBO plans ‘Snow Crash’ series
Huge news for Science Fiction Fans. Apparently HBO plans ‘Snow Crash’ series a series based on Neal Stephensons ‘Snow Crash‘(affiliate link). Next to William Gibsons ‘Neuromancer‘, the book has been among the most influential books of the cyber–punk genre. When the book came out in the early nineties and it described a dystopian, yet near…
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Apple Reportedly Acquires Spectral Edge
Apple has bought a tech startup that improves mobile photo quality, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
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Russische Polizei nimmt NGINX Mitgründer fest
Source: Wem gehört Nginx? Russische Polizei nimmt Mitgründer fest
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Facebook refuses to break end-to-end encryption
Facebook refuses to break end-to-end encryption:
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Mac Pro: Bis zu 62.568,00 €
Wie mehrere Quellen heute berichtet haben, ist der erst neuerlich verfügbare Mac Pro in der höchsten Ausbaustufe teurer als ein Tesla Model 3 in der “Performance” Ausbaustufe. Apple ist nicht dafür bekannt, billige Hardware zu produzieren, aber 62.568,00 € sind selbst für die bekannten Verhältnisse beeindruckend. Man bekommt dann für den Preis immerhin: 2,5 GHz 28‑Core…
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The cyber speaks for itself.
The cyber speaks for itself: Somebody trained an AI to write a paper to predict the future of Cyber. Sources were 1000 other predictions about cyber. There are a lot of 2020 cybersecurity predictions. We had a bot do it for us. Cyberscoop Now, the Cyber speaks: And the result speaks for itself: Real-time data…
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Animation: Visualizing Moore’s Law in Action (1971-2019)
Moore’s Law in Action: You’ll probably remember the prediction back from your days in University. In essence, Mr. Moore, founder of Fairchild Semi and CEO of Intel, predicted the density of transistors in modern integrated systems will double about every 18 months. He was right for a long time, while many predicted the end of…
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DSGVO-Verstoß: 1&1 muss knapp 10 Millionen Euro Strafe zahlen
Der Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragte Ulrich Kelber hat gegen die Telekommunikationsfirma 1&1 ein Bußgeld in Höhe von 9,55 Millionen Euro verhängt. Source: DSGVO-Verstoß: 1&1 muss knapp 10 Millionen Euro Strafe zahlen | heise online