News 19 08 2009: The Royal Academy of Engineering says that automated freight transport could be on the roads in as few as 10 years however it suggests that much debate is needed to address the ethical and legal issues raised by putting responsibility in the hands of...
opinion by Professor | 2 years ago 96 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
There's the saying, "No machine can do my job, until it learns to drink", but according to author Marshall Brain, computers are eventually going to take over the world and eliminate meaningless, humiliating work...
opinion by Erik Larson | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 270 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Scientist Joe Kaplinsky tells us not to waste valuable time sorting out our rubbish. He explains that even if the whole world produced as much garbage as the USA for the next 100 years we could still just bury it...
created by worldwrite | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 109 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Enterprise mobility devices take on many forms, WiFi enabled handheld datacollectors, smart PDA cellphones, and adapted laptop computers.
The problem with many computer systems that are programmed for deployment...
created by Edmund Jenks | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 2304 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
"VMware launched VMware ESX Server 3i, a “thin hypervisor” that’s integrated in server hardware sans an operating system; Virtual Desktop Manager, a connection broker for virtual desktops; and Site Recovery Manager, an automation system for recovering from data center...
created by pgaliba | 4 years ago 203 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne of Vancouver's own saw a niche market and ran with it. Markus Frind needed a girlfriend upgrade, and on the sly, (assuming unbeknownst to his current...
created by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1432 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"It's weird, a throwback to a time where typed communications were the standard.
The Dow Jones Index stock trades were once communicated over a wire to a machine that printed out each transaction within minutes of...
created by Edmund Jenks | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 444 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
"The majority of these dead-end positions are in office and administrative support and production occupations, which are affected by the implementation of office technology that reduces the need for these workers, changes in business practices, and escalating plant and...