Bush smiled and nodded, then nodded some more, as Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip enthusiastically explained how his government holds paperless Cabinet meetings.
The system, which uses digital signatures, permits legislation to be OK’d with the click of a mouse.
Ansip’s explanation, though, was not as lickety split. He described in detail how the dozen members of [...]

Because damn it I’m a nerd.
From The Matrix: Revolutions (interpretations)
It is interesting to note that while the Machine we see is called “Deus Ex Machina,” there is a reversal of roles happening. In Ancient Greek plays, the Deus Ex Machina would often be a God (often portrayed as a sun, which explains DEM’s appearance in [...]

The philosophy of technology is horrible.
From “Noumenal Technology: Reflections on the Incredible Tininess of Nano“, Alfred Nordmann (Techne, 2005)
The “noumenal technology” referred to in the title of this paper would therefore appear to be a contradiction in terms: Technology is a human creation that involves human knowledge and serves human needs; this firmly roots it [...]

I messed around with photoshop last night because clearly I have nothing else to do. Follow the jump for the results:

I still don’t understand how this kind of advertisement ends up selling shoes.
I feel obligated to post Yellow, though Pink and Green are both pretty awesome, and Black is by far my favorite.
Thanks for the link, ToliverChap.

This is pretty neat. Follow the link to to see more videos of the Reactable in action.

To continue the wholesale destruction of mankind.
Eh, maybe that’s not as good as McSweeny’s list of jokes made by robots, for robots:
“Waiter! Waiter! What’s this robot doing in my soup?”
“It looks like he’s performing human tasks twice as well, because he knows no fear or pain.”

feline-computer interaction
Yes, I added to a very boring YouTube trend. Sue me.

From xkcd

From Heidegger Cartoons. Thanks ejdickso