February 2012
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What is it about Corning's vision for our future...
These two videos outline Corning’s vision for our future.
Original video:
Companion video describing the technology in greater detail:
It’s all very impressive, but I find myself questioning if this is the future we want. Where is the sensory stimulation in this utopia? It’s all so slick, so sterile. And there’s so much glass, which has never resonated with me as a...
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Search, seize or kill
On the one hand, if the president of the United States decides you’re a terrorist, the American military can, without any judicial review, track your cell phone and blow you to smithereens with a missile from a remote-controlled drone.
On the other hand, if police want to follow you with a GPS tracker because they suspect you’re breaking the law, they’ll need to get a warrant...