Tag: black mirror
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A black hole called mobile phone
Self-help books suggest that to gain control over ourselves, we must first clear our environment of distractions. But we now live a life where we depend on these distracting devices. If I earn my livelihood by being mediated through a laptop, what do I do? It’s some sort of Pavlov’s dog principle in action. We […]
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What good are Google glasses? OR How tech companies can choose not to be evil.
Why invent Google glasses? Here’s Sergey Brin trying to answer that question. Doesn’t his argument seem a little unconvincing – a weak reason to deploy the best of the brains on the planet and 3 years worth of efforts. The primary pivot of his argument is the glass’ ability to improve social posture (?). He […]