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I’ve been warning about the dangers of self-aware machines for some time.
Here is a story about how a toaster disrupted a keynote address by ARM CEO Simon Segars at the annual ARM TechCon Conference. It seems that the toaster was toasting a bagel which got stuck, and started burning. The smoke caused the fire alarms to go of in the ...
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We try to save up some funny stuff for our Sunday Funnies post, and I admit this is pretty borderline. Maybe not funny. But I do love corporate-speak, and since tomorrow we will be discussing the things you can do if your personal information is part of a data breach, we thought this might be a fun way to open this discussion.
Thanks to our friends at Sophos, for ...
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Loved this sign from Buzzfeed by way of Pinterest.
Made me think of my favorite Parks and Recreation quote:
Continue Reading →“I enjoy government functions like I enjoy getting kicked in the nuggets with a steel toed boot. But this hotel always served bacon wrapped shrimp. That’s my number one favorite food wrapped around my number three favorite food. I’d ...
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Dateline Tokyo – Drunken phone store patron kicks Pepper the Robot.
What is going on? Here is another story of human on android violence. I have to admit, I find this stuff disturbing. I am sure most people just see an object, a thing, and that this sort of violence is no different from throwing your golf club into the lake during a particularly frustrating round of golf. But for me, ...
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Let’s consider this post an early Sunday Funnies for this week. Every September 19th is Talk Like A Pirate Day, and this year it conveniently falls on Saturday, so grab your parrot and a keg of rum and let’s celebrate like its 1715.
According to the Official TLAP website.
Continue Reading →“Ever since Dave Barry mentioned us in his nationally syndicated newspaper ...
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This is from Computerworld Shark Tank, which I read daily. These are funny stories about computer users from an IT perspective. Normally I have not shared these funny stories with my readers because this is a bit of IT “inside baseball.” Plus you might just recognize yourself in the story, and be offended, which I would like to avoid. But this one is too good not to share. ...
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On of the banes of the Internet for a small business is getting a single negative review that makes your otherwise great business look bad. I’ve always told my clients to face it head on; leave the review up, but provide a backstory about what you did to resolve the issue. If someone didn’t like your stuff, and complain online, you need to let everyone know you refunded their money, or whatever you did to try and recover for this ...
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Thanks to Pete Rigsbee from Postnet MN 112. This is from his newsletter.
“I was walking by the park the other day and saw a group of young children that made me chuckle and think of these “Toddler Property Laws.” Enjoy!
- If I like it, it’s mine.
- If it’s in my hand, it’s mine.
- If I can take it from you, it’s mine.
- If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.
- If it’s ...
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