I’m thoroughly impressed with Samsung of late. I’ve got an SIII and an ultrabook. This article below mostly mentions hardware and quality, but I’m very impressed with some of the proprietary software they have created (both on Android and Win8). Using the Samsung version of Android 4.1.1 is much better than the vanilla Android 4.1.1 (as used on my Lenovo tablet).

Go Samsung! I will be sticking with them as a brand for the near future…I’m not normally a “brand” kind of buyer, but they have changed my mind for the time being.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/01/samsung_how_the_korean_firm_got_to_be_the_biggest_tech_company_in_the_world.html

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It seems that 3d printing has entered the mainstream. I keep seeing it mentioned on MSM sites and podcasts. That’s great!

I’ve known of it for a couple years and am not that interested in the actual printers. I’m more interested in the economic ripples caused by democratization and more and more cutting out of the middle man in sooooo many fields.

…are not cool when they mess with my life and happiness.

There you go kiddies. Just because you get an email that says it’s from a certain address it does NOT mean it actually comes from that address…

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/language-and-bias/

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/can-an-algorithm-write-a-better-news-story-than-a-human-reporter/

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/04/ff_klout/

Good read from wired:
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_webrip/

…and one of my favourite economic sites:
http://www.marginalrevolution.com/