CON.CA - Sharing, Contributing... and Caching

Sharing, Contributing... and Caching

"This story is part bug hunt, part open-source love-story. The bug was a particularly gnarly, beautiful little bug and I'm going to try to convey some of that to you."

Elecom's Collapsible Keyboard for Smartphones
Linux to power BMW's open-source car software
Tipping Smart cars the latest prank trend
Using Radar to Track Hand Movement
There is No Choice But to Use Coal

Aug 15	“This 160-step biochemical process is very well studied, and surprisingly inefficient.”
Aug 16	“Eliminating the time needed to stop and re-charge a conventional electric car’s battery.”
Aug 17	“Nobody is forcing the participants to stay, of course, but if they leave, they won’t be paid.”
May 27	Making a Movie Inside a Video Game
Aug 14	“During this phase of decline, the US was likely to go through a phase of reactionary 'fascism'.”
Aug 13	“Our Internet handlers, not government, are using operant conditioning to modify our behaviour today.”
Jan 26	Google Map Shows You the Most Photographed Areas of the World
Aug 12	“We’re going to start to see chip implants get the same realm of acceptance as piercings and tattoos.”
Aug 11	“The shift from fuel and pistons to batteries and electric motors is unlikely to take that long.”
Aug 08	“Within 30 years, half of humanity won't have a job. It could get ugly — there could be a revolution.”
Aug 10	“After 78 years, the helicopter has been reinvented.”
Aug 07	Defacing Street Signs Can Send Self-Driving Cars Crashing