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The iPad: An Attractive, Thoughtfully Designed, Deeply Cynical Thing

For years, me and thousands of other techies have been wondering what comes after the Personal Computer as we've known it. With Apple's iPad, we caught a glimpse. If I had to pick one predominant emotion in reaction, it would be "disturbed".

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Aug 21	Japanese Create Ice Cream That Does Not Melt
Aug 23	Amateur-Built Electric Car Going After Record Set by Tesla
Aug 22	“Banning polluting cars in 2040 or 2050 doesn’t actually look like a very bold move.”
May 27	Making a Movie Inside a Video Game
Aug 20	“This conversation about how technology is hijacking people is really catching on.”
Jan 26	Google Map Shows You the Most Photographed Areas of the World
Aug 13	“Our Internet handlers, not government, are using operant conditioning to modify our behaviour today.”
Aug 19	“Human and animal cells can be 3D printed into high-resolution tissue.”
Aug 17	“Nobody is forcing the participants to stay, of course, but if they leave, they won’t be paid.”
Aug 18	“That science fiction future where robots can do what people and animals do may be closer than you think.”
Aug 14	“During this phase of decline, the US was likely to go through a phase of reactionary 'fascism'.”
Aug 11	“The shift from fuel and pistons to batteries and electric motors is unlikely to take that long.”