The PBS Idea Channel explored the net neutrality subject of ISP reclassification to be considered public utilities. It's a loaded, game-changing topic and I think it goes hand-in-hand with the definition of broadband. What bandwidth speed is fast enough to utilize the Internet? Perhaps more importantly, what monthly data cap should be considered sufficient to use the … [Read more...]

DEFCON: The Documentary is a film that came out last year covering the 2012 DEFCON convention, the world's largest hacking convention. The documentary is nearly 2 hours long shows a variety of what goes on at DEFCON beyond the stories and high profile hacks that might make it into the news. The documentary is streaming freely on YouTube on The Documentary Network channel and is … [Read more...]

Microsoft has made a video to help explain quantum computing to the everyday person. It explains how quantum physics and computer science overlap so that one day they might be able to solve problems in a couple of minutes that would take today's computers years and years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg8iCnQTLfM A full write-up of Microsoft's investment in quantum … [Read more...]

Apple made a commercial showing tons of different decals made to go on the back of a MacBook, often incorporating the Apple into the design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PzntWQ-sVY A celebration of all the many ways people love the MacBook Air, featuring music from artist/producer, Hudson Mohawke. You can view the stills at www.apple.com/macbook-air/stickers/ which feature … [Read more...]

Two trailers were posted to YouTube today for the movie The Imitation Game which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing during World War II. Alan Turing was a mathematician that worked for the British government at Bletchley Park to crack the German encryption Enigma. Turing is also known for the Turing Machine, a predecessor to the general use computer. The Imitation Game … [Read more...]