Scientists have been able to extract DNA from 19,000 year old fossilized egg shells raising the hopes that we can clone and re-create species that have long been extinct. But just because we can do a thing does it also mean we must?
03.12.10 | Featured, Science, Technology | Jason
Is child labor really so bad when we can buy fancy electronics and running shoes at such incredible prices? While we might not like the thought of kids doing a day’s labor instead of homework, most people likely couldn’t be bothered to care.
03.3.10 | Featured, Technology, World | Jason
Can anyone seriously answer this question? Since posting an article a few days ago about how I’m tired of buying computers, I’ve been looking at various portable machines that might actually be able to provide a decade or more of service. So is it better to go all out and buy an i7 now, or would an i5 suffice so long as the notebook could accept an upgrade later?
02.26.10 | Technology | Jason
Imagine, if you will, a future where people are more aware of their ecological impact on the planet and strive as a single collective to reduce our emissions-loving ways as much as possible without simultaneously destroying nations and economies. Believe it or not, it is possible.
02.25.10 | Internet, Technology | Jason
I’m tired of buying new computers every few years. Seriously. After using a decent HP notebook for over five years with heavy usage and only minor repairs here and there, I’ve reached an epiphany: I don’t want to maintain the consumerist cycle of buying a computer and then lusting for something newer only six months later.
02.23.10 | Featured, Technology | Jason
Early this morning I woke to find an email from a reader who had just read my post from last July asking what everyone’s problem was with netbook computers. Unfortunately, due to a mis-configured plugin, I couldn’t reply to him via email because it wrongly recorded my WordPress’ email address rather than his. Since I [...]
02.10.10 | Technology | Jason
Microsoft Outlook has played an important role in my life for the better part of a decade. Aside from the added benefit of easily synchronizing with the various Palm and HP PDAs I’ve owned throughout the years, it has offered the ability to easily synchronize with the Exchange servers found at various employers. However, after [...]
01.18.10 | Featured, Internet, Technology, Windows Mobile | Jason
There seems to be quite a few technological campaigns going on around Nagoya recently. For the better part of six months, randomly placed posters have been encouraging people to encrypt their wireless routers and, naturally, people are being encouraged to upgrade their ancient Windows Vista computers to Microsoft’s latest and greatest operating system. While none [...]
01.16.10 | Internet, Technology | Jason
I’ve had about enough of GoDaddy. I’ve been using their services for years, but it’s become such a hassle to do even the most minor and mundane of operations … like renew a domain.
Yesterday I had tried to renew one of my domains but ran into a rather new problem: I couldn’t use the balance [...]
01.14.10 | Internet, Technology | Jason
It seems that every six months or so somebody declares that the human race is at a crossroads and we need to choose which path to travel: one that results in the ultimate good for human kind, or one that is fraught with pain and suffering. As history has shown us time and again, humans [...]
01.13.10 | Climate Change, Featured, Science, Technology | Jason
Shortly after the release of Windows 7, I upgraded my Acer AspireOne netbook and have enjoyed the incredibly beautiful Operating System without too many headaches. This seems to have changed since the new year, though, as I’m starting to get a number of Blue Screens of Death whenever the network is transferring large files.
Typically when [...]
01.10.10 | Featured, Technology | Jason
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