I need to post an update and correction to my review of the Nokia N800: First, “timeless,” a MicroB developer, pointed out that when the N810 is released, the clock speed on the N800 will increase through an OS tweak: For the record, it’s the same processor. When IT OS 2008 becomes available and you [...]

Last month, I wrote on my latest handheld acquisition: the Nokia N800. I wrote a little on my initial experiences, and pondered its use in education. Now that I’ve had this for a month, it’s time for an update. Unlike most electronics produced by Nokia, the N800 is not a phone. It is an Internet [...]

Victoria News recently published an interesting article on Singularitarians in Canada whcih compared Singularitarianism with religion: At first blush, Singularitarianism may seem like a religion and has even earned from critics the label “Rapture of the Nerds.” But Singularitarianism differs from religion in one crucial aspect: its belief doesn’t depend on a supernatural power influencing [...]