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Why Publishers Don't Like Apps

Thank you for a refreshingly honest and informative article!  I had a long career as a software engineer in the video games and entertainment... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 7, 2012 at 11:06 AM EDT

... And Scrabble Proved PSPACE-Complete

Determine the best playing strategy "To determine the best playing strategy" is the goal. The end of the article talks about maximizing the... (read full comment)  

Posted on January 30, 2012 at 11:01 AM EST

One eBook Platform to Rule Them All

Pricing? This sounds like a competitor to Smashwords, which does a pretty good job already. It will be interesting to see how their pricing... (read full comment)  

Posted on January 24, 2012 at 9:39 AM EST

How Amazon Can Afford to Give Away Books, Free

From what I've read, "...Amazon says it's paying publishers for the right to lend the books, usually for a fixed fee. In some cases, it's paying... (read full comment)  

Posted on November 4, 2011 at 11:22 AM EDT

Kurzweil Responds: Don't Underestimate the Singularity

And thus, the question, is a human brain in another body (or downloaded into a robot) the same person? Watson, on the other hand, transferred to... (read full comment)  

Posted on October 20, 2011 at 10:47 AM EDT

Out of Touch with Typing

Touch-ing I remember my mother used to tell me about the awards she received for typing over 100 words per minute in high school on non-electric... (read full comment)  

Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:23 AM EDT

'Web 2.0' Will Die on October 1, 2012

Web 3.0? I would think that use of Web 2.0 will die (or greatly slow down) when Web 3.0 is in heavy use. What the heck is Web 3.0? The Semantic... (read full comment)  

Posted on August 3, 2011 at 12:25 PM EDT

Stunning Results of 1K Programming Contest Recall PC Demos of Yore

Clever Wonderful. Nice to see compact code. (read full comment)  

Posted on August 3, 2011 at 12:19 PM EDT

The Five Worst (Hard) Science Fiction Movies Ever

Volcano I'm not sure that "Lawnmower Man" can be called hard scifi. If you are going to consider silly scifi movies, how about "Volcano" or "The... (read full comment)  

Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:54 AM EDT

The Best Hard Science Fiction Books of all Time

Michael Crichton I agree with the earlier comment about "The Andromeda Strain". Crichton doesn't get enough credit for the science fiction... (read full comment)  

Posted on June 7, 2011 at 6:13 PM EDT

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