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Submission + - The Economist chimes in about cloud computing

Submitted by g8orade on Friday October 24, 2008 @02:59PM

g8orade writes: The Economist is running some interesting articles about the rise of cloud computing. "Information technology is turning into a global "cloud" accessible from anywhere, says Ludwig Siegele. What does that mean for the way people conduct business?" and one more to Richard Stallman's recent points about the risks to freedom: Computing is about to face a trade-off between sovereignty and efficiency

Submission + - Swarm Theory Makes National Geographic

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on Wednesday July 04, 2007 @09:07PM

g8orade writes: "This could have gone under several topics, but Swarm Behavior / Swarm Theory has made the pages of National Geographic. Brief but interesting article with several examples."

Submission + - Will OLPC Pressure all Other Desktop OSes?

Submitted by g8orade on Monday January 01, 2007 @12:12PM

g8orade writes: As this article says, for the OLPC, the software is more important than the hardware. A generation or more of children in developing countries will learn about computers using a computer not running the Mac nor MS desktops. Will the OLPC software finally be the licenseless tool, the uncharged-for value add that makes it too hard for the other OS makers to compete given the same hardware?

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