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Do you lose free speech rights if you speak using a computer? Scholar argues computer-generated speech is not protected by the Constitution http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/06/do-you-lose-free-speech-rights-if-you-speak-using-a-computer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28ars+technica+-+all+content%29 28 comments 30/6/2012 politics
Are we living in a computer simulation? It's more likely than you might think, scientist argues http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-26-2018-1.4592936/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation-it-s-more-likely-than-you-might-think-scientist-argues-1.4593170 6 comments 7/4/2018 nottheonion
DNA: The code of Life - DNA explained in computing terms, arguing DNA/cells are a computing environment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sl0lZLj65c 14 comments 6/8/2017 programming
When Droids Take Your Job: "A duo from MIT argue that rapid computer advances may be vaporizing careers faster than workers can train for new ones." http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-economy-20111128,0,6504231.story 123 comments 1/12/2011 technology
When droids take your job -- A duo from MIT argue that rapid computer advances may be vaporizing careers faster than workers can train for new ones. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-economy-20111128,0,3537709.story 4 comments 29/11/2011 economy
I argue that Apple now has not one but two monopolies...A nearly-total monopoly on computer (and pocket computer) systems designed with good taste...A total monopoly on the Microsoft-free, hassle-free personal computer. http://www.loper-os.org/?p=132 25 comments 16/4/2010 apple
Time To Take The Internet Seriously - Computer scientist argues that the internet is evolving, not as a tool nor as a universe of answers, but as a giant thought process. Soon, everything will be structured as part of a lifestream http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/gelernter10/gelernter10_index.html 3 comments 9/3/2010 worldnews
AI is finally learning from children, the best intelligent machines: 'Noting that preschoolers can learn things even the most sophisticated AIs can’t, Gopnik argues that studying kids can give programmers useful hints about directions for computer learning.' https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/2/28/18239993/artificial-intelligence-children-machine-learning-alison-gopnik-psychology 9 comments 2/3/2020 artificial
Raymond Tallis - a neuroscientist and philosopher - argues that biology and the computational sciences can't explain our sense of time & capacity for shared intentionality. Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/nousthepodcast/raymond-tallis-on-the 3 comments 8/1/2019 cogsci
Moon Formed From Head-On Collision: New computer simulations argue that 4.53 billion years ago, a Mars-sized impactor slammed into Earth at a steeper angle and with a higher velocity than previously thought http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/08/scienceshot-moon-formed-from-hea.html 13 comments 3/8/2012 science
As an Asian Studies minor, I catch myself arguing with my computer screen with these old propaganda flicks. Worth a watch to remind you why history is important. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkXJq77JHZY 3 comments 2/12/2011 history
The judge then asked for information from the Ram in their computers but the defendants failed in their attempt to argue the data was temporary http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7153323.stm 3 comments 21/12/2007 reddit.com
Driving Is Social. Autonomous Cars Aren't, Argues Computer Scientist - "Driving isn't just a mechanical operation but also a complex social activity." https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/driving-is-social-autonomous-cars-arent-argues-computer-scientist 7 comments 27/2/2017 technology
Mark Shuttleworth came on the Structure Show this week to discuss Ubuntu’s role as the operating system of choice for cloud computing. As OpenStack takes precedence over the operating system, he argues, Red Hat’s licensing can’t last. http://gigaom.com/2014/04/26/mark-shuttleworth-on-why-the-os-still-kind-of-matters/ 40 comments 26/4/2014 linux
Cell phone search requires a warrant, says Ohio Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision. The dissenters argued: "information stored in a cell phone is like that carried in a traditional address book" and not a computer; ask majority to get off their lawn. http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/cell-phone-search-requires-a-warrant-says-ohio-supreme-court-448880.html 3 comments 15/12/2009 technology
After Google dustup, should the US ban Chinese computers? Should the Google/China spat over censorship start a trade war that puts an end to Chinese-made computers? One international trade lawyer argues that it should http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/03/after-google-dustup-should-the-us-ban-chinese-computers.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss 23 comments 18/3/2010 technology
Neuroscientist Gregory Berns on his new book "Self Delusion". Berns's book (out this week) argues that the idea of a "unified self" is an illusion created by various aspects of the brain's computations, such as Bayesian forward modelling. https://on-humans.podcastpage.io/episode/the-harmful-delusion-of-a-singular-self-gregory-berns 25 comments 21/10/2022 cogsci