Molecular nanotechnology (MNT) will be a significant breakthrough, comparable perhaps to the Industrial Revolution”but compressed into a few years. This has the potential to disrupt many aspects of society and politics. The power of the technology may cause two competing nations to enter a disruptive and unstable arms race. Weapons and surveillance devices could be… Continue reading Dangers of Molecular Manufacturing
Intel plans 45-nanometer chips next year
Intel Corp. will enter the next era of Moores Law in the second half of 2007 with commercial shipment of its first PC processors based on a 45-nanometer manufacturing process, the company said Wednesday. Intel showed off what it called the worlds first fully functional SRAM (static RAM) chip made with a 45nm process technology.… Continue reading Intel plans 45-nanometer chips next year
Zombie network mastermind pleads guilty
20 year old Jeanson James Ancheta, of Downey, California., pleaded guilty in US District Court in Los Angeles to four felony charges for crimes, including infecting machines at two U.S. military sites, that earned him more than $US61,000, Assistant US Attorney James Aquilina said. Jeanson James Ancheta seized control of hundreds of thousands of internet-connected… Continue reading Zombie network mastermind pleads guilty
Bush Administration Subpoenas Google in Porn Probe
Bush Administration Subpoenas Google in Porn Probe The Bush administration, seeking to revive an online pornography law struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, has issued a subpoenaed for details of Googles records of what its users have been looking for through its popular search engine. Google has refused to comply with the subpoena, issued… Continue reading Bush Administration Subpoenas Google in Porn Probe
WSG Announcements
When the Web Standards Group mail list was created in early 2003, Russ began sending posts to the list with web standards-based links for people to read. For some reason the subject of these posts became “Some links for light reading”. Over the years quite a few people have requested that these posts be placed… Continue reading WSG Announcements