A Nicaraguan troop commander blamed bad border denotations on Google Maps for an incursion into Costa Rica last week.
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App users hope for a fare go - 0 views
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Good for paper 3?
Free Technology for Teachers: Guest Post - Education Technology's Hidden Ticking Time Bomb - 0 views
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Interesting article on how our data can be locked up and trapped and maybe lost forever on different sites.
In the context of web context: How to check out any Web page - Scott Rosenberg's Wordyard - 1 views
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reliability of websites
The Pacific Tree Octopus - 1 views
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Details of the Pacific Tree Octopus, a rare breed of octopus that lives in trees. Includes detailed sightings, images, and even video. A completely nonsense site of course - but how long will it take students to realise that? Useful for teaching information literacy.
'Smart packaging' on the horizon - 1 views
Technolog - Google Map glitch ignites Costa Rica incursion - 2 views
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A Nicaraguan troop commander blamed bad border denotations on Google Maps for an incursion into Costa Rica last week.
HP computers are racist - YouTube - 0 views
BBC: How computers took over our cars - 4 views
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An interesting article on the myriad electronic systems in modern cars. Also covers leading edge developments such as systems which prevent 'lane drift' automatically. Interesting for a discussion on reliability and the wisdom of handing control over to a machine.
Should search algorithms be moral? A conversation with Google's in-house philosopher - ... - 0 views
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Interesting Article.
My life as a robot - 0 views
New tech for mobiles may aid rescuers - 2 views
In a First, Full-Sized Robo-Copter Flies With No Human Help - 1 views
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Could raise interesting questions in many fields - military, traffic, advances in automobiles etc.
British University Sends Out 2,500 Acceptance Notices in Error - Wired Campus - The Chr... - 1 views
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The applicants were erroneously notified that they had been admitted to the university, CNN reports
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I think people blame technology to much, when in reality it is controlled by human-beings who are not double checking their work
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An issue of reliability and not double checking how computer procedures are controlled.