Author: Steve TalbottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
That Does Not Compute! Cartoons from ComputorEdge Magazine.
Author: Jim WhitingPublisher: ComputorEdge
ISBN: 0945776403
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
The Future Does Not Compute
Author: Steve TalbottThe Future Computed
Author: The #future Does Not Compute - Transcending the Machines in Our Midst
Author: Stephen L. TalbottThe Future Does Not Compute
Author: Steve TalbottPublisher: O'Reilly
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
The subject is the dark side of the Internet and computers and the negative impact they have on individuals and society-- an interesting offering from a computer books publisher (the author is a senior editor at O'Reilly, and the editor is O'Reilly himself). The subject certainly merits plenty of discussion, but Talbott's prose is scattershot. Though he sounds some alarms, he doesn't offer the clear, incisive thinking that is an antidote to the frustration and alienation caused by machines. Maybe those whirling electrons have already done some damage. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer
Author: Wendell BerryPublisher: Catapult
ISBN: 164009458X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A brief meditation on the role of technology in his own life and how it has changed the landscape of the United States from "America's greatest philosopher on sustainable life and living" (Chicago Tribune). "A number of people, by now, have told me that I could greatly improve things by buying a computer. My answer is that I am not going to do it. I have several reasons, and they are good ones." Wendell Berry first challenged the idea that our advanced technological age is a good thing when he penned "Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer" in the late 1980s for Harper's Magazine, galvanizing a critical reaction eclipsing any the magazine had seen before. He followed by responding with "Feminism, the Body, and the Machine." Both essays are collected in one short volume for the first time.
It Gets Better Now!
Author: LJ AbramczykPublisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452571902
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
It Gets Better NOW! A Tool Guide for Teens is the first spiritual self-help book written especially for young people that introduces them to their inner power and shows them how to use it. This indispensable guide leads teens to spiritually empowered lives to help them deal with bullying and pain by introducing them to their true inner selves. It challenges teens' pre-conceived notions about power (or the lack thereof) and presents them with an easy three-step process they can use every day, anytime to learn how to change their thoughts and shift from feeling crappy to happy. It contains a chapter on the unique challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer and questioning (LGBTTQ) teens; and even a chapter on the complexities of the changing teenage brain. All young people can use the tools in this guide to help themselves connect to the loving energy of the universe and learn how to F.L.Y. - First Love Yourself!!
Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future
Author: John MacCormickPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691209057
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Nine revolutionary algorithms that power our computers and smartphones Every day, we use our computers to perform remarkable feats. A simple web search picks out a handful of relevant needles from the world's biggest haystack. Uploading a photo to Facebook transmits millions of pieces of information over numerous error-prone network links, yet somehow a perfect copy of the photo arrives intact. Without even knowing it, we use public-key cryptography to transmit secret information like credit card numbers, and we use digital signatures to verify the identity of the websites we visit. How do our computers perform these tasks with such ease? John MacCormick answers this question in language anyone can understand, using vivid examples to explain the fundamental tricks behind nine computer algorithms that power our PCs, tablets, and smartphones.
Earthbodies
Author: Glen A. MazisPublisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791454183
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Shows how our cultural misconceptions about the body distort its capacities and lead to personal and social ills.
The Future of Humanity
Author: Michio KakuPublisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385542771
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The national bestselling author of The God Equation traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man's future in space, from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies. “Amazing … Kaku is in smooth perfect control of it the entire time.” —The Christian Science Monitor We are entering a new Golden Age of space exploration. With irrepressible enthusiasm and a deep understanding of the cutting-edge research in space travel, world-renowned physicist and futurist Dr. Michio Kaku presents a compelling vision of how humanity may develop a sustainable civilization in outer space. He reveals the developments in robotics, nanotechnology, and biotechnology that may allow us to terraform and build habitable cities on Mars and beyond. He then journeys out of our solar system and discusses how new technologies such as nanoships, laser sails, and fusion rockets may actually make interstellar travel a possibility. We travel beyond our galaxy, and even beyond our universe, as Kaku investigates some of the hottest topics in science today, including warp drive, wormholes, hyperspace, parallel universes, and the multiverse. Ultimately, he shows us how humans may someday achieve a form of immortality and be able to leave our bodies entirely, laser porting to new havens in space.