Does the Internet Need a Backup System?

Posted by boomer on Mar 20, 2013 in TED | 0 comments

Danny Hillis delivers a great TED talk about the need for a backup plan if the internet was taken down. It’s true that as our day-to-day lives become more entangled with internet connected devices, we are equally as vulnerable to attacks. Hillis does a great job to help raise awareness of the issue without taking a conspiracy theory approach like so many others do.

TEDx Drops in on Asheville NC

Posted by Boomer on Nov 13, 2011 in TED | 0 comments

In honor of today’s (November 13th) TEDxAsheville event I though it would be appropriate to post a recent TED talk that I found rather interesting. If you don’t know about TED or if you do know about it but aren’t planning on attending please reconsider. Tickets are in the $40 range and should be well worth it. You can purchase TEDx Tickets for the Asheville event HERE.

What happens when Google digitizes 15 Million books – The Ngram Viewer

Posted by Boomer on Sep 21, 2011 in TED | 0 comments

http://ngrams.googlelabs.com

Why We Should Hire More Hackers

Posted by Boomer on Sep 13, 2011 in TED | 0 comments

A Web of One – The Filter Bubble by Eli Pariser

Posted by Boomer on May 3, 2011 in TED | 0 comments