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When It Comes To Tech Dystopia, Portlandia Is Better Than Black Mirror
UK series Black Mirror is being lauded as the first show that really tells the truth about our dystopian tech destiny. But the best critique of technology in today’s culture is not this science fiction import. For the most scathing commentary on the high-tech world we’ve designed for ourselves, you have to watch Portlandia.
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Someone Wrote Erotic Fiction About Microsoft’s Clippy
It was only a matter of time before someone sexualised a paperclip… wait, what?
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US State Department Has Shut Off Part Of Its Email System Due To Hackers
The fallout from Hillary Clinton’s homebrew email dust up is getting weird. The Department of State just shut down part of its unclassified email system in an attempt to eradicate malware they just found from Russian hackers. But State’s spokespeople say everything is OK. Probably.
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CEO Of Aussie Bitcoin Business Independent Reserve Killed In Thailand
Victorian Adam Tepper, CEO of Bitcoin trading platform Independent Reserve, was killed in a motorcycle accident last week while in Phuket.