How many people were affected by the CrowdStrike meltdown?
How many billion people do you think were affected by this? Microsoft said 8.5 million PCs (no Macs of course). A tiny 42KB file took down 8.5 million machines....
Tag: society
Will more free time destroy the world?
I had a brainwave [coincidentally when on my own free time holiday]. I had listened to a series of articles on long work hours in China, changes in American wor...
Galt’s Gulch? Freeside? The Raft? AKA: Rich people fleeing
Update below (04sep23) This article got me thinking of Galt’s Gulch in Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, or Freeside in Gibson’s Neuromancer: places the ...
Microbiology puts food on the table : Nature Reviews Microbiology
“During the upcoming holidays, many events will involve traditional foods, such as turkey at Thanksgiving and Christmas. That microorganisms can spoil any...
Philips – Design Probes – Microbial Home
“The Microbial Home Probe consists of a domestic ecosystem that challenges conventional design solutions to energy, cleaning, food preservation, lighting,...
Philips unveils an elegant ‘Microbial Home’ concept | SmartPlanet
“Although these appliances won’t be manufactured any time soon, lifelike models of the concepts are currently on view at the Piet Hein Eek gallery during ...
SXSW 2012 – Influence: It’s in Your Genes
“More and more marketers are looking to tap into data to determine a value on a person. Tools like Klout, PeerIndex, and Avenue Empire are developing thei...