Jonathan Strickland
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Is Cyber Bullying Illegal?
Posted Thu Apr 1, 2010 11:06 AM ET | 0
You may have heard about the sad news of Phoebe Prince's suicide. Prince was the victim of bullying and apparently decided to end her life after a particularly difficult day. Several of her schoolmates now stand charged of various crimes ... Read more
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Robots, Consciousness and Rights
Posted Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:13 AM ET | 0
Recently, I've been researching artificial intelligence and consciousness for HowStuffWorks.com. While exploring the possibilities of machines with self-awareness, I'm drawn to the debate about whether an artificially intelligent construct has the... Read more
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Chatting With Strangers
Posted Fri Mar 5, 2010 03:28 PM ET | 0
I'm not a big fan of anonymity on the Web. I recognize its importance, particularly for people who live in countries with governments that monitor Internet activity. But with anonymity comes a certain lack of accountability that I find distasteful.... Read more
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Throwing Your Weight Around Through Social Networking
Posted Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:24 PM ET | 0
I swear I didn't make up that title as a fat joke. Honest. Last Saturday, Kevin Smith (the writer and movie director) launched a series of angry messages on Twitter directed at Southwest Air. According to Smith, he had taken ... Read more
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Expressing Your Love Through Technology
Posted Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:05 AM ET | 0
Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Whether you await the day with anticipation or curse the greeting card industry for perpetuating consumerism, chances are there's someone out there who expects you to express your love in a very material ... Read more
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Recent Law Enforcement Survey Worries Me
Posted Fri Feb 5, 2010 12:02 PM ET | 0
According to CNET contributor Declan McCullagh, Sergeant Frank Kardasz was scheduled to present a survey to a federal task force on law enforcement yesterday (while Kardasz appears on the meeting agenda, the notes for the actual meeting are not yet... Read more
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Facebook Status and the Imperfect Alibi
Posted Fri Jan 29, 2010 01:00 PM ET | 0
Rodney Bradford is a lucky guy. Charged with committing a robbery in Brooklyn last November, Bradford was freed when his lawyer proved that Bradford's Facebook status updated a minute before the robbery began. The computer that sent the update was... Read more
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Renting Movies from YouTube
Posted Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:20 AM ET | 0
I've been saying for the last few years that the Internet will become a major, if not dominant, delivery method for entertainment. I think my prediction has been pretty accurate so far. You can find televisions or set-top boxes that ... Read more
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Google and China in a Political Game of Chicken
Posted Wed Jan 13, 2010 01:09 PM ET | 0
Google has a famous, though informal, motto: Don't be evil. Google's investor page elaborates by saying "it's about providing our users unbiased access to information, focusing on their needs and giving them the best products and services that we... Read more
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Will Blio Change the Game for E-Readers?
Posted Fri Jan 8, 2010 03:13 PM ET | 0
I'm at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show covering all things tech this week. I've seen dozens of awesome (and sometimes odd) gadgets. I've examined computers ranging from blisteringly fast desktop machines running state-of-the-art graphics cards and... Read more
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Rocking Out With Christmas Lights
Posted Wed Dec 16, 2009 09:21 AM ET | 0
Tired of the same old Christmas lights displays? Bored by animatronic Santas waving listlessly? Not impressed with the giant inflated snowman on the lawn? Maybe you should take a musical cue from Ric Turner. Turner, a contract worker with Disney ... Read more
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WiGig? Wi Not?
Posted Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:51 AM ET | 0
Yesterday, the Wireless Gigabit Alliance (aka the WiGig Alliance) announced it had completed work on a specification that would enable unprecedented data transfer speeds over a wireless network. And when I say unprecedented, I mean this information... Read more
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The Biggest Threat To Your Online Security Is...You
Posted Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:09 PM ET | 0
When I think of computer security vulnerabilities, I imagine a hacker crouched over a keyboard as a single drop of sweat slowly slides down her face (hackers tend to be female in my imagination -- I blame Joss Whedon for ... Read more
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Firing Up the Large Hadron Collider... Again
Posted Fri Nov 20, 2009 05:29 PM ET | 0
If all goes well, the Large Hadron Collider will soon be smashing subatomic particles together as they travel near the speed of light around the 16.8 mile circumference of the world's most complicated machine. Scientists hope the Large Hadron... Read more
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Google Chrome Operating System Due Next Week?
Posted Fri Nov 13, 2009 04:28 PM ET | 0
TechCrunch's Michael Arrington reports that Google's Chrome operating system may be available for download as early as next week. Google first announced plans for the OS this past summer. If it's anything like Google's Web browser, also called... Read more
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