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Digging for Digital Gold

Edward Wilson, in his book Consilience: the Unity of Knowledge, wrote “We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.” Despite the tons of information available to us almost instantaneously over the internet, it still takes the same amount of time to make sense of anything as ever.

Humans have been manually extracting meaning from data for centuries – that’s basically what statistics are used for. But with the numerous petabytes of data being generated every day, manual analysis just isn’t an option – that is of course where computers come in and data mining begins.

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Lost in Translation

Nearly 12 million viewers in the US alone, winner of a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy for best TV drama among a slew of other nominations and wins, LOST has perhaps been the best TV show television has produced in a long, long time. A successful show without a doubt – yet ultimately a failure to its viewers.

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Warfare 2.0

Cyber warfare is coming, say security experts and analysts. Does “War 2.0” just mean the use of computer networks to achieve the same ends as its traditional bullets-and-blood predecessor, or has war really evolved into a different, if not altogether new, form?

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The Next Frontier

Wars have been fought by man throughout history. A new frontier has recently emerged which despite being around for many years, has only recently begun to be used as a weapon – cyberspace.

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The Problem with Windows Vista

Windows Vista has transformed into a poster child for epic failures. System administrators cringe at the very mention of its name, running for cover, fondling their XP CDs. But like so many preconceived notions, the idea that Vista is the bane of modern computers is ridiculous. Many would have you believe it is true, but it simply is not.