The environmental and public health cost of VW’s fraud is significant, but it’s easy to imagine industries and scenarios where it’d be much worse. Perhaps the best we can hope for is that the avoidance of regulatory frameworks on Internet of Things won’t have the kind of occasional systemic impact that large-scale financial misconduct has accustomed us to.
Source : The price of the Internet of Things will be a vague dread of a malicious world
Prototyping tools for the Internet of Things
Source : Particle (formerly Spark) | Prototyping tools for the Internet of Things
It turns on your TV and brings you right to Netflix, dims your lights, silences your phone, and even orders you food. Intrigued? Follow along with our instructions to make your own.
Source : The Switch
To understand literature, Moretti argues, we must stop reading books.
Source : The Mechanic Muse – What Is Distant Reading? – The New York Times
The atmosphere was idyllic, festive, and at times, a little eerie. And, like many pleasant things, it was ultimately fleeting. By 6PM, the horns and the exhaust pipes had returned, and Paris moved forward.
By giving people access to the tools, knowledge and opportunities of the internet, we can give a voice to the voiceless and power to the powerless. We also know that the internet is a vital enabler of jobs, growth and opportunity. And research tells us that for every 10 people connected to the internet, about 1 is lifted out of poverty.
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Source : Mark Zuckerberg
Strangely, the EPA is standing alongside automakers, including VW. They all oppose proposed regulations that would allow the public to circumvent copyright protections measures attached to vehicle software.
Source : VW scandal highlights irony of EPA opposition to vehicle software tinkering | Ars Technica
Great news for Black Mirror fans: Netflix has ordered a new season of the cult U.K. sci-fi series.
Source : ‘Black Mirror’ revived by Netflix for 12 new episodes | EW.com
S’ouvre alors le moment démocratique, celui où les hommes vont devoir discuter, délibérer, argumenter pour décider ce qu’est la décision juste. Et par conséquent où il faut reconnaître la liberté d’expression, la liberté d’aller et venir, la liberté individuelle et tous les droits qui codifient et garantissent la qualité de la délibération.
Source : Dominique Rousseau : « Le numérique signe la fin du droit des Etats »
Si m’occuper du site avait nécessité que je me lève à 9 heures tous les matins, que je porte un costume et que je n’aie plus le temps de jouer aux jeux vidéo, j’aurais sans doute arrêté.
Source : Je-m’en-foutiste, geek, paresseux… Hiroyuki Nishimura, le nouveau patron atypique de 4chan
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