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The Man Who Lied To His Laptop

I just finished listening to the unabridged Audible audio book version of “The Man Who Lied To His Laptop” by Clifford Nass and Corina Yen. After many years of working as a software interface design consultant, Clifford Nass has developed the theory that human brains cannot completely and fundamentally distinguish the difference between interacting with people and interacting with devices.

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Does The Cloud Have A Dark Side?

For some time we’ve been hearing about the virtues of cloud-based computing. Certain functions seem to lend themselves to the cloud. Online word processing, spreadsheets, etc. can seem to make sense in some situations, such as collaborating with others. In everyday use scenarios, does the cloud really make sense in more traditional private computer-use situations? I contend that it does

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