Journalism Think Tank Predicted The iPad In 1994

In this incredible footage unearthed from 1994, we discover a group of journalists and tech geeks at the Knight Ridder think tank who pretty much predicted the iPad as an electronic newspaper. They even had a modern-looking prototype incorporating text, audio, video, and graphics.

Rawiya was born in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Tunisia and Canada. She now lives in ...

The Radical Relativity of It All

And then there was us — the beast and me, a middle class hebe and his demi-jew spawn. Oh, it was a beautiful, if chaotic, event — loud music, people everywhere, and some professional skater in the middle of it all. My boy, needless to say, was a bit intimidated — he had his board and his helmet but he was sticking close to his pops.

Daniel is an independent writer, reader, teacher, and philosopher living in San Francisco. Daniel has a PhD in ...
 

Reasons Not To Kill Yourself Today, No. 7: Lindsay Lohan’s Going to Jail Again; Justice Lives?

Belatedly: Happy Easter, Lindsay Lohan! Go directly to jail and do not collect your Mini Eggs. Don’t worry, though. They sell them year round now. That’s a reason not to kill yourself any and every day. And yet I’m going to keep writing. Stay with me.

I'm 25, hazel-eyed, an unbalanced Libra. I live in Toronto and in daydreams. I write about fashion and other arts ...

Vibrators

Here’s a circumstance I’ve wondered about. Imagine that a close single female friend (just a friend) mentioned to you that she has a vibrator that’s shaped like a highly stylized penis. It’s not too anatomically correct, just a normal vibrator.

Eugene Volokh teaches free speech law, criminal law, tort law, religious freedom law, and church-state relations ...

Networking: Good vs. Evil

I wasn’t born rich or powerful enough to be initiated into the world of networking from an early age, so I always misunderstood it.  When I dropped out of high school and started getting my own jobs, I figured out quickly how to develop a good rapport with bosses and customers.

He writes about the history and future of information technology and its impact on science, religion, culture and ...
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