South Corea is going to deploy this armed robot along the border with their hostile neighbours…
It’s slightly scaring, isn’t it?
Archive for the 'Digital Rights' Category
Software Patents
23Oct06A couple of years ago, Amazon shocked the community with the threat of using a patent they holded for the famous shopping cart. Now, they are eating they own food: IBM has sued Amazon for a patent they hold since the 80’s for the whole idea of online commerce…
Conjugating verbs
06Sep06Microsoft has applied for a patent for conjugating verbs. If the patent is granted, we will have to pay to Microsoft or to speak in infinitive…
How much are you worth?
14Aug06For a web site, it depends on your geographical location, your earnings and, probably, other stupid things like your political affiliations or even the color of your skin. A new product called RMX Direc has been launched where advertisement companies bid for the right of displaying an ad in the web page you are watching [...]
WebCams for National Security
02Jun06The state of Texas has plans for the deployment of web cams along the frontier border. Web users could then “patrol” the national security and, if they spot any illegal inmigrant trying to enter the country, they can call a number free of charge.
As it has happened in the UK, it seems there are a [...]
