The Inevitable Singularity and the Haunting Words of Bruce Schneier
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of noodling on the concept of convergence and singularity.  Many years ago, I read Ray Kurzweil’s Age of Spiritual Machines, and it had such a re-wiring effect on my worldview, I can only liken it to a spiritual...

What I’m Looking Forward to in 2010
I still can’t really believe that the “noughties” have nearly gone; it’ll be 2010 in less than a month. I’ve been thinking about 2010 (what an impossibly futuristic date that sounds!) and what it might hold in store for me as a web...

Getting To Know Nostradamus
These days, everyone’s heard of Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, but most people just know that he was one of the most famous seers in history. Most people don’t really know about his specific predictions, his life or why he’s so...

Predicting 2010: iPod and iPhone
The dawn of a new year never fails to make me excited about all the potential for new devices we’ll inevitably see released. This year is no different, and for Apple’s iPod and iPhone, there are some storms that have been brewing for quite a while...

London 2010 - a set on Flickr
A copy of the Observer from 1989, predicting what London may look like in 2010. Is it retro to imagine the future would be like the 1980s?

NFL Week 13 Picks and Analysis
Game picks for Week 13 of the 2009 NFL football season.

Security Predictions for 2010
The past few years have seen an explosion of social networking and crowdsourcing, which has enriched our online lives tremendously. But anytime something becomes important to people, there's never a shortage of scumbags who will try to make a buck...