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Dropping Out and Giving Up on the ‘American Dream’

One of the contentious issues in education is how to measure the drop out rate. There are no standard measures. For example, if a teenager decides to fore-go school and not register in an educational system, that person is not a part of the data set. With families being mobile and children […]

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Is What You Say Private?

An accepted part of city living is that one’s image is captured numerous times during the day. Whether it is private surveillance cameras of small establishments or a centralized security network, for the most part, people are resigned to forfeit some privacy for the sake of security. The expectation of privacy is significantly […]

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The Wi-Fi Car from Chrysler

The focus groups must tell Chrysler that there is a demand. Being in the car would not be a barrier to being connected to the internet:
“…The UConnect Web system Chrysler will unveil Thursday — and introduce next year — marks the start of the dot-car era and puts Chrysler in front of BMW in […]

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Google Wants Your Health Records

Part of indexing the world’s information now includes your medical information. Google wants your health and medical data:
“…The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Web search leader announced the public launch of Google Health during a Webcast on Monday. It lets users import records from a variety of care providers and pharmacies.”
link: Google makes health service publicly […]

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Arghh — I Don’t Want Wi-Fi With My Fridge

Call me ‘old school’ but I really do like to keep things simple. I firmly believe that often ‘less is more’. So, knowing my approach, you can be assured that I will not be rushing out to buy a fridge with Wi-Fi:
“…Several devices appearing this year compatible with Whirlpool Corp.’s centralpark Connection fridge […]