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Hackers Shut Down: China Puts End To Online Academy

latimes.com | Barbara Demick | Posted 02.09.2010 | Technology


Reporting from Beijing - The pitch was tantalizing: Just a little training and you too could hack websites, earning thrills, power and, in many cases,...

What Is the Future of America?

Reverend Billy | Posted 02.08.2010 | Green


Reverend Billy

Our series of orgiastic futures in America has broken through one final horizon. We are surprised to be confronted by the actual future and it is nothing like how we marketed it.

Feb. 22 Marks A Brand New Day for Banking

Patrice Peyret | Posted 02.08.2010 | Home


Patrice Peyret

On Feb. 22, new first of many new financial regulations to protect consumers takes effect. It's not a moment too soon. Banking, especially retail bank...

For Bloomberg, NYC Big Apps is a BIG Deal

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 02.08.2010 | Technology


Steve Rosenbaum

Michael Bloomberg, the man who made his fortune managing data, is now leading the nation by giving away a firehose of data about NYC to young hungry developers looking for data to turn into products.

Gov 2.0: A Message from Hollywood to the Beltway

Christina Gagnier | Posted 02.08.2010 | Los Angeles


Christina Gagnier

Government 2.0 is an umbrella term for the variety of projects and platforms coming from both the public and private sectors that have the goal of bringing government into the 21st century.

What Is the Kindle's Future?

Stephanie Vaughn Hapke | Posted 02.06.2010 | Technology


Stephanie Vaughn Hapke

While the jury is still out on the iPad's ability to replace the typical eReader, the very thought must strike concern with Amazon and the other companies with readers on the market, or coming in short order.

Government Gets Geeky: Gov2.0LA Kicks Off in Los Angeles

Christina Gagnier | Posted 02.07.2010 | Technology


Christina Gagnier

Gov2.0LA kicked off this morning in Los Angeles, bringing together members of the communications, technology and government communities to foster disc...

A Wii Bit Incompetent

Patrick Boyle | Posted 02.06.2010 | Technology


Patrick Boyle

My children are technologically super-skilled, leaving me in the dust. How could this be happening?

Is Art Important?

Bettina Korek | Posted 02.05.2010 | Los Angeles


Bettina Korek


Instead of talking about reducing funds for the arts, we should make sure that as part of the country's recovery efforts, programs like the New Deal's Work Progress Administration, are resurrected.

Making Good Decisions About Cancer: One Survivor's Tale

Thomas Goetz | Posted 02.05.2010 | Living


Thomas Goetz

Prostate cancer illustrates a flip side to that rote approach to cancer: Sometimes, it seems, cancer isn't something sure to be fatal. And sometimes the cure can be worse than the disease.

Plane 'Flies' Underwater: Virgin Unveils Necker Nymph, Adds To Luxury Fleet

Money.cnn.com | Blake Ellis, Staff Reporter | Posted 02.04.2010 | Technology


Virgin unveiled the latest addition to Richard Branson's luxury fleet: an underwater plane that flies riders into the depths of the Caribbean Sea....

Are We Too Smart For Our Own Good?

Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D. | Posted 02.03.2010 | Living


Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D.

We're getting smarter. But our emotional and social intelligence seems to be going backwards. What if these two trends emerge from the same place: the info overload modern technology provides for us.

Cyberspace, Bullying And Suicide -- Again

Madeline Wheeler | Posted 02.03.2010 | Technology


Madeline Wheeler

Phoebe Prince did not have to die. Bullying is another form of hate-crime. It is a problem that can be solved through education and legislation.

A Jobless Recovery... And A Jobless Future?

Martin Ford | Posted 02.02.2010 | Business


Martin Ford

Jobs are disappearing, and we'll have to somehow adapt to that. In the long run, this means embracing a solution that likely involves some form of job sharing and income supplementation for most.

Turning Swords into High Speed Rail - Obama's iAmerica

Brian Ross | Posted 01.29.2010 | Politics


Brian Ross

President Obama wants to bulk up high-speed rail, and scale down defense spending. FDR converted peace-time manufacturers into a dominating wartime pr...

The GOP Rises Online

David All | Posted 01.28.2010 | Technology


David All

The GOP has surpassed the Democratic Party online -- just look at its innovative, direct media techniques responding to the president's first State of the Union address.

iPad Apps Will Define The Device, Many Not Yet Devised

Craig Kanalley | Posted 01.28.2010 | Technology


Craig Kanalley

The iPad will do to eReaders what the iPhone did to phones. That's to say nothing of the true value of that product --- its 140,000 apps.

Forget the iPad. How About the iPuke? The iPrank? Etc....

Lea Lane | Posted 01.27.2010 | Comedy


Lea Lane

We've gotten used to the iPod and the iPhone; now here comes the iPad. In the coming years I assume we can look forward to a host of other magic gadg...

State of the Union: Strong Leadership for Uncertain Times

Dean Garfield | Posted 01.27.2010 | Politics


Dean Garfield

Over the next decade, the world promises to be a smaller, faster, more connected place. This nation's standing in that new world will be determined by the decisions we make today.

The Apple Tablet: Tech Nerds Rejoice!

One For The Table | Posted 01.27.2010 | Living


One For The Table

The "one more thing" as Steve Jobs always says at the end of his presentations will be that in one year I will wonder how I ever lived without it.

Burn the Books?

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 01.27.2010 | Books


Charlotte Safavi

When it comes to books, I have come to terms with the fact that it is the written word that counts, not the medium upon which it is delivered.

Apple Tablet Rumors: Strongest Rumors Heading Into 2010 Apple Product Unveiling

Posted 01.26.2010 | Technology


Apple Tablet rumors are everywhere, and with the Apple Tablet announcement expected to finally take place less than 24 hours away, it's interesting to...

Apple Tablet PC: Press Conference Time Inching Closer For 2010 Apple Event With Big Implications

Posted 01.26.2010 | Technology


The long-awaited 'Apple Tablet' PC is only hours away. Although all signs suggest the Apple press conference tomorrow at 10 a.m. Pacific Time is the A...

Technology Affects The Worldwide Community

Gil Laroya | Posted 01.26.2010 | Technology


Gil Laroya

There's a strange side effect happening around the world, which seems to be occurring more overseas than here at home: countries who adopt our technology are slowly adopting our social styles as well.

WATCH : Linchpin Author Seth Godin "We All Live In Detroit"

Lee Stranahan | Posted 01.26.2010 | Business


Lee Stranahan

Politicians of both parties use the issue of unemployment as a political football and set the terms of most of our media discussion of the issue of jo...