Brain Training with @lumosity #biohacking #brain #braintraining

My Brain Performance Score, courtesy of Luminosity.com. I’m turning 40 in less than 18 months, and so as I get older I am trying to stave off physical and mental decline. I’ve been doing this since I turned 32, so it’s not a new thing for me. Additionally, I’ve become interested in … Continue reading →

Android Platform Getting More and More Risky @falkvinge @gappsupdates @airbnb @mxdataapps #nsa #gchq #angrybirds #permissions #snowden #gnu #copyleft

It’s no longer news that the NSA and GCHQ are using ‘leaky apps’ such as Angry Birds to gain access to people’s data on their mobiles. That I can write that with conviction and that it is considered the ‘new normal’ is disturbing enough in itself. Additionally, there are more and … Continue reading →

Great Technology is Awesome #futurism #technology

Images from kickstarter.com and wolfram.com respectively. Along the lines of my post yesterday, I’ve come across two examples of additional technology that I think are very cool. One is hardware, and the other is software. The first is a kickstarter.com project for “Your Personal Flying … Continue reading →

Great UX is Awesome #futurism #technology

Picture from 79er.com. As I get older, I have begun to appreciate the concept of the “User Experience” (UX) - the idea that things should be designed well and that they should be imagined with their end-user in mind from the start. It’s a concept that has been at the forefront of my … Continue reading →

Are Banks Safe? The End of Bank Secrecy (h/t @zerohedge) #agorism

Image of the G20 nations from wikipedia.org. The idea of bank secrecy is coming to an end. As governments continue to run out of money, they are continuing to look for ways to squeeze every last cent out of any revenue they can. The OECD member nations will now “implement a global standard for … Continue reading →

Thomas Quinlan

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Monthly Archives: February 2014

Brain Training with @lumosity #biohacking #brain #braintraining

Android Platform Getting More and More Risky @falkvinge @gappsupdates @airbnb @mxdataapps #nsa #gchq #angrybirds #permissions #snowden #gnu #copyleft

Great Technology is Awesome #futurism #technology

Great UX is Awesome #futurism #technology