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TeleVisions of the future

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Ville Miettinen

… final between Finland and the USA begins, I decide that I want to watch the 1000th episode of The Simpsons again. No time to sit through adverts, I elect to complete a few quick CAPTCHA-style microtasks for Fox’s crowdsourcing partner Microtask, instead. Afterwards, with the game about to start, rather than make a micropayment to access coverage I decide to recite the details of McDonald’s special World Cup meal deal. To upgrade to 3D coverage, I also say three fillings I would like to …

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When knowledge is power

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Ville Miettinen

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“ Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men. ” Baron Acton (1834–1902)

For centuries great thinkers have warned of the grave threat that the state poses to individual liberty. Thankfully today, citizens of full democracies are protected by the rule of law, independent courts and free press. Great men …

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