TiesMorskate.nl

Basically a linkdump; but its an article that interests me quite a bit. We all know Windows is not perfect and the rise of small laptops; the netbooks, is looking to make way for new OS systems to enter the market and gain market share. Wired has a small article about the subject, and I’m looking forward to it becoming reality!

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/03/netbooks-offer.html

http://www.islandreefjob.com/

If all else fails, I might do this. Wouldn’t you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZfHee69fCQ

This one is for the people that will still go skiing this year. Whether its snowboarding, skiing or whatever you do, this movie will get you amped to carve up the slopes!

http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=11599

One of the most enjoyable video’s in a long time, not really suitable for work, and you might not enjoy it that much if you’re a woman. It features a stunning lady obviously!

The Plot to Kill Google

Amazing  article about the last few run-ins of Google with Microsoft, and all about the legal side. Perhaps this shows us what the future will look like with two huge players that each own a significant market and want to invade the other’s?

According to the following article, featured on the Wired.com homepage, a few scientists and doctors are sharing the opinion that brain-enhancing drugs should be legalized. By stating that if they are not harmful, why should you not take them, or if you do not want to, why stop others from using them.

This is a minefield in my opinion. When all your collegues take the drugs, you are behind, so you are forced to start using them as well. So in a way, allowing these drugs to roam free, forces the professional workforce to start using the brain-enhancers. Which is not bad, but it begs the question; how far should we go.

Perhaps we could start doing brain upgrades in the future. That way, the mad scientist would come closer and closer, because a mistake is bound to happen. I would say that in this case, they are right, it should be allowed, but at the same time, we should think about where the line is going to be drawn.

Any thoughts?