net.wars: Self-drive

by Wendy M Grossman | posted on 11 May 2012 in News

When I first saw that Google had obtained a license for its self-driving car in the state of Nevada I assumed that the license it had been issued was a driver's license. It's disappointing to find out that what they meant was that the car had been issued with license plates so it can operate on public roads. Bah: all operational cars have license plates, but none have driver's licenses. Yet.[more...]


net.wars: A thousand new millionaires

by Wendy M Grossman | posted on 18 May 2012 in News

"But what if the numbers ever start going down?"[more...]


net.wars: A matter of degree

by Wendy M Grossman | posted on 04 May 2012 in News

What matters about a university degree? Is it the credential, the interaction with peers and professors, the chance to play a little while longer before turning adult, or the stuff you actually learn? Given how much a degree costs, these are pressing questions for the college-bound and their parents.[more...]


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