Google’s philosophy has been the same for a long time now, it is a simple phrase that they look to follow; don’t be evil. It seems pretty simple, especially for such a huge company like Google who has unprecedented access to all of it’s users data. Think about every cool Google product, every awesome thing
I can’t seem to escape the “news” that Beyonce released an album. Is there a more overrated singer in the world today? Put your hand down Rihanna. The general public just don’t talk about the kind of things I want to hear. Actually, that’s kinda the reason MiddleEasy started posting more than MMA news. There
Code.org have started an initiative called “Hour of Code” in order to demonstrate that only one in ten schools in the US teach children how to code. I’m not sure I buy into the whole “coders are rockstars” thing because I work with coders and while this may skewed due to small sample size, my
My cousin’s husband (would that make me his cousin now? I was never good are figuring out who’s who in my family) is a diehard New York Jets fan. I felt bad for him, he hasn’t enjoyed the high of his favorite team winning a Super Bowl. That is, I did feel bad for him
Ever read Jeremy Bentham? At first glance, some of his ideas sound pretty reasonable. His happiness principle sounds like a good way to live life, for example. I think that some of his proposed applications of these ideas were too far on the side of insane though. How about his Panopticon, where one watchman could
The majority of alien-focused sci fi I’ve read or watched has focused on humans being by far the least advanced. The idea of a highly advanced race threatening humans and our home planet is a common theme in books, movies and video games. Even in Mass Effect, you start out being dissed by every major
I consider myself to be a fairly happy person — sure there are things that make me sad, like any other person. There are times where I feel lonely — stressed about what I’m going to do in the future, finding meaningful relationships — but there is one thing that truly makes me depressed. It’s
I really think that using fingerprints and retina scans as passwords is stupid as hell. These should be usernames, if anything. It’s almost as silly as getting a QR code tattoo, especially if it’s not just to show a video but as an identifier of some sorts. These are all so easy to imitate or
Some of you may know that Nikola Tesla invented a whole bunch of things, and rarely got the credit due in his own lifetime. While he may not be widely credited with the invention or discovery of such things as radar, x-rays or the torpedo, one thing he definitely is credited with is an electro-mechanical
If you ever look at the names of the authors here at MiddleEasy, you’ll see that there are a few different writers and we all have our own obsessions and idiosyncrasies. Zeus had a professional interest in quantum physics and has listened to nothing but Wu-Tang Clan for the best part of his life. Jason
MMA is good, but Wu-Tang is for the children. A kid raised on the teachings of the Wu will never cry on an international flight. It will be impossible for them to whine about not getting a toy from their Happy Meal because they truly know the value of C.R.E.A.M. I couldn’t imagine giving birth
Space is cool. Space is like…really, really, really cool. At night I have to prevent myself from looking up because if I do, I’ll be standing outside for hours just looking at the stars and space. Space is the most fascinating thing, there is so much that we don’t know about it. The simple fact
You don’t have to be male to have testicular fortitude. Phil Baroni taught me that and despite being a big fan of Middle Easy, I’ve never even met the guy. C’mon Phil, get your act together. If you ever happen to be in Scotland and want to drink whisky like a real man and
It took a while to process exactly what I was reading. I’m still not quite sure I believe it. There’s no way Miley Cyrus was smoking a joint on stage in Amsterdam. She’s had a bit of a hard time for her image and her dancing recently but she was a Disney star dammit! Why
Heavy metal is my one true love. I would marry the music of Suffocation if I could. Heard of the Mozart Effect? I have that with Beneath The Massacre. Listening to heavy metal has become such second nature to me that I forget how brutal it is compared to the music most other people listen
It’s never been a secret that I am terrified of the rise of the machines. That’s something all of the folks at Middle Easy share. I recently saw a video of tiny robots which appear to self-assemble using magnets and wizardry. Maybe it’s my lack of understanding of magnetism but there’s nothing about that which