Philip John

  • Leap Motion + Hologram = The Future of Awesomeness

    Oh my god, it’s the future. It’s here. So exciting! I’m so glad I have a leap motion controller on pre-order. Read Leap Motion + Hologram = The Future of Awesomeness

  • FreedomPop’s New Router Hooks Up Your Home With Free, Wireless Broadband

    I can’t help thinking this would be great, but then I remember that 4G ain’t that great… Read FreedomPop’s New Router Hooks Up Your Home With Free, Wireless Broadband

  • WordPress fork is happening – and it looks amazing!

    WordPress fork is happening – and it looks amazing!

    Obviously I’m a huge WordPress fan, but I’m not a blind believer. I can see it’s limitations, I’m well aware of it’s growing pains. That’s why, when John O’Nolan first presented his concept for Ghost I was excited. While WordPress evolves into a CMS from a blogging platform (and it still has a long way to…

  • Vulnerability in WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache – update now!

    Vulnerability in WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache – update now!

    Hot on the heels of the big WordPress botnet attack comes news of a serious vulnerability in the two most popular caching plugins, WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache. By allowing anyone to inject malicious code into your WordPress site through the standard comments form, this security vulnerability is particularly nasty in it’s simplicity…

  • Hypercritical: Fear of a WebKit Planet

    Just dipping back into the whole WebKit monoculture debate, this great post sums up why is a complete non-issue. I’ve, it demonstrates with a great example why having every browser based on WebKit would be good for the Web. Read Hypercritical: Fear of a WebKit Planet

  • Google censors your music. Shits.

    Google censors your music. Shits.

    I recently ripped a bunch of my CDs to my PC again with the express intent of putting them onto Google Play so I could play them anywhere. Having listened to them this week I was shocked to discover that Google is censoring my music! Whilst listening to The Willing Well III – Apollo II: The…

  • The Google Glass feature no one is talking about

    So… Google Glass. Are we headed for an Orwellian nightmare where The Party is Google? Read The Google Glass feature no one is talking about

  • Why super intelligence?

    Why super intelligence?

    This fascinating article about human extinction includes a big section about artificial intelligence (AI) and the risks of creating a super intelligence. It reminds me that so much of what I read on the subject focuses on the idea of a single, intelligent machine that could provide extraordinary decision making power. I’m skeptical that AI…

  • Stop whining about privacy: YOU are the one GIVING it away

    Following Facebook’s announcement of their “Home” app, many people seem to have read Om Malik’s melodramatic cry over spilt milk: Om says, “But there is a bigger worry. The phone’s GPS can send constant information back to the Facebook servers, telling it your whereabouts at any time.” Yes, it can Om, you’re right. And how…