With the release of its new series House of Cards, Netflix took a leap of faith. Unlike traditional television shows, House of Cards was made available for streaming in its entirety from its launch date. Waiting is dead, according to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. Netflix is trying to undo what… [more]
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Driver-less cars and the rise of moral machines
Near the end of a New Yorker piece titled “Moral Machines” appears something like a thesis: “As machines become faster, more intelligent and more powerful, the need to endow them with a sense of morality becomes more and more urgent.” But that statement begs a question: can conscience be encoded… [more]
Christian tablets and cultural engagement
Specialty retailer Family Christian bills the newly released Edifi as the “world’s first Christian tablet." During a recent segment on his satirical news show, Stephen Colbert gave Family Christian a tip of the hat for the tablet. Colbert said he even prefers his electrical outlets to take the shape of… [more]
Should Christians use Amazon’s Price Check app?
I hate having to be mad at Amazon. I hated having to boycott them for a bit last year. And I hate having to tsk-tsk them now. Because I love Amazon. For so many reasons. Amazon has been nothing if not a true friend to writers and readers alike. For… [more]
Smartphones and salvation
If you believe, as I do, that smartphones are some of the most powerful idols of our time (my iPod touch is the closest thing I've ever had to a golden calf), then Microsoft's recent smartphone commercial is striking for its salvific rhetoric. After a humorous montage of people whose attention to… [more]
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Matthew Lee Grannell We give a technology the responsibility to perform a function - what we think is necessary, and therefore a piece of who we are. Who we are in the Pakistan/drone illustration is deeply disturbing.
Driver-less cars and the rise of moral machines
Ken Leonard Using Price Check? I guess it's okay, though I'm among those who thinks that it's a lousy promotion. I'm not legalistic enough to call it sin, but it's classless, at least.
Should Christians use Amazon's Price Check app?