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Software Blog Archive - Sep 2016

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9/1/2016 - The death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin was possibly a result of software-controlled car parts

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The death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin was possibly a result of software-controlled car parts
Thursday, September 1st, 2016
12:14:21 GMT


I was very saddened to find out today that the actor Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in the recent Star Trek movies, died possibly because of the software-controlled "e-shift transmission" in his Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was involved in a recall. He was only 27.

So, I updated this blog post again:

The "Internet of Things" and "Pervasive Computing": Some of the Worst Ideas Ever


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