Good morning, Austin. How is everybody holding up as we head into Day 4 of SXSW Interactive?
Before you head out into more panels and meetups, here's a quick look at some non-SXSW doings that are creating buzz around the tech world:
Data and the Death Star
In a fun piece for Tech Crunch, Evaldo H. de Oliveira examines what the data requirements would've been to run the infamous Death Star in the "Star Wars" movies -- had the Death Star actually existed, of course.
There's also an interesting read from Tech Crunch's Manny Barzilay about how to create a new, much more secure Internet. Pretty thought-provoking piece.
Why hasn't wearable technology improved -- and what can be done about it? The folks over at Re/Code take on that issue. And they have some interesting thoughts on the matter.
Hyperloop hopes
One of the architects of the Hyperlook -- the planned series of tubes that would fire "capsules" filled with people at super-fast speeds across long distances -- says that once built, some rides on the transportation system could be cheaper than riding the subway. Business Insider has more on the possibilities.
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