Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Now they shut down the terrorism web sites?!

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Finger points to British intelligence as al-Qaeda websites are wiped out - Sunday Times - Times Online British intelligence shuts down some ...
Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Truman and Hiroshima and Nagasaki: update to history

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Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal: Hiroshima DeLong (or Kevin Drum?) summarizes the results of new access to American intelligence ar...

The (Apple) mouse that squeaked

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Apple - Mighty Mouse Apple finally goes beyond the obsolete one button mouse -- and it has a tail?! Save your money. There's got ...

The evanescent claustrum of consciousness

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The neurology of consciousness | Crick's last stand | Economist.com We're moving and I tossed out over 100 lbs of medical textbooks ...

Tech obsolescence: CLIE TJ-27 and the missing stylus

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An interesting lesson in technical obsolescence. Something worth considering in many different contexts. My wife and I both have CLIE TJ-27 ...

The War on Terrorism has been called off

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NewDonkey.com: Where Were You When the War Ended? When you're losing, it's not a bad idea to redefine the game. Update : BTW, I have...

Brin alleges a 'purge' of the US officer corps

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Contrary Brin: Resuming! (after a July hiatus)... David Brin, a reasonably sober fellow, alleges a quiet and bloodless "purge"...
Monday, August 01, 2005

Personetics: the morality of cyber deities

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My wife and I stopped by a book store last night. That's most unusual, it was a birthday celebration and it wasn't a chain bookstore...

Bianchi makes a bike for old folks -- the return of the touring bike

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Bianchi USA 2005: Volpe Aging boomers need forgiving bikes that are still fun to ride. Old folks are even willing to use fenders when th...

The evolution of medication

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Grubs fight parasites with food I've always been curious about the evolution of plant products that have...

MacTel: when everyone says it's not about the digital rights management ... (OS X on Intel)

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MacInTouch: timely news and tips about the Apple Macintosh ... then it's about the digital rights management: Cory Doctorow writes a pot...
Saturday, July 30, 2005

Palm - a fiasco in many acts

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There are many fiascos in the history of personal computing, but Palm, Inc. formerly palmOne, Inc has a special place in my heart. There...
Friday, July 29, 2005

Martian ice: the most astounding image yet from the red planet

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This image from the European Space Agency, is the most astounding Martian image I've seen to date. Recommended for desktop backgrounds. ...

Amazon.com: Books: Word Annoyances

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I despise Microsoft Word. I will restrain from further comments on that &^*%%(. Of course I use it daily and I'm an "expert&quo...
Thursday, July 28, 2005

The disadvantages of being wired by nature: treating androids as human

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Japanese develop 'female' android Being programmed by evolution has certain disadvantages. We are hard w...