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December 20 to 31, 2005
What can one say about over 100,000 lives being extinguished so quickly? Too many things for words. "You are the music while the music lasts", said T.S. Elliot. Larry Geller of the Hawaii Coalitio...
April 18 to 24, 2005
Just be
cause
you're a penguin doesn't mean that you're not a terrorist...
April 11 to 17, 2005
If case you're wondering why I'm so concerned about this topic, that's be
cause
I work for an RFID startup and know full well the problems this can
cause
...
Did you know that samples of a flu virus were mistakenly sent to 3,700 labs around the world and that some have gone missing? This normally would not
cause
worry except for the fact that the virus i...
April 4 to 10, 2005
China spends three times the world average on energy to produce $1 of gross domestic product - and 70% of its energy comes from coal. Be
cause
the U.S. isn't in the Kyoto accord, imported Chines...
With 99% confidence, researchers have found that planetary biodiversity comes and goes roughly every 62 million years, and may be due to astrophysical
cause
s. Looking at the graph, I think we're at ...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
Homeland Security is now calling its RFID chips in U.S. passports "contactless chips" be
cause
it sounds safer. Unfortunately, without encryption they'll make it easier than ever for terrorists to fin...
March 21 to 27, 2005
Also, use your persistent vegetative state to be "cynically manipulated for the
cause
of your choice"...
February 21 to 27, 2005
Tommy Chong is the star of "The Marijuana-Logues", a very funny and critically acclaimed pot-centric parody of the "The Vagina Monologues", which started this month. Be
cause
of parole restriction...
Visa will be using the same technology for its credit cards, but with multiple layers of encryption and fraud detection. Be
cause
in the U.S., money is far more important than your identity...
January 10 to 16, 2005
A new book, "Collapse", explores the reasons behind the fall of once-great civilizations. It outlines five
cause
s: environmental damage, climate change, hostile neighbors, loss of trade partners, an...
December 13 to 19, 2004
The most hated advertising techniques on the Web - background music
cause
s "visceral reactions" in people...
November 8 to 14, 2004
"Spin" - then: This movie made of 100% unauthorized satellite TV footage is a fascinating look into how global communications technology was used by the image makers in the 1992 presidential election...
This was really popular all over the net this week, perhaps be
cause
people need to be reminded of the perils of overworking...
This Dutch film
cause
d the murder of its director on November 2. The Netherlands is now experiencing attacks on Islamic mosques, churches, and schools. Can fundamentalism ever coexist with worl...
Wind power can
cause
climate change too...
November 1 to 7, 2004
Yes, those same Hart voting machines used in Hawaii
cause
d a few problems in Texas. But here's what gets me... the article's last sentence reads "Election officials say eSlate machines are reliabl...
Be
cause
of a clash with federal law, legislation protecting whales from high-speed boats in the Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary has been overturned. This may lead to the end of offshor...
October 25 to 31, 2004
Yes, the same Hart eSlate voting machines used in Hawaii
cause
d Democratic votes to turn into Republican ones in Austin, Texas...
October 4 to 10, 2004
Use Windows and make a name for yourself! Regarding last week's item "Microsoft server crash nearly
cause
s 800-plan pile-up"...
September 27 to October 3, 2004
A Microsoft server crash almost
cause
s a 800-plane pile-up...
August 30 to September 5, 2004
Are you an inefficient hypertasker? Workplace pressures, inadequate tools
cause
stress. I say this is a technology problem, not a brain problem...
July 19 to 25, 2004
An inside look at the birth of the iPod. Its manager quit be
cause
he had no confidence it would be popular. He works for Microsoft now...
June 28 to July 4, 2004
All about the latest Rainbow Gathering, which attracted 10,000 and
cause
d the Forest Service to allocate nearly $1 million for management...
June 14 to 20, 2004
Alien species have
cause
d the ecological collapse of the Great Lakes...
June 7 to 13, 2004
Most email spam (80%) is now
cause
d by Windows PCs hijacked by virii...
May 24 to 30, 2004
Some of the hippest mp3 blogs out there. Mash-ups are really popular these days. The mp3 format actually got popular be
cause
of blogs like "Blex's Page of Good Mp3", seven years ago. I used to visi...
February 16 to 22, 2004
Exposure To Low-level Magnetic Fields
cause
s DNA Damag...
December 1 to 7, 2003
Are you a "pack rat"? "Facing jail be
cause
his house is filled to the brim, a hoarder finds hope in a woman with a talent for organizing...
October 6, 2003
But the main reason I mention this is be
cause
they show some of Alex Gray's art in the show. This feels almost exactly like a mushroom trip I took...
"3G Mobile Signals Can
cause
Nausea, Headache...
September 15, 2003
The optical illusions page from Japan has been greatly expanded. WARNING: may
cause
headaches or discomfort...
September 8, 2003
Visionary architect Eugene Tsui Why generic "modernism" is a plague, and how to design a humane future: "Look at a box-shaped house - it wastes so much space and so much material, it is structurall...
July 16, 2003
"Why," you may wonder, "are you sending me email like this, Kev?" you may ask. I say: be
cause
you have a committed interest in keeping the world from being absolutely mediocre. Therefore an...
July 8, 2003
I personally believe that RFID will happen in some form whether consumers like it or not - it's just a matter of when and how it is implemented. As with any revolutionary technology, there are grea...