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April 25 to May 1, 2005
Canada once took in 50,000 Vietnam-era draft dodgers. But today it's denying political asylum to those who refuse to participate in the Iraq war...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
What blows my mind is that many of the documents I examined and commented on came from the 1992 hypertext www-talk archives, which I helped archive in the first place, using software that I wrot...
Homeland Security is now calling its RFID chips in U.S. passports "contactless chips" because it sounds safer. Unfortunately, without encryption they'll make it easier than ever for terrorists to fin...
March 21 to 27, 2005
Los Alamos National Lab scientists
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a way to detect fingerprints via their chemical residue...
Here's the best article on the walking octopus I could
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...
March 14 to 20, 2005
Breast-enhancing bubble gum is popular in Japan these days: http://timeso
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February 28 to March 6, 2005
There are now at least 50 million Web sites on the net: http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2004/05/03/may_2004_web_server_survey_
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s_50_million_sites.htm...
February 14 to 20, 2005
I went to the last meeting of 106 Miles, a new Silicon Valley entrepreneur's group organized by Joyce Park, my colleague at CommerceNet. If you'd like to get your finger on the pulse of the Valle...
February 7 to 13, 2005
44% of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientists feel
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ings were suppressed that would require greater protection of endangered species...
January 24 to 30, 2005
How about a wi-fi cafe combined with a print-on-demand bookstore? Now that so many book sales are online, how about putting the bookstore in the cafe instead of the cafe in the bookstore? A suitabl...
Scientists
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a way to create petrified wood in days. Implications for new types of filters...
This was the week of world-wide coincidences that could only happen thanks to the wonder of the Internet. Now that so many are sharing photos online, people are beginning to
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interestin...
January 17 to 23, 2005
UK scientists
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the natural human-produced chemicals that repel mosquitos...
January 1 to 9, 2005
Nothing lasts - Buddhist monks who have meditated on corpses
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themselves well-suited to help with cremating thousands of tsunami victims. "We just sort of live in denial of the fact that we hav...
December 13 to 19, 2004
Researchers
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a new efficient way to convert water into hydrogen by using high temperature...
October 25 to 31, 2004
Yes, the U.S. knows where Osama is. And he's still getting "only" $1 million a year from his family: http://timeso
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October 11 to 17, 2004
Adam Rifkin's great summary of the recent Web 2.0 conference: http://i
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karma.typepad.com/relax/2004/10/web_20.htm...
September 20 to 26, 2004
Due to high-priced dorms, Berkeley students are
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ing it cheaper to rent mansions...
A new report
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s that wood is one of the most environmentally-sensitive building materials...
Researchers are
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ing ways to reduce buckyball toxicity...
May 10 to 16, 2004
"They Rule" - a nifty way to visualize and
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connections between the leaders of the world's most powerful companies...
A study
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s that people who don't work for their money are less satisfied than those who do...
April 12 to 18, 2004
Remember, April 19 to 25 is "TV Turnoff Week"! A survey
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s that people watch less TV after letting go of the boob tube for a week...
A study
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s that the average (Windows) PC has 28 spyware programs on it, each of which may send your private information to other parties without your knowledge...
March 29 to April 5, 2004
Do you not
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it funny that nipples are also prohibited on TV, but charred bodies are OK...
Some bands
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their fans are donating thousands to charities to make up for their file sharing...
"Dogs do resemble their owners,
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s study...
March 15 to 21, 2004
Some independent music stores are
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ing that "file sharing can help create a buzz online that can lead to more sales"...
February 23 to 29, 2004
Video game studies are making their way into college curricula - what is their form and impact on culture? What is a game? http://timeso
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ia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/522375.cm...
February 16 to 22, 2004
In Rat Brain Cells, Researchers Fin...
I always knew that UH grads got a good computer science background. The trick is, how to get them back to HI working at great software tech jobs? I sure can't
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any... Hawaii needs experience...
Add wireless to your business! At Schlotzsky's in Texas, a survey
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s that more than 40 percent of customers say that free wireless access is a factor in choosing the restaurant to dine at...
February 9 to 15, 2004
For Valentine's Day, another fascinating "science and love" article - "Scientists are
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ing that, after all, love really is down to a chemical addiction between people"...
There was a little buzz around the net last week regarding "peak oil". The term refers to the point at which worldwide oil production will peak, which is currently predicted to happen in 2015. Jo...
December 8 to 14, 2003
Keiko, the killer whale that starred in "Free Willy", has died of sudden pneumonia, exacerbated by moves to Canada and Mexico: http://www.picturehistory.com/
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/c/359/mcms.htm...
December 1 to 7, 2003
Are you a "pack rat"? "Facing jail because his house is filled to the brim, a hoarder
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s hope in a woman with a talent for organizing...
November 10 to 16, 2003
A British reporter
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s Bush protesters are a diverse crowd...
November 3 to 9, 2003
Can the shaman and the corporation
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a mutually beneficial relationship...
October 14, 2003
Spread of AIDS among Young ‘A Global Catastrophe’: http://timeso
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ia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=22572...
September 2, 2003
"Urban Sprawl Makes Americans Fat, Study
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s...
An award-winning British journalist leaves the US after six years but
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s it again at a Patti Smith concert. Lots of nice little facts in this article.....
July 8, 2003
along with
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ings that 78% of surveyed consumers feel RFID is negative for privacy and 61% fear its health consequences....