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December 20 to 31, 2005
A "lap
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battery breakthrough" enables more precise readings of battery life, implications for all gadget types...
April 25 to May 1, 2005
Did you know the keys on your GM van may open the doors on "a half-dozen other GM vans and pickups"? http://sympaticomsn.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1114698835400_6?hub=
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April 18 to 24, 2005
The Firebox is the most compact, fully-featured FireWire recording interface I've ever seen. Looks like it should be excellent for recording on the road with a lap
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April 11 to 17, 2005
Chris
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her Swain swims through miles of polluted sewage to bring attention to clean water issues...
If case you're wondering why I'm so concerned about this
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ic, that's because I work for an RFID startup and know full well the problems this can cause...
Lap
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design is causing posture-related problems...
A reader poll reveals the ugliest cars of 2005. I definitely agree with the
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four...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
Here's a slightly new way to visualize large graphs -
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ological fisheye views...
A new solar-powered street trash compactor is only four feet tall yet can hold ten times more trash than an average garbage bin. It also signals when garbage pickup is needed, eliminating unnecessar...
March 21 to 27, 2005
This was a
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item in news all over the world this week: Banksy, an artist mostly known for his quality graffiti work, snuck into New York's most famous museums and affixed his anti-war work to th...
But note that not all cars that waste gas are SUVs - here's the
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ten gas-guzzling cars and trucks of 2005...
Here's the best article on the walking oc
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us I could find...
A lot of people commented this week on Tom Waits'
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20 albums of all time, a great list worth hearing. Why isn't there an iTunes Music Store playlist of this stuff...
March 14 to 20, 2005
Merge 50 photos of any given
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ic, and you get artful atmospheric pictures of concepts...
March 7 to 13, 2005
One of my pet
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ics - what happens to your data and online personality after you die? This article uses the case of Aaron Huth, who still has an online presence (and bank account) a year after hi...
February 28 to March 6, 2005
Fujitsu's 120GB notebook drive. Side note - a friend asked a major hard drive recovery specialist which drives they thought were the most reliable. The answer - Seagate for desk
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s, and Hitachi fo...
Flirt with iTunes - boy meets girl via music sharing and manages to swipe 700MB of her songs as well: http://www.al3x.net/archives/2005/02/22/they-s
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ped-calling-it-rendezvous...
Uh-oh - 6,200 Wells Fargo ATMs are now running Windows: http://www.computerworld.com/software
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ics/os/story/0,10801,100165,00.html?source=x1...
February 21 to 27, 2005
To those electronics manufacturers who have been talking trash about the iPod, I would counter: s
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burdening your devices with needless features and design bling bling - usable elegance is the ne...
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tennis stars Andre Agassi and Roger Federer play on the world's highest tennis court in Dubai, about 1,000 feet up...
New super-cool solar roof tiles blend invisibly into house
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s. Let's see these around town...
The new 1-kilometer high Solar Tower, which could power 200,000 homes, has found a building site in Australia. This got a lot of press this week...
February 14 to 20, 2005
This was deservedly popular this week - a great list of the
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100 gadgets of all time...
Jazz composer Maric Schneider is likely the first artist ever to win a Grammy for an album that was solely distributed on the Web...
February 7 to 13, 2005
And here's more on that
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ic - the story molecule...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
Microsoft is mad about all the Apple iPods that employees are buying and using at work: http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,66460,00.html?tw=rss.TO...
Yet even more bad album covers - here's a
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ten list...
January 24 to 30, 2005
It's time for Hawaii to promote innovate mixed-use businesses that foster community development. Mentioned last week was the concept of "bike stations", which could be placed next to mas...
Tag graphing allows people to see relationships between
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ically-sorted content on the Web...
Ever been taken by one of these? Here's the 25 hottest urban legends, with "tsunami photos" at number one: http://www.snopes.com/info/
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25uls.as...
The
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100 soundtracks of all time...
January 10 to 16, 2005
About two minutes after someone pointed out that the Mac mini was smaller than a standard car radio, companies started working on plans to offer in-car Macs to handle entertainment and car functions...
Of course, note that you can create installations of hundreds of Mac minis (for computer labs and offices), all remotely (and centrally) upgradable and managed via Apple Remote Desk
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January 1 to 9, 2005
The State of Virginia allows hybrid cars to drive in high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, and this has led to so many hybrid vehicles being bought that now Virginia's HOV lanes are clogged with the...
"Meritocracy in America - Whatever happened to the belief that any American could get to the
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?...
The
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ten war profiteers of 2004...
Pitchfork's
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50 albums of 2004...
December 13 to 19, 2004
There are so many brands now, they're ignored. Although I design logos, I'm allergic to brands myself: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.11/brands.html?tw=wn_
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A New York art exhibition is s
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ped after showing a Bush portrait made of images of monkeys...
December 6 to 12, 2004
I really like the design sense of the architects behind it, but am continually frustrated by the design of architects' Web sites. Architects typically have the least usable sites on the Internet ...
The Beginning of the Terminator http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65885,00.html?tw=wn_
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November 29 to December 5, 2004
I've added a couple of experimental features to the blog which I'm still refining - one is a "
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ics" link which analyzes all the words I've written. The larger the word, the more common it is. Also...
November 15 to 21, 2004
The silent PC power supply. S
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PC noise pollution...
The can oc
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us...
November 8 to 14, 2004
Unemployment among IT workers is higher than the overall jobless rate for the first time in over 30 years: http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/
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/story/0,4136,77065,00.htm...
November 1 to 7, 2004
"American Coas
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ia...
October 25 to 31, 2004
"GOP Pressures Rock the Vote to S
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Talking About the Draft"...
Planning a Critical Mass bike ride? Here's strategies you can use to help s
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police harrassment...
Billboard Magazine starts a new chart for
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ringtones...
October 18 to 24, 2004
The Air Force traces a distress signal to a faulty TV: http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2004/10/17/news/
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_story/gtsun01.tx...
October 11 to 17, 2004
"McDonald's Losing Revenue in World-Wide Market" http://www.thehill
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online.com/news/2003/04/11/NationWorld/Mcdonalds.Losing.Revenue.In.WorldWide.Market-415308.shtm...
October 4 to 10, 2004
Spotted recently in L.A.: http://www.defamer.com/
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ic/dont-feed-the-models.jp...
September 27 to October 3, 2004
"What a
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Reporter in Baghdad Really Thinks About the War"...
September 20 to 26, 2004
PC Magazine and Time give the new G5 iMac
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ratings and reviews, named "Gadget of the Week"...
Au
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sies of the future may require less surgical probing, thanks to CT/MRI scanning...
The first half of 2004 saw 5,000 new Windows viruses: http://www.computerworld.com/security
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ics/security/story/0,10801,96116,00.htm...
Discovery - morphine occurs naturally in the brain: http://wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,65053,00.html?tw=wn_
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September 13 to 19, 2004
NEC announces biodegradable lap
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September 5 to 12, 2004
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ical picture of the week...
August 30 to September 5, 2004
Last year's Labor Day vigil at the sacred hill Pu'u Ohau, at the edge of the unfinished elite Hokulia estate and golf course development on
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of ancient Hawaiian burial grounds. Kupunas calle...
From May to July the U.S. produced 86% of the worldwide volume of spam: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/US-Still-
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s-Spammer-List-36128.htm...
This week's 12 and 16-year-olds marked as terrorists and apprehended by the Secret Service: http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-likid0904,0,892344.story?coll=ny-
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stories-headline...
August 22 to 29, 2004
A new poll shows growing support for voter-verified paper trails in elections: http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64700,00.html?tw=wn_
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August 8 to 14, 2004
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ic of the Week: Changing Hawai...
A great business model for online publishing - "fast turnaround e-books": http://wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,64563,00.html?tw=wn_
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The daily adventures of Mixerman are back, the true diaries of a
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audio producer in LA. Get the inside story of how the industry works...
August 2 to 8, 2004
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ic of the Week: Supporting Local Arts and Designs Hawaii is one of the toughest states for those involved in the arts to make a living. The word on the street is that Studio One, a popular galler...
Although over 80% of the public feels that e-voting is safe (or have no opinion), over 80% of security experts feel that current e-voting systems are much less secure than traditional paper-base...
Some amazing bluetooth hacking - address book contents can be stolen from up to a mile away! Or run a sneaky bluetooth content-grabbing program from your PDA and walk around unnoticed...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
In the meantime, check it out. I've got searching, archives,
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ic filters, and an RSS feed for syndication. You can search for things like "nytimes 2003 tech", which searches for all technology item...
"Crowded communities demand change...
"Support scarce for latest UH logo ideas...
Cheap projection technology is giving rise to "guerilla drive-ins". This is a symptom of this generation's need for commerce-free, authentic culture and socializing...
About Singapore's new world-class bioscience empire, including "Biopolis", a $300 million center for molecular biology, bioinformatics, genomics, and nanotech...
July 19 to 25, 2004
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ic of the week: compulsory Web site registrations! Lots of people hate 'em, and they can lead to identify theft. But how are sites to make money? Just go to BugMeNot to get around sit...
"We Don't Need No Stinkin' Login": http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64270,00.html?tw=rss.TO...
Apple has released software for Verizon's $80 a month nationwide roaming wireless network - get online anywhere in the U.S....
An inside look at the birth of the iPod. Its manager quit because he had no confidence it would be popular. He works for Microsoft now...
July 12 to 18, 2004
Cool Concept of the Week: Seed Balls Take 100 to 200 properly chosen seeds of plants, trees, fruits, and vegetables, and pack them in a hardened sphere of mineral-rich red clay. Scatter one abou...
New chips designed in 3D stacks hit the market: http://news.com.com/%27High-rise%27+chips+sneak+on+market/2100-1006_3-5267738.html?tag=nefd.to...
July 5 to 11, 2004
After two years of noodling, Ford announces the first hybrid SUV: http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,64132,00.html?tw=wn_
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More about transparent videoconferencing, which has received a lot of press lately: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64129,00.html?tw=wn_
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With this Mac application you can view the current
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ten most purchased tracks from the iTunes Music Store in your menubar...
Steve Winwood's label "has seen a noticeable increase in record sales" thanks to putting a free track on file sharing networks: http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64128,00.html?tw=wn_
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June 28 to July 4, 2004
Finally, the U.S. government is "pleading" users to s
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using Internet Explorer...
"Face
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", a method of videoconferencing that's actually about 35 years old but may one day be popular...
A teen's heart s
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s while playing the video game Dance Dance Revolution...
All about the latest Rainbow Gathering, which attracted 10,000 and caused the Forest Service to allocate nearly $1 million for management...
"Thousands of truckers, bus drivers and rest-s
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workers are being enlisted to spot terrorists"...
Radio 1 in the UK will now be broadcasting a chart of the
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(legally) downloaded tracks...
June 21 to 27, 2004
Texas is putting wireless net access into rest s
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s to encourage breaks - a great idea...
June 14 to 20, 2004
Here's what Wired has to say about such software, group decision-making, and how it can actually be more profitable to organizations versus
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-down bureaucratic methods...
A review of the coolest palm
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computer. Sorry, available in Japan only...
"Copy-blocked CD
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s U.S. charts...
May 31 to June 6, 2004
An article on Kyle Cooper, who's made the art-intensive opening and closing credits of such movies as Spiderman, Se7en, Sphere, Twister, and Mission: Impossible...
May 17 to 23, 2004
1) We have no right to complain. "Americans entitled to cheap gas -- right?...
2) We should pay more for gas anyway...
3) If we did Iraq right, gas would be cheaper...
4) Obesity is now a global issue. The World Health Organization enters the picture...
5) Things are tough enough. $45,000 is poverty level in Los Angeles...
A "talking toilet" gadget that scolds men if they put the toilet seat up sells over 1.6 million units: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=
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News&storyID=513208§ion=new...
The New World Symphony uses Internet2 videoconferencing for orchestra training: http://news.com.com/Classical+finally+cracks+the+Internet/2100-1025_3-5218629.html?tag=nefd.to...
May 10 to 16, 2004
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ic of the week: More architecture! Architect Michelle Kaufmann is an American hero. She's the first person to finally begin to fulfill Frank Lloyd Wright's dream of cheap quality homes, a goa...
Are jet-created clouds responsible for some climate change? http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63365,00.html?tw=wn_
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May 3 to 9, 2004
The Sasser worm, developed by an 18 year-old in Germany who also made the ubiquitous "Netsky" email virus, infected an estimated million computers last week, 80% of which belonged to home users an...
Your computer's security may be compromised just by listening to it (acoustic cryptanalysis)...
Current chip design is overkill, often applying more precision to tasks when needed. By making chips that guess results when needed, one may be able to reduce power usage by a factor of 1,000...
The new $284 million "Geek Palace" at MIT, designed by cutting-edge architect Frank Gehry: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.05/mit.html?tw=wn_
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April 26 to May 2, 2004
As an experiment, every 5th- and 6th-grader at this Texas elementary school is getting a lap
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with digital versions of textbooks and 2,000 works of literature...
"Eco-friendly" diapers may not be so eco-friendly after all: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63182,00.html?tw=wn_
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April 19 to 25, 2004
Voting machines company Diebold may face criminal charges: http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63191,00.html?tw=wn_
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"Hawaii
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s nation in extinctions"...
RIAA Radar has been around for a while now, but their tools are getting better - support non-RIAA labels and check out their
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100 lists - there's some great music here...
April 12 to 18, 2004
Sony and
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PAN Printing announced the development of a 25GB optical disc made of 51% paper...
April 5 to 11, 2004
And the
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50% of families own 95% of assets...
"Dodgy Patents Rile Tech Industry" http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,62930,00.html?tw=wn_
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March 31, 2004
"Building modernism on a pre-fab budget" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040310/ROCHON10/TPEntertainment/
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March 29 to April 5, 2004
"How E-Voting Threatens Democracy" http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,62790,00.html?tw=wn_
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Microsoft reports that 16 million PCs were affected by the recent MSBlast virus, ten times more than previously thought: http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5184439.html?tag=nefd_to...
March 22 to 28, 2004
"Congress Moves to Criminalize P2P" http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62830,00.html?tw=wn_
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Trixie, the baby with the most comprehensive Web site in the world. With real-time sleep, bottle, and diaper telemetrics, a blog, gallery, forum, archives, and voting
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ic...
A new system for powered saws detects skin contact in 5 milliseconds and s
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s the blade...
March 15 to 21, 2004
There is NO excuse not to buy a PC (non-lap
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) larger than a shoebox any more. Anything larger is wasteful, ugly, energy and noise polluting. Here's the Nanode, the first Nano-ITX-based PC...
Samsung introduces the first 2-megapixel camera phone: http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5176228.html?tag=nefd_to...
A steep decline in "birds, butterflies and native plants" in Britain is alarming scientists: http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,62715,00.html?tw=wn_
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Some independent music stores are finding that "file sharing can help create a buzz online that can lead to more sales": http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62742,00.html?tw=wn_
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March 8 to 14, 2004
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ps' "Wacky Packages" (satirical stickers from the 1970s) are making a comeback, and will be updated for the 21st century...
There's an interesting architectural trend towards "green roofs" - creating mini-ecologies in unused urban areas, mainly, roofs...
March 1 to 7, 2004
Heard of SCO, that company that's suing Linux users? According to an acknowledged memo, Microsoft may be funding them to the tune of $86 million... but it is clear that Microsoft wishes to fund SC...
An influential Washington policy group released a report stating that the entertainment industry's pursuit of anti-piracy laws is bad for business and for the economy...
1.8 tons of raw material are used to make your average desk
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computer and monitor. Upgrading rather than replacing your computer saves more energy than recycling it...
"For the first time, a microbial fuel cell has generated electricity while cleaning wastewater, a development that could make sewage treatment more affordable for both industrialized and developin...
Sparklines - a great way of compressing information, from Edward Tufte's upcoming book Beautiful Evidence...
February 23 to 29, 2004
This has been pretty popular, but for those who don't know... DJ Danger Mouse released the critically acclaimed "The Grey Album", a remix of rap vocals and the Beatles' White Album. EMI demands a hal...
February 16 to 22, 2004
Got a Mac? Hallelujah! http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/
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The Pentagon researches ways for GIs to fight for up to five days without a break. Have they not heard of crack? "The question is: 'Are there temporary biochemical approaches we can use to squeeze th...
February 9 to 15, 2004
Can technology save us from the future oil crash? "Researchers say they have produced hydrogen from ethanol in a prototype reactor small enough and efficient enough to heat small homes and powe...
January 26 to February 1, 2004
"The New Face of the Silicon Age - How India became the capital of the computing revolution" http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.02/india.html?tw=wn_
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"Wireless Cable TV In The Works": http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,62061,00.html?tw=wn_
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January 19 to 25, 2004
An aspiring filmmaker made a splash at Sundance with the first feature-length film ever made with nothing but iMovie. Total cost of the production: $218...
January 12 to 18, 2004
An uplifting story of how a frantic woman at an airport is saved minutes before takeoff by a lap
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connected with Bluetooth to a cell phone connected to the Internet connected to her email...
Atoms can be seen and counted with the new SuperSTEM microscope: http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,61892,00.html?tw=wn_
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January 5 to 11, 2004
Well, better late than never... This week's hot
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ic: globalization and its wacky effects! Bangalore, India now has more high-tech workers than Silicon Valley...
A great two-piece story on a man trapped in a dead-end job at a customer service call center. "The Phones Don't S
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The FBI can now obtain financial records without requiring a judge's permission: http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,61792,00.html?tw=wn_
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Yet another international study on global warming was released - 1/4 of all species could be extinct by 2050? "Global Warming Imperils Species...
December 29 to January 4, 2004
"Army S
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s Many Soldiers From Quitting"...
December 22 to 28, 2003
The
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50 singles of 2003 The best not-so mainstream songs from the hip Pitchfork Media...
December 15 to 21, 2003
Sony has developed the first autonomous running robot: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,61658,00.html?tw=wn_
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December 8 to 14, 2003
When Apple opened its first non-U.S. store in Tokyo, it created the longest line ever seen in the Ginza district, with 2,400 people spanning 10 long city blocks...
This enables desk
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"Motorist gets vehicle registered online during traffic s
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December 1 to 7, 2003
A nice 24-hour time-lapse movie of Toronto (5MB): http://wvs.
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leftpixel.com/video/28sep03_shorter_LAN.mo...
November 24 to 30, 2003
"Congress Expands FBI spying Power" http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,61341,00.html?tw=wn_
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November 17 to 23, 2003
Austism, its role in genius, and the latest theories about the disorder: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.12/genius.html?tw=wn_
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Pebble Bed Modular Reactors may be the future of nuclear power, as their design eliminates the possibility of a meltdown: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,61088,00.html?tw=wn_
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November 10 to 16, 2003
Some popular news stories: Scientists have created the first artificial virus (and it reproduces): http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,61252,00.html?tw=wn_
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November 3 to 9, 2003
Unlike the U.S., Australians "do e-voting right" by opening up the software running their voting systems to public scrutiny: http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,61045,00.html?tw=wn_
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Scientists are now visiting "traditional herbalists" in search of breakthrough drugs. http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,61090,00.html?tw=wn_
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October 27 to November 2, 2003
The first optical processor, which computes at the speed of light... http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,61009,00.html?tw=wn_
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Infrared light heals wounds/boosts immunity, but nobody knows why: http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,60786,00.html?tw=wn_
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October 27, 2003
Next year public, free globally connected 10-foot high 24-hour cylindrical videoconferencing portals will be set up in major cities...
Are you a natural networker? Some people are natural "connectors" - in social networks, the important people aren't necessarily who you know, but who you vaguely know...
A school has begun tracking students with RFID devices, the first known school to identify and track its children. Good? Bad? http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60898,00.html?tw=wn_
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October 14, 2003
Like used CDs? "The
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50 Most Common Used CDs" Also, if you like to stay on the cutting edge of music, Pitchfork Media is a good place to check out from time to time...
September 8, 2003
Diamond-cutting robots are on the rise! Contrast with the recent progress made in synthetic diamond tech (see the recent Wired) and you'll see how the entire industry could be completely automated i...
August 12, 2003
Oc
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us Camouflag...
August 4, 2003
This week's theme: techniques for separating the wheat from the chaff and the signal from the noise. Much confusion arises from people not being able to see the difference between the theory o...
July 10, 2003
"This is coming whether we like it or not," said Jim Lewis, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "It's not how do we s
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the tidal wave. It's how do we manage it." Also, if yo...