3.31.2003
Computer scientists petition White House
::: Don't use the was as a cover for restricting personal liberties.
::: Don't use the was as a cover for restricting personal liberties.
Saddam's Bunker Stands Tough ::: It could withstand the shock wave of a nuclear bomb the size of the Hiroshima one detonating 250 meters away," said Karl Esser, a security consultant who designed the bunker underneath Saddam's main presidential palace in Baghdad.
Understanding the Psychology of Programming ::: Contrary to popular belief, programmers more frequently resemble artists than scientists. If you want to maximize the creative potential on your development team, you've got to start thinking about the psychology of the programmer and be willing to back it up with management policy.
To the victor go the spoils ::: If U.S. corporations get their way, none of their European competitors will be doing business in Baghdad.
NASA Digital Mapping Data Sharpens World View ::: By combining NASA's maps with GPS data, a global terrain database can be created for pilots, providing cockpit visualization systems that display the surrounding terrain, even in darkness or heavy cloud cover.
The revenge of geography ::: It was naive to imagine that the global reach of the internet would make geography irrelevant.
Thru The Looking Glass With Lenses That "Break The Laws of Nature" ::: These calculations are an important confirmation that the speed of light is not violated by negative refraction... ::: oh good.
A California Spam Bill passes senate. ::: Sue for $500 for each spam mail - oh the bills I could pay...
3.30.2003
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3.26.2003
Bill Moyers on the Costs of War ::: "Unprovoked, the noble sport of war becomes the murder of the innocent."
Bill Moyers on Paying for War ::: "...a deficit of $300 billion or more — the largest deficit in American history. The largest — and that's before the cost of the war is added on, or the cost of occupying Iraq once Saddam Hussein is gone."
Bill Moyers on Patriotism and the American Flag | PBS ::: The flag's been hijacked and turned into a logo...
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Finds Widespread Power Manipulation in CA ::: "The price gouging abounded..." - Whoa, you're kidding!
3.25.2003
Hoverdrum ::: a cool performance art drummer. on a sad note, the artist is in the late stages of cancer. drum on!
Picture Yourself ::: This site was created to collect photographs. But not just any photograph - we specifically want pictures where you are the subject in the photo and you are the photographer too!
The Mirror Project ::: The Mirror Project is a growing community of like-minded individuals who have photographed themselves in all manner of reflective surfaces.
Hot topic ::: "We have not found a cell phone responsible for any fire since the beginning of mankind"
3.24.2003
3.22.2003
This is great fantasy weblog / comix. ::: Amazing graphics and layout.
and after all, what is an orgasm, but a valve between this world and another?
and after all, what is an orgasm, but a valve between this world and another?
3.21.2003
John C. Dvorak Prediction: Apple Computer Corp. will switch to Intel processors within the next 12 to 18 months
'Talking fish' stuns New York ::: Ah, enough already about the fish, I wish I never said anything about it
Iraq Body Count Database Casualty figures are derived from a comprehensive survey of online media reports and eyewitness accounts. Where these sources report differing figures, the range (a minimum and a maximum) are given. All results are independently reviewed and error-checked by at least two members of the Iraq Body Count project team in addition to the original compiler before publication.
'Poo taboo' slows progress on world sanitation Until we can discuss shit and piss without squirming or giggling, we will not resolve this crisis
Smiling is so important that it is mentioned in a manual given to journalists covering the conflict in Iraq why women smile more than men... or do they?
3.20.2003
TI's magic Wanda Texas Instruments breaks new ground with its bundling of three technologies into a single chipset.
Mobile numbers to be added to 411 cellular providers are getting close to making wireless numbers available to 411 callers
Cisco heads home with Linksys buy Home networking is the only part of the networking market that is growing quickly
Your head is wired for conspiracy the reason people believe in conspiracy theories is that humans have an innate tendency to try to link major events with major causes...
World Wide WaErB World War II was covered on radio. The Vietnam War was watched on television. The first Gulf War was beamed in via cable TV, and now we're in the first full-fledged war of the Internet era.
Is that a chip in your pants? Benetton plans to weave radio frequency ID chips into its garments to track its clothes worldwide.
3.19.2003
TheStar.com - Al Gore joins board of Apple Computer Apple (Nadaq:AAPL) only has a 3 per cent share of the U.S. personal computer market, according to the research firm IDC.
Water is the most abundant resource on the surface of the earth. The problem is, in large part, one of distribution.
3.18.2003
'Wash your hands' signs only work for women: study Proof - men are pigs - and they don't do what their asked...
Return on Investment (ROI) for Usability (Alertbox Jan. 2003) Nielsen's analysis of ROI for usability.
3.15.2003
GeoURL ICBM Address Server GeoURL is a location-to-URL reverse directory.
Why is it called an "ICBM Address?" Old Usenet historical precedent.
Why is it called an "ICBM Address?" Old Usenet historical precedent.
3.14.2003
Another reporter - with audioblogs First-person account of a news correspondent's life on the front lines.
SBC pulls a fast one "Your current Internet service has been replaced with SBC Yahoo DSL...", SBC lying - no way!
Visual Google Browser A tool for browsing Google's internet database, by exploring links between related sites.
What if Netscape had won? There's nothing particularly bad about the current state of browser technology--that is if you are frozen in a time warp, circa 1999. But for the rest of the Internet-surfing inhabitants of planet Earth, Internet browser design stopped being interesting years ago. That's simply because Microsoft no longer faces any challenge that forces it to innovate. If Microsoft were still trailing behind Netscape, Internet Explorer would be a far better product. That's what competition's all about. If the forward and back arrows constitute the last stage in Internet browser interface design, then we're an awfully sorry lot.
3.13.2003
Drama in the Desert: The Sights and Sounds of Burning Man this book and cd will bring you closer than any other