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Traffic Cops Of The Net - Business Week
Somebody has to keep all those billions of bytes moving. Chances are, it's Akamai. For weeks, techies were abuzz with speculation about Apple's plans to move into movies. And at a Sept. 12 announcement, CEO Steven P. Jobs didn't disappoint, telling a pack From
Techno-News Blog on September 26, 2006 at 10:50 p.m..
Cyber Crime Getting Organized - Reuters
Cyber scams are increasingly being committed by organized crime syndicates out to profit from sophisticated ruses rather than hackers keen to make an online name for themselves, according to a top U.S. official. Christopher Painter, deputy chief of the co From
Techno-News Blog on September 26, 2006 at 10:50 p.m..
What’s in Your Curriculum?
So I spent the last couple of days in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn working with a pretty diverse group of educators and engaging in some pretty hefty conversations about what we should do about these changes that are occuring. Today, I got some pretty serious pushback regarding the usual suspects…Wikipedia, cell phones. Interesting. On the [...] From
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Game|Life On the Air
Chris Kohler and friends podcast from Japan, discussing the highs and lows of the Tokyo Game Show. Plus: More TGS pics and game impressions. In Game|Life. From
Wired News on September 26, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..
Study: Truste Sites Un-Trusty
A Harvard researcher finds that sites certified by Truste are twice as likely to install adware or spam you than equivalent non-certified sites. In 27BStroke6. From
Wired News on September 26, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..
Fuel Cell Vehicles' Bumpy Ride
GM and Honda are inching closer to commercial fuel-cell vehicles, but creating the hydrogen infrastructure for refueling will take an addtional decade. In Autopia. From
Wired News on September 26, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..
Software Sinks Sansa
SanDisk's new music player is nice, and RealNetworks' companion Rhapsody subscription service offers some cool features. Together, can they make an iPod killer? Commentary by Leander Kahney. From
Wired News on September 26, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..
Revision3: Kill Your Television
The new TV network from the founders of Digg will be unveiled tonight. We have the details. Plus: Hot mobile startup names... Facebook opens up. In Monkey Bites. From
Wired News on September 26, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
Virgin Revises Laptop Ban
Travelers can now use their Apple and Dell notebooks if the serial numbers check out. In Gear Factor. From
Wired News on September 26, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..
Dear Kid, here's what you should know...
DDearKid.org is a wiki where you can create a page with some wisdom you now know that you wish someone had told you when you were twelve. [Tags: dearkid wiki advice]... From
Joho the Blog on September 26, 2006 at 12:48 p.m..
Paul Allen's Digital Brain
Researchers creating the Allen Brain Atlas unveil their first accomplishment -- a map of every gene in the mouse brain. Next up is a similar study using human brain slices. By Xeni Jardin. From
Wired News on September 26, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..
DOEP (Daily Open-Ended Puzzle) (Intermittent): Reframing the news
Here are the lead articles from USA Today, and their evil twin reframings. Original Reframed Liquids not as risky as first feared: TSA will allow air travelers to carrry items onto planes TSA challenges terrorists: Bet you can't bring down a plane with just 3-oz bottles of liquid! Do thin models warp girls' body image? Even the fashion industry concedes that gaunt is not good. But can an unhealthy trend be reversed? Adding insult to injury: Fashion industry says to world's starving "And you're ugly, too" Your open-ended challenge: Reframe one of today's headlines. (By From
Joho the Blog on September 26, 2006 at 9:46 a.m..
Semantic Web: Request for examples
For my book, I'm looking for some quick examples of the successful application of the Semantic Web. The ideal case would involve large commercial or governmental agencies using a large ontology to address a large problem with quantifiable results, but I'm open to less than ideal examples as well because it is an imperfect world. Thanks! [Tags: semweb semantic_web everything_is_miscellaneous]... From
Joho the Blog on September 26, 2006 at 9:46 a.m..
Cell Phones? Hell Phones!
Convenient and beguiling, the cell phone nevertheless is devil's handiwork. Don't think so? Read on. Commentary by Momus. From
Wired News on September 26, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
Moving Beyond String Theory
How do you get general relativity and quantum mechanics to live together? String theory is the darling for now, but other promising approaches are floating out there as well. By Mark Anderson. From
Wired News on September 26, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..