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Dave Winer Goes To Harvard |
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6:19 pm EST, Feb 25, 2003 |
] The typical news article consists of quotes from
] interviews and a little bit of connective stuff and some
] facts, or whatever. Mostly it's quotes from people. If I
] can get the quotes with no middleman in between--what
] exactly did CNN add to all the pictures? Maybe they
] earned their salaries a little bit, but Web logs have
] become journalism, and it's much richer. Journalism is a
] high calling, but it's really no more than points of view
] on what's taking place. I think the pros are going to use
] this tech, and they are doing it more and more. Winer actualy says this in a media interview. Being resented by the media is not really a good place to be, in general. Of course, there is that quote on the front of this web site. :) Dave Winer Goes To Harvard |
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6:14 pm EST, Feb 25, 2003 |
] In the coming decades, a radical upgrading of our body's
] physical and mental systems, already underway, will use
] nanobots to augment and ultimately replace our organs. We
] already know how to prevent most degenerative disease
] through nutrition and supplementation; this will be a
] bridge to the emerging biotechnology revolution, which in
] turn will be a bridge to the nanotechnology revolution.
] By 2030, reverse-engineering of the human brain will have
] been completed and nonbiological intelligence will merge
] with our biological brains. KurzweilAI.net |
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Yahoo! News - Snowballs Replace Bullets as Snow Hits Holy Land |
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5:55 pm EST, Feb 25, 2003 |
] Witness to centuries of bloodshed, the ancient walls of
] Jerusalem's Old City saw only white Tuesday as
] Palestinians and Israelis traded snowballs instead of
] stones and bullets. Yahoo! News - Snowballs Replace Bullets as Snow Hits Holy Land |
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Microsoft aims to tap 'Net generation' | CNET News.com |
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10:44 am EST, Feb 25, 2003 |
"They have a way of vouching for each other as friends, figuring out who to trust and not trust." "Music a lot of times is the background for the fun that you have." "In fact, word of mouth for music adoption is the most popular way for music to be adopted." "As for the name, it is a takeoff on six degrees of separation, the theory that every individual on the planet can be linked to any other individual by six other people." For "Net-genners," Microsoft learned that using the Internet for socializing is a way of life. Microsoft aims to tap 'Net generation' | CNET News.com |
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IAB Concerns Regarding Internet Research and Evolution |
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10:37 am EST, Feb 25, 2003 |
This document discusses IAB concerns that ongoing research is needed to further the evolution of the Internet infrastructure, and that consistent, sufficient non-commercial funding is needed to enable such research. ... Current funding levels for Internet research are not generally adequate, and several important research areas are significantly underfunded. This situation needs to be rectified for the Internet to continue its evolution and development. ... if commercial funding is the main source of funding for future Internet research, the future of the Internet infrastructure could be in trouble. ... for most of the topics in this document, relying solely on commercially-funded research would not be adequate. ... The net result of reduced U.S. Government funding and profit-focused, low-risk, short-term industry funding has been a sharp decline in higher-risk but more innovative research activities. Industry has also been less interested in research to evolve the overall Internet architecture. ... The DNS system, while it works well given its current constraints, has several stress points. As network size, link bandwidth, CPU capacity, and the number of users all increase, research will be needed to ensure that the Internet of the future scales to meet these increasing demands. IAB Concerns Regarding Internet Research and Evolution |
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10:29 am EST, Feb 25, 2003 |
Read daily reports from the National Infrastructure Protection Center, which will become part of the Department of Homeland Security effective 1 March 2003. Each report begins with a daily overview, followed by summarized news items (with supporting URLs to the full text) in each of fifteen industry-specific categories. WHY isn't this in HTML!?# NIPC Daily Report |
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BBC NEWS | Europe | French fries off US menu |
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11:04 pm EST, Feb 24, 2003 |
French fries off US menu A fast food restaurant in America says it has received huge support after renaming its French fries, in protest at France's opposition to the United States' stance on Iraq. Neal Rowland, the owner of Cubbie's diner in Beaufort, North Carolina, said his newly-named 'freedom fries' have been a hit with customers. "Everybody's been in support of it," he told BBC News Online. "World War II veterans have been coming in, telling stories of when they were in France. They're overwhelmed about it, they can't believe it." A sign in the restaurant's window reads: "Because of Cubbie's support for our troops, we no longer serve French fries. We now serve freedom fries." BBC NEWS | Europe | French fries off US menu |
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Firing Memes, US Wages Information War |
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8:57 pm EST, Feb 24, 2003 |
] "What we're seeing now is the weaving of electronic
] warfare, psyops and other information warfare through
] every facet of the plan from our peacetime preparations
] through execution," said Maj. Gen. Paul J. Lebras, chief
] of the Joint Information Operations Center, a secretive
] military agency based in Texas that has sent a team of
] experts to join the Central Command info-warfare team for
] the Iraq campaign.... ] "We are trying very hard to be empathetic with the Iraqi
] military," said a senior American information warfare
] official. "We understand their situation. The same for
] the Iraqi population. We wish them no harm. We will take
] great pains to make those people understand that they
] should stay away from military equipment." Firing Memes, US Wages Information War |
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The New Military Industrial Complex |
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8:30 pm EST, Feb 24, 2003 |
] The Pentagon calls this new doctrine RMA, for "revolution
] in military affairs," and it's made possible not just by
] fresh thinking in the Pentagon but also by a subtle shift
] in the ranks of U.S. defense contractors. In building its
] new high-tech arsenal, the United States has also created
] a new military-industrial complex. A catalog of toys. The first page is the best one... The New Military Industrial Complex |
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