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Knowledge Management on the Internet |
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1:32 pm EDT, Jul 13, 2002 |
It is estimated that there are over two billion Web pages, and thousands of newsgroups and forums, on the Internet - covering virtually every topic imaginable. However, many users find that searching the Internet can be a time consuming and tedious process. This has driven the development of improved search and information retrieval systems. However, we now need ... to present the user only with the information they need, rather than a large set of relevant documents to read. ... community Web sites could help ... just by adopting the current generation of knowledge management systems ... Metadata has useful role ... but it has limitations ... [XML is a] key opportunity ... good user-friendly, and "intelligent", tools will be critical ... The success of Internet based knowledge management, and the Semantic Web, will require the development and integration of various data standards, ontology definitions, and knowledge management and agent technologies. It will take a concerted and significant effort to get there. The likely longer-term benefits are much more effective Internet searches and smart information extraction services, which present the user with concise relevant extracts. In the meantime, perhaps we should also think about how authors represent knowledge and present information, and how users apply knowledge, in a more structured and meaningful way. Knowledge Management on the Internet |
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| Topic: Humor |
1:30 pm EDT, Jul 13, 2002 |
Somebody has *alot* of time on their hands.... Lego Dilbert |
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| Topic: Cars and Trucks |
1:29 pm EDT, Jul 13, 2002 |
This is an automotive porn site. It even has pop-up ads. I'm going to take a cold shower.... European Supercars |
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Forbes.com: Hackers put fake stories on USA Today Web site |
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1:18 pm EDT, Jul 12, 2002 |
"WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) - Fake news stories appeared on the Web site of the USA Today newspaper after vandals apparently broke in late Thursday night, a USA Today spokesman said on Friday." Forbes.com: Hackers put fake stories on USA Today Web site |
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A War of Robots, All Chattering on the Western Front |
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11:38 am EDT, Jul 12, 2002 |
"Commanders are envisioning wars involving vast robotic fleets on the ground, in the air and on the seas - swarms of drones that will not just find their foes, but fight them, too." Well, that certainly sounds exciting, but this article is really about pushing the limits of ad-hoc routing... A War of Robots, All Chattering on the Western Front |
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Video Scratching on M-M-Macs |
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| Topic: Music |
11:34 am EDT, Jul 12, 2002 |
"Just as scratching and sampling has forever changed music, video scratching is starting to revolutionize musical performances. The process is remarkably similar. Using a pair of Titanium G4 PowerBooks and Apple's Final Cut Pro 3 video editing software, the Video DJs (VJs) can match the rhythm of any video footage to the tempo of the music. " Video Scratching on M-M-Macs |
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Bush Panel Has 2 Views on Embryonic Cloning (washingtonpost.com) |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
11:26 am EDT, Jul 12, 2002 |
"An advisory committee appointed by President Bush to study modern medicine's bioethical frontiers has completed its highly anticipated report on human cloning without reaching a consensus as to whether U.S. scientists should be allowed to conduct research involving cloned human embryos." The worst thing that can happen in politics is when everybody thinks they are right and they all have the documentation to prove it, and they are all talking about the same document. Bush Panel Has 2 Views on Embryonic Cloning (washingtonpost.com) |
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BBC News | SCI/TECH | First synthetic virus created |
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| Topic: Biology |
11:08 am EDT, Jul 12, 2002 |
"To construct the virus, the researchers say they followed a recipe they downloaded from the internet and used gene sequences from a mail-order supplier. " Creating life in a lab from a recipe downloaded from the internet... Soon, everyone will be doing it. BBC News | SCI/TECH | First synthetic virus created |
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Crying wolf: False alarms hide attacks |
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3:40 pm EDT, Jul 11, 2002 |
I still get people, regularly, telling me that IDSes are up to snuff and I still keep reading material like this showing that more rigorous analysis says that IDSes are sadly lacking. Crying wolf: False alarms hide attacks |
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