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Pumping Life Into the Pay Phone |
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| Topic: Technology |
12:39 pm EST, Mar 17, 2003 |
] When was the last time you used a pay phone? ah, the days of hacking COCOTS and other pay phone booths may be reappearing. Pumping Life Into the Pay Phone |
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TI unveils a design called Wanda |
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| Topic: Technology |
12:19 pm EST, Mar 17, 2003 |
] The design package, called Wanda, is meant to create a
] cell phone that TI said would connect to each of these
] technologies: a Wi-Fi hot spot, which uses the 802.11b
] standards; a cell phone network using GSM (Global System
] for Mobile Communications); and any device using the
] short-range wireless standard called Bluetooth. TI says
] it is the first to combine all three in a single design. sweet. TI unveils a design called Wanda |
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50 Years Melding Tech and Sounds |
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5:25 pm EST, Mar 16, 2003 |
] As a young girl, Pauline Oliveros was fascinated with the
] crackly sound of her grandfather's crystal radio and the
] whistles and pops of her father's shortwave. one of avant garde music's constant pioneers. 50 Years Melding Tech and Sounds |
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Take this tech job and shove it |
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11:28 am EST, Mar 13, 2003 |
The worst part, Bershadsky found, was that several postings warned that employees should not only be qualified to do a job, but that they be "excited" and "passionate" about it -- a requirement that Bershadsky found difficult to fulfill because "80 percent of the jobs I was seeing posted, with these outrageous requirements, were unpaid internships," she says. "These were internships that required you to have three or four years of experience. What kind of shit is that?" After a couple months of this, Bershadsky had had enough; she wanted to do something about the jobs she was seeing. So she went to a domain-name registration service and bought a URL for a new site she thought would, if not exactly make a difference in the world, at least make her feel better. The URL Bershadsky registered was fuckthatjob.com. "It was exactly what I was feeling," she says. "It felt right. I couldn't think of anything else to call it." Funny, yet not so funny story. Take this tech job and shove it |
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| Topic: Local Information |
9:38 am EST, Mar 13, 2003 |
Jello will be performing a spoken word engagement on Saturday afternoon at the Mercy Lounge (the Cannery). ADDED: event starts @ 4pm. Cost is $12 @ the door, or $10 if you bring some cans of food for donation. |
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Wired 11.04: How Hydrogen Can Save America |
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| Topic: Society |
1:08 pm EST, Mar 12, 2003 |
] Oil has held the United States hostage for a century, but the
] nation can be energy-independent in 10 years. Here's a five-point
] plan to reshape the economy. Wired 11.04: How Hydrogen Can Save America |
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IBM to manage BellSouth's data hosting |
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12:59 pm EST, Mar 12, 2003 |
] Regional telecommunications giant BellSouth on Wednesday
] turned over management of its data-hosting business to
] IBM. from the ineptitude department... IBM to manage BellSouth's data hosting |
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