Though out of the spotlight since leaving Apple Computer Inc. in 1985, Steve Wozniak remains revered for his integral role in helping Steve Jobs establish the company in 1976. He is credited with single-handedly designing the Apple I and Apple II machines.

The Woz - Part 2

] However, there have also been a number of people who
] claim I'm overstating the case and that it's not possible
] to build a real cruise missile without access to
] sophisticated gear, specialist tools and information not
] readily available outside the military.
]
] So, in order to prove my case, I decided to put my money
] where my mouth is and build a cruise missile in my own
] garage, on a budget of just US$5,000.

Fux0ring 3133t Cruise Missile d00d3s

] Move over Spider-Man -- mere mortals may soon be coming
] to a ceiling near you.
]
] Researchers at the University of Manchester say they have
] cracked the secret of one of the reptile world's greatest
] climbers, the gecko, and produced a sticky tape that can
] mimic the lizard's gravity-defying abilities.
]
] Soon, people could walk on walls like comic-book
] superhero Spider-Man, the university said.
]
] "The new adhesive -- gecko tape -- contains billions of
] tiny plastic fibres which are similar to natural hairs
] covering the soles of geckos' feet," the University said
] in a statement.
]
] "The research team believes it won't be long before
] Spider-Man gloves become a reality."

Sign me up!

CNN.com - Scientists defy gravity with 'Spider-Man' gloves - Jun. 2, 2003

] Microsoft is not telling corporate managers that the use
] of open-source applications might land them in hot water
] with patent attorneys. And Microsoft is not saying that
] the open-source development community is a hotbed of
] misappropriation of private property.
]
] This is not because Microsoft disagrees with the above.
] But it's just so much easier to give the dirty work to
] SCO.

Here's the conspiracy theory.

Microsoft's new Linux gambit (and SCO)

] The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association
] counted 140 million cellphone subscribers in this country
] in 2002 %u2014 a number that is sure to keep rising as
] cellphones become smaller, lighter and more versatile.
]
] One of the most popular new configurations is the
] cellphone with a built-in personal digital assistant. But
] that combination represents only a small fraction of what
] telecommunications or computer companies and independent
] inventors say cellphones can do.

New Functions for Cellphones

] Microsoft Corp., which on Monday announced it was
] licensing the Unix source code and patent from the SCO
] Group, is remaining tight-lipped about its reasons for
] the move.

This is how they shall commoditize the linux?

This keeps getting weirder and weirder...

Microsoft Mum on Unix Licensing Move

] Here's the idea: you promise a voter 50 euros (31 pounds)
] to cast their ballot for your candidate, send them into
] the booth with a 3G phone, they send a picture via the
] phone proving that they have voted as instructed and then
] they get the cash.

The T-Mobile Election Rigger

]Latent semantic indexing (LSI) is a promising information
]retrieval technique for searching and organizing large data
]collections. LSI finds patterns in unstructured data (documents
]without descriptors such as keywords or special semantic
]tagging), and can return relevant results for a query even when
]there is no keyword match.

]Data collections don't have to be in English, or even in any
]human language at all. We have had good success in searching
]protein databases with the technique, as well as chemical mass
]spectra.

Page explaining Latent Semantic Indexing, a cool search dealey.

Projects: Latent Semantic Indexing

Good overview of social mapping.

Emerging Technology: Who Loves Ya, Baby?

Part 3 of the interview with Sony's Chairman and CEO.

Most amazing bit quoted below:
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The second platform will tie together the PlayStation, the home server, and the TV. We have announced jointly with Panasonic and Philips that we have agreed on the basic Linux kernel for this platform. Based on this Linux kernel, we are developing the middleware and the application interfaces so that our PlayStation, future TVs, and future home video cameras will all work on a single platform.

Sony's Idei - Part 3 :: AO