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| Topic: Software Development |
5:39 am EST, Nov 12, 2002 |
Vision is a powerful new desktop information management solution that provides a unique approach for finding and organizing your files and email. Vision works in real-time, behind the scenes, and locates all the information on your PC ... When you need to find information, search using any word or phrase contained in the file. Vision presents you with all the relevant information ... Vision will change the way you work with your computer. Finally, your files and email will be organized and easy to access. Vision will manage all your information, so you don't have to. David Gerlernter has produced a remembrance agent for Windows. Scopeware Vision Beta |
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Acid-wash Jeans and Members Only Jackets |
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| Topic: Society |
11:33 pm EST, Nov 11, 2002 |
I don't give a damn what Donahue says: When a guy goes bouncing across the hood of your car and he's wearing acid-wash jeans and a Members Only jacket, that's pretty much justifiable homicide right there. GTA: Vice City serves as backdrop for social commentary on the future of gaming. Acid-wash Jeans and Members Only Jackets |
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BMW Films - Now Playing - Ticker |
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| Topic: Movies |
4:15 pm EST, Nov 11, 2002 |
The driver rescues a mysterious messenger carrying an even more mysterious briefcase after an ambush on a rural highway. As a helicopter gunman relentlessly pursues them, a game of political intrigue plays out, with an unforeseen ending. Acclaimed new director Joe Carnahan helms Clive Owen, Don Cheadle, and F. Murray Abraham in this thrilling race against time. BMW Films - Now Playing - Ticker |
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Prey: A Novel by Michael Crichton |
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| Topic: Fiction |
9:42 am EST, Nov 11, 2002 |
In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles -- micro-robots -- has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive. It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour. Every attempt to destroy it has failed. And we are the prey. Michael Crichton has a new book coming out on November 25. Prey: A Novel by Michael Crichton |
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Bulli - 'Parquet Deformations' a la Escher |
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| Topic: Science |
2:17 pm EST, Nov 10, 2002 |
Douglas Hofstadter, in Metamagical Themas presents some Parquet Deformations generated by students of William Huff. Those patterns (as far as I can tell) were hand-drawn. Some of MC Escher's work explores similar ideas, but more lyrically - the original Parquet Deformations appear to have been created on drawing boards. Bulli is a toolkit, with examples, for generating Parquet Deformations. Bulli - 'Parquet Deformations' a la Escher |
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Genomics and the Future of Health and Society |
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| Topic: Science |
6:12 pm EST, Nov 9, 2002 |
The annual meeting of the Institute of Medicine was held on October 14, 2002 in Washington, DC. Listen to the talks and view the presentations online. Selections include: Francis Collins, on the Genome Project; Eric Lander, of the Whitehead Institute, on "The Human Genome and Beyond"; Claire Fraser, of The Institute for Genomic Research, on "Harnessing the Genome" for medicine; DNA Forensics; Barry Scheck, on "The Innocence Project"; and more. Genomics and the Future of Health and Society |
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| Topic: Humor |
8:29 pm EST, Nov 7, 2002 |
Discover Hip Hop is sweeping the nation! Millions of people are catching onto this new thing called Hip Hop. Discover Hip Hop is To The Max! Tell your friends you are Hip Hop and see what happens!! Everyone else is doing it! Now you can too!!!!! Buy the Discover Hip Hop Set. There are 260 million people in America, and you are one of them. Get With The Program! Discover HIP HOP |
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NewsSeer: A Recommender System for Breaking News |
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| Topic: Software Development |
2:09 pm EST, Nov 5, 2002 |
NewsSeer news monitoring and profiling service. NewsSeer locates recent news articles and current events that match your interests. NewsSeer is a project of Steve Lawrence, the creator of CiteSeer. It's a news search engine (somewhat like Google News), but it also improves with time by incorporating feedback from users. You can build a profile and explicitly rate stories and news sources; there is also implicit feedback. NewsSeer: A Recommender System for Breaking News |
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The Lives and the Death of Moore's Law [PDF] |
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| Topic: High Tech Developments |
9:08 pm EST, Nov 4, 2002 |
Moore's Law has been an important benchmark for developments in microelectronics and information processing for over three decades. During this time, its applications and interpretations have proliferated and expanded, often far beyond the validity of the original assumptions made by Moore. ... Contrary to popular claims, it appears that the common versions of Moore's Law have not been valid during the last decades. As semiconductors are becoming important in economy and society, Moore's Law is now becoming an increasingly misleading predictor of future developments. This article will appear in the November issue of First Monday. The Lives and the Death of Moore's Law [PDF] |
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Social Intelligence Design for the Web |
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| Topic: Society |
8:48 pm EST, Nov 4, 2002 |
Web intelligence reflects the view that eventually we will build a totally new kind of collective intelligence on the Web computing infrastructure. To reach this goal we must solve several major problems. For example, embedding Web computing into our everyday lives and society poses a more difficult problem than engineers might think. Because new technologies often consume financial resources without providing a comparable benefit, we must pay close attention to the social aspects of intelligence and how Web computing can augment knowledge processes, an attitude that underlies social intelligence design. Computer-supported collaborative work takes a similar approach, focusing on well-structured, goal-oriented groups. Social intelligence design, on the other hand, highlights collective knowledge processes in informal, loosely coupled groups. It thus focuses not only on technological development for Web intelligence but also on the design and analysis of a social framework for embedding Web intelligence into everyday life. This is another article in the November 2002 issue of IEEE _Computer_ magazine. It is part of a special feature on Web Intelligence. [Requires subscription for full text.] Social Intelligence Design for the Web |
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