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Current Topic: Technology

File Under Hack XBOX
Topic: Technology 12:25 am EDT, May  8, 2004

Game play and warfare are the true mother of invention.

File Under Hack XBOX


Report says Adidas will debut $250 running shoe - May. 6, 2004
Topic: Technology 8:07 am EDT, May  6, 2004

] The Wall Street Journal said that the shoes called the
] Adidas 1 will have a microprocessor under the arch of the
] foot that will measure the compression of a runner's
] stride. The microprocessor will then use that reading to
] move cables in the shoe, making adjustments around the
] foot to make sure the shoe is not too firm or too soft.

Scary..hope it doesn't malfunction and crush a foot. Sounds cool, but at $250 it better feel like I'm walking on a cloud while drinking a cold one..

Report says Adidas will debut $250 running shoe - May. 6, 2004


RE: Nicholas Carr: IT still doesn't matter
Topic: Technology 9:01 pm EDT, Apr 29, 2004

flynn23 wrote:
] ] In May 2003, Nicholas Carr stirred up a hornet's nest
] ] with his Harvard Business Review essay, "IT Doesn't
] ] Matter." Carr argued that information technology is
] ] necessary for business survival but doesn't provide any
] ] strategic advantage. Carr sits down with ZDNet Editor in
] ] Chief Dan Farber to discuss his new book, which expands
] ] on his controversial views.
]
] Great webcast interview with Nick Carr on his theory.

I haven't listened to his theories but it should be noted that, in contrast, our hero Bill Gates wrote a book titled "The Speed of Thought" (circa. 1999) in which he tries to explain the crucial role of technology and how companies that understand and harness it have a major advantage over those who don't. Needless to say, Bill has made a few bucks. I'll have to see what Nicholas has been doing these past few years.

RE: Nicholas Carr: IT still doesn't matter


InformationWeek - IT Investment - Software Companies Are Tops In 1Q VC Funding
Topic: Technology 9:14 pm EDT, Apr 27, 2004

Things are starting to look good again.

InformationWeek - IT Investment - Software Companies Are Tops In 1Q VC Funding


Yahoo! News - 'Toothing' for Hi-Tech Sex with Strangers
Topic: Technology 12:27 pm EDT, Apr 20, 2004

] "Toothing" is a new craze where strangers on trains,
] buses, in bars and even supermarkets hook up for illicit
] meetings using messages sent via the latest in phone
] technology.

Social networks at their finest....

Yahoo! News - 'Toothing' for Hi-Tech Sex with Strangers


Yahoo! News - AT&T Wireless Launches Music Service
Topic: Technology 4:49 pm EDT, Apr 15, 2004

] To use the music recognition service, users dial a
] three-digit code, then must hold their mobile phone for
] about 15 seconds near a speaker playing the tune that
] they want to identify. Moments later, the service sends a
] text message to the users' mobile phone indicating the
] title of the song and the name of the recording artist.

Interesting. But how extensive could the database be? And is this really worth $.99?

Yahoo! News - AT&T Wireless Launches Music Service


Yahoo! News - Shuttle Gears Were Installed Backward
Topic: Technology 11:01 am EST, Mar 23, 2004

Basically the shuttle had parts that were never inspected in 20 years, and when they got around to looking at it, they found some parts were installed backwards.

Yahoo! News - Shuttle Gears Were Installed Backward


Yahoo! News - Clinton's e-mail output: two
Topic: Technology 1:06 am EST, Jan 27, 2004

] Former Ohio Senator John Glenn has the distinction of
] being the first American to orbit the Earth and the only
] person to receive an e-mail written by Clinton when he
] was in office.

Yahoo! News - Clinton's e-mail output: two


Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site
Topic: Technology 2:34 pm EST, Jan 23, 2004

Haven't seen this yet. For a little treasure hunt while you are wardriving. [UPDATE] --looks like original credit goes to Elonka who found this about one year ago.

Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site


RE: House passes antispam bill - Bans all anonymous business on the internet
Topic: Technology 1:23 pm EST, Nov 23, 2003

Decius wrote:
] Most of the provisions of the new anti-spam law are reasonable
] in that they target the sort of behavior that most of us have
] a problem with.
--snip--

Well, I feared this would get passed one day. The House and Senate have both passed similiar bills, so once they work out the minor differences, and it gets a signature, we should have a shiny new law...and that sucks. Here's why:

I am for a smaller government, with a greater emphasis on self-governance and control. Do we need to run to Whitehouse whining about every little problem in hopes that we can gain victory or resolution via legislation and lawsuits? I think not. This problem should be solved with technology.

What we have done is waste tax payer dollars (again) on a problem that will be difficult if not impossible to enforce. So is this the drug war redeux? Will we send covert militia units to foreign lands to target and eliminate the spam cartels who send millions and millions of messages from their compounds in the jungle? Will we "tolerate" certain groups because they give us access to terrorists' computer networks? Will this eventually lead to US isp's being court ordered to ban access to/from certain IP blocks?

The government should be focused on social programs that wouldn't be handled by volunteers and the big fish like national defense. We the people should be responsible and handle our ouwn problems like what OS to use and how to eliminate certain network traffic *we* deem unacceptable.

RE: House passes antispam bill - Bans all anonymous business on the internet


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