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Biopunk | August 8, 2001 | techsploitation |
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7:31 am EDT, Oct 18, 2001 |
"CYBERPUNK IS PASSé. The Internet boom was a joke. Steve Jobs is a dink, Bill Gates is a fascist, and Carly Fiorina has lost the Midas touch. The days of Mondo 2000 are long over. What new techno-arts revolution will come next? Which new batch of writers and mad scientists will inspire us in the 2000s? The answer has already arrived: it's the biopunk revolution." Biopunk | August 8, 2001 | techsploitation |
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U.S. Arms Unmanned Aircraft (washingtonpost.com) |
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7:14 am EDT, Oct 18, 2001 |
"The United States is for the first time flying armed, unmanned aircraft into combat " Warefare moves into the robotic age... U.S. Arms Unmanned Aircraft (washingtonpost.com) |
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Springer LINK: Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2201 |
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6:29 pm EDT, Oct 17, 2001 |
Recent conference on Ubicomp... How to blend computers into the environment so that you don't notice they are there. Abowd was one of my profs... Springer LINK: Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2201 |
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Natural Capitalism-Creating the Next Industrial Revolution |
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7:25 pm EDT, Oct 15, 2001 |
Business approach equated to the next industrial revolution which includes natural resources as assets. One of THE leading books on sustainable business practice. Also check out www.rmi.org (Rocky Mountain Institute site) Natural Capitalism-Creating the Next Industrial Revolution |
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9:15 pm EDT, Oct 13, 2001 |
"[...] the Edge community can mount a serious conversation about the catastrophic events of the past week that might do some good. " Respondents include Kevin Kelly, Esther Dyson, Freeman Dyson, Richard Dawkins, David Farber, Jaron Lanier, Douglas Rushkoff, Bruce Sterling, and many others. This is a very good collection of different views from across the political spectrum. In general, edge.org is a fairly good source for "what the technocracy thinks." Edge 89 |
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11:19 am EDT, Oct 12, 2001 |
"Before the tragedy of September 11th the only thing scary about Anthrax was our bad hair in the 80's and the Fistful Of Metal album cover." Anthrax changes their name. This is fairly funny. FOXNews.com |
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11:09 am EDT, Oct 12, 2001 |
Recent screwyness with news stories changing and going away reminded me of this paper. Highly recommended if you are interested in checking thought control. The Eternity Service |
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