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(http://online.wsj.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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There is great promise and opportunity in the digital-books revolution. The question is: Will we recognize the book itself when that revolution has run its course?
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kindle, ebooks, digital, books, distribution
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(http://www.eurekalert.org)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Casinos drain money from consumer products and services, weakening the economic engine that ultimately drives defense spending, according to the latest volume in the three-part United States International Gambling Report Series.
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casinos, security, defense, defensespending, gambling
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(http://arstechnica.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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A cyberlaw professor argues that Wikipedia is doomed. The online encyclopedia will need to choose between being "high quality" and "open," but both choices are fraught with risk.
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wikipedia, ericgoldman, open, spam
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(http://www.readwriteweb.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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This may sound like a joke, but it's not: researchers at Stony Brook University in New York have found that too much Facebook usage can leave you more prone to anxiety and depression...that is, if you're a teenage girl.
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facebook, depression, stonybrook, teenagers, socialnetworking
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(http://blogs.zdnet.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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The screw-up is likely to raise questions about the risks of having a monoculture dependent on any one technology supplier.
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google, monoculture, error, malware, cloudcomputing, backup, security
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(http://www.livescience.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Silicone breast implants and botox could one day be things of the past thanks to promising new techniques that would allow doctors to work plastic surgery miracles using only a patient's own stem cells.
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stemcells, plasticsurgery, implants, enhancement
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(http://www.livescience.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Studies on humans show that 33 per cent of obese adults had contracted an adenovirus called AD-36 at some point in their lives.
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obesity, viruses, adenovirus, healthissues
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(http://www.cnn.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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Sweden (and several other countries) have shown that there is an alternative -- the government takes over those banks that cannot assemble enough capital through private sources to survive without government assistance.
It is standard practice ...
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banks, crisis, finance, financialcrisis, bankcrisis, banking, nationalize, nationalization
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(http://www.livescience.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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The more frequently women use the pronoun "I" in their instant messages (IM), the more satisfied they are with their partners, a new study finds.
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ims, instantmessages, couples, relationships
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(http://sloanreview.mit.edu)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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People are connecting with one another in increasing numbers, thanks to blogs, social networking sites like MySpace and countless communities across the Web. Some companies are learning to turn this growing groundswell to their advantage.
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mit, groundswell, web20, marketing, consumers
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(http://discovermagazine.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Humans are "natural-born cyborgs," and the Internet is our giant "extended mind."
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google, search, intelligence, theweb, cyborgs, extension, research
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(http://www.acceleratingfuture.com)
- scanned by: Adam Cutsinger
over 4 years ago
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In futurist circles and think tanks, sometimes the question comes up, “in the long run, which will be more effective, offense or defense?” The answer to this question has serious implications.
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war, futurist, offense, defense, political, beliefs, atlantis, ideal, society, technology, russia, united, states, submarines, submarinelaunched, ballistic, missiles, nuclear, bombs, north, korea, microbots, israel, vs, hamas
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