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 -> The museum of unworkable devices
A celebration of fascinating devices that don't work, sporting diverse examples of the perverse genius of inventors who didn't fear failure and refused to let their thinking be intimidated by the laws of nature.
571 views | 30 Apr 2003
 -> The future of mobile phones
An interesting Flash-based prediction from BBC about the mobile phones in the near future.
532 views | 29 Apr 2003
 -> Can men be invisible?
Professor Susumu Tachi of Tokyo University has made a coat that you can see through just like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak.
51,963 views | 29 Apr 2003
 -> Why the war?
The case for invading Iraq to remove its weapons of mass destruction was based on selective use of intelligence, exaggeration, use of sources known to be discredited, and outright fabrication, says The Independent.
1,196 views | 29 Apr 2003
 -> Dogs may sniff out some cancers
Researchers at Cambridge University have applied for funding to test their theory that a dog's sense of smell could provide a better early warning system for some cancers than modern science.
15,279 views | 28 Apr 2003
 -> American soldiers stole $13.1-million from Iraq
Apart from the Fox News reporter who was detained at the US customs in possession of an Iraqi historical property, American/British soldiers have been having a good time stealing cash too. Here too. Sad.
1,145 views | 27 Apr 2003
 -> Small but important victory for online music swapping
In a 34-page decision that stunned the record labels and Hollywood studios, U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson held that the Morpheus and Grokster file-sharing networks are legal -- even though they are commonly used to illegally distribute files.
1,138 views | 26 Apr 2003
 -> Why doesn't GM sell crack?
Somewhat dated, but an excerpt inspired by Moore's Downsize This!
1,298 views | 26 Apr 2003
 -> DVD-copying nears legal showdown
21 Studios' DVD Copy Plus allows a DVD to be copied onto CDs and its newest product, DVD X Copy, allows a DVD to be copied onto a DVD. Each costs $99.99, and DVD X Copy has sold 100,000 units since its release. Hollywood has sued. Interesting!
1,179 views | 25 Apr 2003
 -> As though SARS itself were not enough..
Now we have a computer version of it, a worm much like Klez.
1,122 views | 24 Apr 2003
 -> Thank you Saddam. Oil is cheaper
Atlanta motorists pay the least at $1.34 per gallon. San Francisco pay the most at $2.07. Per barrel prices have fallen from US$ 34.93 a barrel on March 17 to almost 30 now.
1,157 views | 23 Apr 2003
 -> Next president of Iraq
Fox executives Monday unveiled their latest reality-TV venture, Appointed By America, a new series in which contestants vie for the top spot in Iraq's post-war government.
13,274 views | 23 Apr 2003
 -> $10,000 reward to anyone who can get me a job!
A sign of our times? A real message on the wildly popular Craigslist.
1,115 views | 23 Apr 2003
 -> Germans to write and publish a book in 12 hours!
Forty German authors are hoping to set a new world record by conceiving, writing and printing a book in 12 hours.
11,733 views | 23 Apr 2003
 -> It's all about money, kids!
Bodo Schaefer, a German writer of self-help and management books, has come to Seoul to promote a new book for children, "Kira, Who Struck It Rich at 12." Because "money is not taught in schools".
1,300 views | 23 Apr 2003
 -> Text messaging and SARS
Launched by Sunday Communications, the service allows subscribers with SMS-enabled phones to identify the "contaminated" buildings within a kilometer of their calling location.
1,282 views | 22 Apr 2003
 -> Internet numbers dwindling?
Pew Internet Project tracking data show a flattening of the overall growth of the Internet population since late 2001. Internet penetration rates have hovered between 57% and 61% since October 2001. Clearly, this isn't about Korea & Japan..
18,953 views | 20 Apr 2003
 -> Obscure patents
Delphion's gallery of some fairly whacky patents!
13,546 views | 19 Apr 2003
 -> The tall, tall towers!
Bionic Towers in Shanghai -- set to be the tallest towers in the world at 1,228 metres in height (roughly 300 storeys). It will accommodate 100,000 people and 368 elevators at speed of up to 10 m/s. Currently Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) a
1,311 views | 18 Apr 2003
 -> Concorde no more
Concorde, the world's first supersonic passenger jet, will be grounded in the autumn after a plunge in passenger numbers and a string of high-profile technical glitches.
1,249 views | 18 Apr 2003
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