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Nothing Gold Can Stay
To most, it should come as no shock to learn that compact discs don’t last forever. But some people quoted in this BBC News article seem surprised–even offended–to find that they have outlived some of their CDs. Sure, CDs are…
Doom's Day
It’s Doom’s Day.Doom III, the third computer game in id Software’s legendary first person shooter franchise, is finally on shelves. The game’s arrival – a midnight release party at computer stores around the country, preceded by a now customary pirated…
Hacking RFID
Radio-frequency identification tags are supposed to make life easier for retailers–improving supply chain management, simplifying inventory tracking, and reducing theft. But RFID could actually make life easier for in-store thieves, says a German information security consultant. Forbes.com reports on Lukas…
Code Orange
Boston may never have been a target, but the Department of Homeland Security has raised the terror alert from Yellow to Orange in DC, NYC, and NJ….
Politics for the Digital Generations
It is no secret that fewer and fewer Americans have voted in each recent election cycle. The most dramatic decline in voter participation has been among 18-24 year olds. Three decades ago, more than 50 percent of young Americans voted….
This Land is Your Land, This Song Is Not Yours
One of the funniest internet parodies to appear this campaign season is “This Land!” which uses Woody Guthrie’s familiar folk song to criticize the superficial insults which are being thrown right, left, and center in this election cycle. Using photo…
U.K. Panel Calls for Nano-regs
A report issued yesterday by the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering called for tighter British and European regulation over nanotechnology to ensure public safety, according to BBC News.While the panel did not call for a halt to nanoparticle…
Francis Crick, Co-discoverer of DNA Structure, Dies
Francis Crick, who along with James Watson discovered the double helix structure of DNA in 1953, died Wednesday night at the age of 88, as reported by the New York Times.British-born Crick won the Nobel Prize for the work on…
N-Gaged
According to a report yesterday by International Data Corporation, a technology research firm, sales of handheld devices are improving this quarter, yet down by two percent compared to this time last year. One of the conclusions the analyst made is…
Votes Wiped Out
CNN reports that a computer crashes in May and November 2003 erased votes from Miami-Dade County’s first widespread use of touchscreen voting machines in the November 2002 gubernatorial primary between Democratic candidates Janet Reno and Bill McBride.The crash didn’t affect…