Links for 01-06-2006
Open-source Myspace, phages, eugeroics, PC hax, Chomsky, the Singularity…
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Screw Murdoch’s Myspace…social networking goes open-source with Mugshot
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Why does the West use antibiotics instead of phages? Because phages are hard to patent.
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Better living through chemistry – the Memepunks report on a new group of drugs called ‘eugeroics’, which ameliorate the effects of sleep deprivation without the nasty side-effects that stimulants produce. Gimme gimme!
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Turn an old PC PSU into a bench supply
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Newly discovered cave-system harbours unique isolated ecosystem
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An ancient scientific mystery (potentially) solved
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An inability to protect its citizens. The belief that it is above the law. A lack of democracy. Three defining characteristics of the ‘failed state’. And that, says Noam Chomsky, is exactly what the US is becoming. In an exclusive extract from his devasta
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How long does it take to kill a new computer with spam and viruses?
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Bruce Sterling reports on cyberhippies in Brazilian politics.
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Meme Therapy rounds up some underrated SF gems
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Put forward your views on religion and the technological singularity – Phil ‘Speculist’ Bowermaster needs your data!
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13 – Crabfu SteamWorksSteampunk fans, heads up! Who needs electricity when you have STEAM to power your robots!
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14 – HDD GrinderGotta dead hard drive? Need a grinding wheel for the home tool set? No problemo!
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Seems the oft-mocked Segway has found a home in US law enforcement. Though I can’t see the UK police taking them up; after all, they abandoned their rollerblades after people led them merry chases in Hyde Park…
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There could be oceans under that ice. Maybe.
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I’m not entirely sure of the details here (high science content), but it appears to be news of progress toward high-temperature superconductors. They mention Bose-Einstein condensates in there too, so it must be exciting. Yes.
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Good news for the forgetful – astronauts can lose things, too.
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Fabbing is the future – 3D printing is the flag-bearer
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Gee, no-one wants to work in the nuclear industry. I wonder why that might be?
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