Links for 01-09-2006
London wifi pubs, continuous partial social attention, assorted military technology pipedreams…
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For my readers based in the Big Smoke…does what it says on the tin. Send us an email or a comment if you find some wiunners, eh?
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“…which can focus its eight WiFi cards to break your standard WEP encryption in under five minutes. Beyond that, it can sniff 300 WiFi networks simultaneously, store and continuously encrypt all the data…” Lordy, that’s some machine.
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“Mr Annies decided to act after receiving dozens of complaints from householders who were fed up with the piles of junk mail dropping through their letter boxes everyday.” B*stards.
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“…SF needs authors who are unapologetic about writing SF for non-SF readers and [...] the SF community needs to reach out to the general reader populace.” SF Signal brings up the ‘where are the kids?’ question.
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“Continuous Partial Social Attention: the maintenance of multiple constant social connections through networked tools so as to maintain ongoing relationships, with links on the “awareness periphery” but always accessible.” Jamais Cascio.
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David Louis Edelman is leveraging MySpazz, and feels pretty guiltless about it. I say go for it – it’ll make a change to have someone promoting something worth buying on the site.
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“The important thing to remember is that the new definition was established by a vote, making it politics, not science. The politics may yet change again, but Pluto will remain the same.” This one’s just going to roll and roll, isn’t it?
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“In 3-5 years, remote imaging could have 1000 times better resolution. Currently it is 2cm resolution for US military satellites. They are suggesting that they can achieve 2 micron resolution which is about the wavelength of infrared light.” Brian Wang ro
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“The results showed that ground-to-ground voice and data communications could be extended from 10 miles to over 400 miles.” Yet again, military innovation produces useful results that could have civilian uses.
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“Cyber agents will need to embody the ability to covertly travel across these mediums, constantly assessing the network layout, morphing itself as networks change, and remaining covert while maintaining the integrity of its mission.” Interesting, but SO r
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Looks like the business world is waking up to wikis as a workplace tool – I’m currently trying desparately to convince my own employers of their value, as well as that of blogging and other web2.0 stuff.
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“What if buildings could function like living systems, altering their shapes in response to changing weather conditions or the way people use them?” As I keep saying, we all live in a cyberpunk novel now. Get used to it!
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