Links for 20-03-2008
Cyborg pioneer; limb regeneration; anti-spam hacks; huge sf writing advice archive …
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1 – Self-Experimenters: Self-Styled Cyborg Dreams of Outwitting Superintelligent Machines
“Those who don’t avail themselves of subcutaneous microchips and other implanted technology, he predicts, will be at a serious disadvantage in tomorrow’s world …” The line between visionary and crank is often very thin.
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2 – Regrowing Limbs: Can People Regenerate Body Parts?
“… several signs indicate that humans do have the potential to rebuild complex parts. The key to making that happen will be tapping into our latent abilities so that our own wound healing becomes more salamanderlike.”
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3 – How To Avoid Catch-All Domain Spam
“Google Apps user Ray has a clever system that filters out catch-all junk but still lets him track exactly who’s selling out his address. Here’s how to set it up.” Very very crafty; a bit time consuming, but worth it for the lulz and revenge?
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4 – The Grand Index of SF Writing Advice
Does what it says on the tin; great round-up of goodies there, thanks to David Walton. Sadly it’s hard to link to properly, as it seems to be a framed page within another site. Go figure; this gets you there.
