Links for 26-02-2008
Freeconomics; superplonk system; strength through depression …
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1 – Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business
“If the unitary cost of technology is halving every 18 months, when does it come close enough to zero to say that you’ve arrived and can safely round down to nothing? The answer: almost always sooner than you think.” Read this. Now.
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2 – Augmented reality system filters out moving objects
“The folks who created the amazing security camera screen saver are working on a real-life version of the “superplonk” reality filtering system that author Charles Stross introduced in his terrific novel, Accelerando.”
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3 – Detecting Centauri Planets
“What are the chances that we’ll find habitable planets around Alpha Centauri A and B?”
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4 – How depression makes you stronger
“… an eminent consultant psychiatrist argues that, far from being a modern malaise, depression has been with us for thousands of years and survived because it can give people an increased resilience to cope with life’s challenges.”
