Links for 29-08-2006
Big Brother in the binsheds, happy birthday Linux, luminous logos, peer review 2.0…
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Big Brother in the binsheds, or long overdue waste management controls?
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I wonder if it’s a truly authentic drummer – does it speed up toward the end of the song?
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RED HERRING has a whole bunch of articles about the open source revolution, from a rather business-y perspective.
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The TrackStick is an affordable USB GPS device – now snooping on people is even more accessible! A definite tick in the ’spime-watch’ box, too.
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As if you weren’t already sick of seeing logos and brand names all over people, now you’ll even be bombarded by them in the dark.
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Greenpeace comes out swinging with a sh*tlist of computer and gadget manufacturers who aren’t making much effort to curb the environmental impact of their manufacturing processes.
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“East Japan Railway Company has become the world’s first railway company to develop a humanoid robot guide.” It doesn’t perform too well so far, but apparently gets by on charm – punters find it cute.
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“Peer review – the unsung hero and convenient villain of science – gets an online makeover.” The science world is using the tools to change the process of publishing scientific research; Wired reports.
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“What, exactly, is an “energy company”? That used to be an easy question to answer, but no longer. Now, it seems, just about everybody wants in on the energy game.” Worldchanging reports on energy projects in the business world.
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“[R]esearchers describe erasing memory from the brain by targeting a molecular mechanism that controls memory. Finding may be applied to chronic pain, memory loss, and other conditions.”
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Rudy Rucker muses on cons and the strange nature of fandom, complete with pictures. Makes Eastercon look tame beyond belief – only in LA, baby!
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Those Memetherapy boys have started a pretty good comments thread with one of their Brain Parade features. Why not go have your say too?
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