Eric Scheske

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If It Feels Good, Do It . . .

. . . And if you can do it, it must be good. Those are today's cultural mantras: > British scientists have been given permission to create human embryos that will have three genetic parents. Link [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1772135,00.html].

Ham Radio in Vogue

> In an age of high-tech, real-time gadgetry, it's the decidedly unsexy ham radio -- whose technology has changed little since World War II -- that is in high demand in ravaged New Orleans and environs. The Red Cross issued a request for about 500 amateur radio operators

Bringing Tears to My Eyes

Is there any way to equip it with a miniature guillotine? > A South African inventor has unveiled a new anti-rape female condom that hooks onto an attacker's penis and aims to cut one of the highest rates of sexual assault in the world. . . . > Ehlers said the

Far Out! We'll Never Have to Bowl . . .

. . . join a club, have spousal relations, or talk to anyone again! > The multiple-channel screen, known in the television industry as a "mosaic," is about to show up on millions of TVs throughout the country. It's another sign that satellite and cable systems are beginning to

Are They Beating Us in Perversion, Too?

These guys are more Americanized than we thought! > A Chinese researcher has warned of a new threat to public health and morality -- naked Internet chatting. Up to 20,000 Chinese Internet users log on to chatrooms each night in which users in various states of undress talk to

Podcasting

For those into the podcasting scene, you may want to check out the BBC: > BBC has a fascinating and engaging radio show online [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/documentaries/radioanyone537p01.shtml] about all kinds of alternative radio, including podcasting. They do the gamut, CB radio, pirate radio,

Buy Stock in Pfizer

> Prof Avni Sali of Swinburne University's School of Integrative Medicine in Melbourne said the key to longevity was within reach. > He said enough was now known about how to minimise the risk of killer diseases such as some cancers and heart disease to avoid serious threats

We're Overwhelmed

This whole cell phone thing is blowing our minds. We're not sure what to make of it. We're too McLuhanite to embrace it mindlessly, but we're not Luddite, either. We still haven't figured out the speed dial features on our cell phone

Wi-Fi the Street

The next big techie thing? Neighborhood wi-fi access. It supposedly builds neighborly relations. We like it, but our approval might end when the laptop-totin' homeless population arrives to sit on the curbs: > The Fourth Street hotspot is part of a communal wireless project called Neighbornode, started by then

Internet Growth Finally Slows Down

> A new report [http://www.telegeography.com/ee/free_resources/pdf/gig06_exec_summ.pdf] from TeleGeography [http://www.telegeography.com/products/gig/index.php] shows that "global cross-border internet traffic grew by just 49 percent in 2005, down from 103 percent in 2004." In rich countries,