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A collection of 171 issues

Marshall McLuhan Revival?

> The average American is a ravenous media junkie, consuming up to nine hours a day of television, web time or cellphone minutes, according to new research which raises fresh questions about how technology is revolutionising society. . . > As information technology marches on, and search engine giant Google even raises

Something for Sundy Morning

Quotes from Simone Weil: > All sins are attempts to fill voids. > Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty. > Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the

Brews You Can Use

But can I get my wife to wear the radio transmitter? > A beer mat that knows when a glass is nearly empty and automatically asks for a refill has been created by thirsty researchers in Germany. . . > The disc-shaped mat can be attached to a normal beer mat so

New Standard Educational Fare?

Just make sure the Internet filter keeps out all references to God: > The $100 laptop computers that Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers want to get into the hands of the world's children would be durable, flexible and self-reliant. > The machines' AC adapter would double as

What Do You Get When You Cross . . .

. . . geeks with sex, art, and alleged civil liberties? This is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen [http://www.boingboing.net/2005/09/25/webzine_fsm_porn_tas.html]. My (hopefully limited) sense for the morbid prompts me to mention it here: > Some crazy internet wackos

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