Technology

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

. . . 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

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

. . . 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

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 each

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,

> 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

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