Technology

A former Viagra salesman wrote a book about his experiences as a legal drug pusher. The LA Times discusses it. Link [http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-et-viagra21jun21,0,7799050.story?coll=la-home-style] . Excerpt: > Just in time to rescue his self-image, Reidy was selected for the V-team. The drug

> It is the ultimate back seat driver. Motorists face having their cars fitted with a “spy” device that stops speeding. > The satellite-based system will monitor the speed limit and apply the brakes or cut out the accelerator if the driver tries to exceed it. A government-funded trial has

We like to point out unique blogs, so we bring you this: a blog from Antarctica. Link [http://simonc.f2o.org/south/]. Excerpt: > Wednesday 1 June 2005 Fun at -50C > Yesterday the temperature dropped to -52.6C (that's -62.7F). Even for Halley that's

Everything and more that you ever wanted to know about Scientology's e-meter: > [T]he 'e-meter,' or 'Electro-psychometer,' a “pastoral counseling device” used by the Church of Scientology [is used] to detect, among other things, the emotional state and thoughts of those attached to

This one cracked us up: > I've been having a lot of fun with the Portable Rotary Phone from Spark Fun Electronics. It's a GSM cell phone built inside an old rotary phone. You pop your SIM card in, it dials out, rings and acts just

Newspapers are in big trouble. They're losing classified ad revenues, and they no longer control their rate card (without a monopoly, they can't control ad prices any more). Traditionally, newspapers have used the rate card to eliminate competitors. Now the game is reversed. Link [http://publications.

We're not big fans of antitrust laws and we know Microsoft has done a lot of good. But we don't trust 'em, just don't trust 'em: > Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Chief Executive Steve Ballmer repeatedly visited China in recent years,

> This tropical island off the east coast of Africa is best-known for its white-sand beaches, its designer clothing outlets and its spicy curries. > But tiny Mauritius is about to stake a new claim to fame. By year's end, or soon afterward, it is expected to become

Read on, if your Monday is going fine and you want to ruin it: > Scientists at the University of Sheffield have proved for the first time that human embryonic stem (ES) cells can form the precursors of sperm and eggs in the laboratory, a critical step towards making synthetic