2007 November

“I expect to see a lot of household appliances on the Net by 2010, as well as autos and other mobile devices.”
Vinton Cerf

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As the controversy about Tasers continues, Dr. Mark Kroll compared the stun gun to Tylenol and declares it safer than the over-the-counter medication. Dr. Kroll is a biomedical engineer, with a professional connection to the Taser manufacturer.
“…Kroll insisted Tasers are safe under all circumstances, and have never been proven to have directly killed anyone. […]

It could have been worse - much worse. The final score was 104 to 59 for the Boston Celtics. However, the Celtics starters played limited minutes. Kevin Garnett played under twenty three minutes, while Ray Allen and Paul Pierce had under twenty nine minutes of court time. The Knicks had trouble […]

Student life on university and college campuses is changing. There are some old stressors along with some new sources of angst. Michael Wesch, an anthropology professor at Kansas State University, has captured some of the student life variables in this video:

Hate mail is nothing new. I find it in my email daily. I have developed an imperviousness to it, beginning with my association with Spywareinfo and my own site. Ever since the interim direction of operations for Spywareinfo became my responsibility, I consider hate mail as part of being involved in an […]

“Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window.”
Steve Wozniak

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The drop out rate in American schools is highly difficult to quantify. There are statistical debates and reporting procedures that make an exact number subject to controversy. Nevertheless, from 2006, a sampling of data yield appalling results:
“…Fourteen urban school districts have on-time graduation rates lower than 50%; they include Detroit, Baltimore, New York, […]

A sure sign that the Christmas season is upon us is when such intolerance reappears. At Missouri State University, a Christmas tree was taken down:
“…The co-chair of the president’s diversity commission said a Jewish faculty member complained the tree showed “a lack of sensitivity” to those of other religions.”
link: MSU removes Christmas tree […]

Yes, it is true. The cell phone takes on another feature. It can locate the nearest rest room facility for you. It is a service that people in London can use:
“LONDON — A new service promises Londoners they’ll never have to spend much time looking for the loo.
Westminster City Council, which covers […]

Yahoo has found another place to advertise. Soon, in PDF files, there will be advertising:
“…The service will allow publishers to make money by including adverts linked to the content of a PDF document in a panel at the side of the page.”
link: Yahoo to put adverts in PDF files
At least, for the moment, […]