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I can’t judge - but it sounds amaZING!
Jennifer Chu of Technology Review writes:
A new approach primes antibodies to instantly attack cancers, HIV, and other diseases.
The body’s immune system is often likened to an army, and vaccines to training exercises…

I’m not sure if this is for real - but you will be able to find his email address if you’re smart enough…

Anyone who’s eaten sushi knows what wasabi is - and you either love it or hate it (I love sushi and hate wasabi). Sunita Williams, an astronaut on the ISS, took some in her personal food pack. She was trying to make a pretend sushi meal when the wasabi tube exploded, sending wasabi [...]

You IT managers who are not hiring older IT workers or are letting them go are losing access to a valuable resource (yes, I’m biased) as this story states:
Charleston Southern University CIO Rusty Bruns has a secret weapon to handle needy users — Buddy Gray, a 63-year-old network manager.
“His customer service is impeccable. He has [...]

“Which original ENIAC programmer helped develop COBOL and Fortran?“
For all those computer geeks out there who will spend yet another Valentine’s Day in the presence of a computer rather than a significant other, it’s time to change the game. Toss off the shackles of this Hallmark-addled so-called holiday, and celebrate a far more important and [...]

I was lucky enough to hear Woz’s talk at Gnomedex 2004 (AKA Gnomedex 4 - Geeks Gone Wild). The inventor of the PC has a lot of interesting stories, including some about the practical jokes he loves to play. Here’s what TechNet Radio has to say about the interview:
January 30, 2007
An Interview [...]