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Improve Schools or Suffer Loss of Economic Edge

May 2nd, 2005 at 9:53 pm » Comments (0)

Six years ago, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer caused a mild panic in the stock market by telling a group of business writers that, in his blunt opinion, share prices were wildly overvalued.



Downloading Add-ons Here to Stay

May 2nd, 2005 at 2:21 pm » Comments (0)

Downloadable content is becoming an established part of online console gaming, but what will gamers see in the next round of consoles?



Sun Powered Sail to reach Deep Space

May 2nd, 2005 at 12:01 pm » Comments (0)

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Scientists working with a synthetic material 100 times thinner than a piece of paper are testing their theory that the sun can power interplanetary spacecraft. They believe that streams of solar energy particles called photons can push a giant, reflecting sail through space the way wind pushes sailboats across water.



Methane on Mars May Indicate Life

May 2nd, 2005 at 11:43 am » Comments (0)

Not so long ago it was unthinkable for respectable scientists to talk about life on Mars. Such talk was best left to X-Files fans. But no longer.



New Ethics for Chimeras

May 2nd, 2005 at 11:33 am » Comments (0)

The laboratory creation of chimeras — animals with mixed-species heritage — has become so advanced that scientists have drawn up regulations to prevent the production of creatures that blur the line between animal and human.



Australia Opens Feet-First Graveyard

May 2nd, 2005 at 12:36 am » Comments (0)

A group of Australian farmers have won permission to open a ‘feet-first’ graveyard.



Dan Bricklin’s Open Source Video

May 2nd, 2005 at 12:31 am » Comments (0)

Brad Feld:
I hooked up with Dan Bricklin last week when I was in Boston. I met Dan in the mid-1990’s when he was starting up Trellix (which I was an early investor in).



Solar Cell Implant to Restore Sight

May 2nd, 2005 at 12:13 am » Comments (0)

Ophthalmologists at Rush University Medical Center implanted Artificial Silicon Retina (ASR) microchips in the eyes of five patients to treat vision loss caused by retinitis pigmentosa (RP).