| daily links: february 2001 |
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2.1.01
BBC News—Scientists says they can clone human by 2003
Salon.com—Can the XFL succeed?
USA Today—US military to start using digitally generated camoflage patterns
New Scientist—Fern can help detoxify contaminated soil
MSNBC—Wes Craven films documentary of Clinton's last days in office
CNN.com—Geocaching gaining popularity |
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2.2.01
ABCnews.com—Jewish worker in London ordered to wear Nazi uniform as punishment
Wired News—Were Amazon workers laid off because they were organizing a union?
Disinformation—News on conspiracies
New Scientist—Rapidly melting ice in Antarctica will cause sea levels to rise
USA Today—Disney opens new theme park next to Disneyland in Anaheim
ZDNet—Amazon to retool its offerings |
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2.9.01
Wired News—Are the human genome maps about to be published complete and accurate?
USA Today—Man tries to sell his soul on eBay
New Scientist—Greenpeace will not disrupt tests of genetically modified rice
ZDNet—Apple cracking down on Aqua-themed skins
Salon.com—Hard drive snooping newest tool in marketing
CNN.com—Former Survivor contestant suing show |
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2.13.01
The Independent—New digital device developed at BYU to read hundreds of previously unreadable ancient texts
Wired News—Men responsible for most mutations
USA Today—Church seized for tax debt
New Scientist—NASA craft lands on asteroid
ZDNet—Microsoft considers buying Earthlink
Salon.com—Extremists renew call for Rushdie's death |
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2.14.01
Wired News—Tests that identify disease-causing genes could be used by insurance companies to deny coverage
San Jose Mercury News—Trailer parks becoming popular as housing costs skyrocket in California
ZDNet—Microsoft antitrust probe to scrutinize new alliances with Corel and Borland
New Scientist—ISS lab module, "Destiny", goes online
CNN.com—Bond memoribilia going up for auction
Space.com—Is the face on Mars real? |
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2.15.01
Salon.com—Covering the grand opening of Disney's new California Adventure
Nature—Self-healing plastic may prevent fatigue in high-stress materials
Wired News—Is using your wireless device on an airplane flight really dangerous?
ZDNet—Barnes & Noble wins round 1 in its battle against Amazon.com over its "1-click" technology patent
USA Today—Scientists may have found a way to alter the Earth's orbit
New Scientist—"Bladerunner"-style eye-scan could determine impairment |
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2.16.01
Restless Wandering—Web version of a gallery show at UVA combining words and images about insomnia. My friend Tom Doran has a piece in the show.
Constructor—Create and save wire-mesh life forms with this Java app
Wired News—Microsoft cans volunteer moderators in its Asheron's Call online game
USA Today—United Airlines will not honor super-low fares that were posted to its web site last month
ZDNet—Patent granted for scent-generating device
CNN.com—Giuliani upset over another exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art |
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2.19.01
Wired News—Viral marketing is latest trend in web advertising
Genome Gateway—Site sponsored by the magazine Nature to give free access to information about the human genome
New Scientist—Signs of life in Antarctic lake could provide clues about potential life on Europa and similar moons
ZDNet—Latest form of spam could happen in IM chats
Slashdot—Links and discussion about Fox's ridiculous moon landing hoax special
CNN.com—56% of adult Americans have used the internet, new study shows |
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2.20.01
London Times—Scientist calls for entire population of Britain to be put into genetic database
Red Herring—Is there a fifth taste element?
Way Too Personal—One woman's experiences with internet dating services
Wired News—Several companies trying to find ways to recommend new music based on your tastes
USA Today—United will honor ultralow fares it accidentally offered on its web site
New Scientist—Are all babies born with perfect pitch? |
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2.26.01
Wired News—Significant obstacles will prevent near-term establishment of DNA database for US citizens
USA Today—Internet filtering software company will stop selling information about school children's browsing habits collected by their software
Salon.com—McVeigh wants his execution to be publicly televised
ZDNet—Microsoft charged with false advertising in their handheld campaign
New Scientist—New software can help keep your identity private on the web
CNN.com—Distributed computing helps with everything from making sense of the human genome to finding extraterrestrial life |
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2.27.01
The Standard—eBook version of "Alice in Wonderland" comes with stipulation that it not be read aloud
Wired News—Secret messages encoded in image and sound files
CNN.com—Most recent recount of Florida votes still gives Bush edge
Salon.com—Housesitting on the web
USA Today—eToys going out of business
New Scientist—More proof of life on Mars |
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2.28.01
Wired News—SFMOMA opens multimedia show with technological theme
USA Today—NFL to offer interactive seats with instant replay and ability to order food from your seat
Salon.com—"Intelligent Design" is latest—and most convincing—challenge to Darwin's theory of evolution
New Scientist—Astronomers pinpoint exact time of Van Gogh work based on positions of stars and Venus in the painting
Inside.com—Blizzard sues New Line over Diablo film title
ZDNet—Palm to introduce more robust low-end models |
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