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| daily links: december 2001 |
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12.3.01
CNN.com—A captured Taliban fighter says that he is an American named John Walker
ZDNet—Xbox is first salvo of Microsoft's digital appliance strategy
Wired News—Another of Jupiter's moons (besides Europa) may have an underground ocean
Salon.com—Suspected Green River Killer arrested
MSNBC—Despite a big dropoff from Thanksgiving weekend, Harry Potter still maintains number one box office position
BBC News—The US is planning to test a prototype of its missile defense shield soon. How come this isn't on any US-based news sites? |
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12.4.01
New Scientist—IT/Ginger is revealed. Not as cool as a personal jetpack, but still pretty impressive.
Wired News—Article about Wil Wheaton, of Star Trek and Stand By Me fame
USA Today—New privacy standard created by Microsoft and implemented in IE6 could wreak havoc on many users' web experiences
CNN.com—Apple could roll out G5 Macs as early as January
ABCnews.com—Some local police departments do not want to cooperate with federal agents investigating terror
Yahoo! News—White House issues another terrorist alert, based on "credible" but non-specific threats |
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12.5.01
CNN.com—The console wars: who's winning so far?
Wired News—Music subscription service from RealNetworks goes online
New Scientist—Fetuses may be able to hear an Ultrasound examination
BBC News—New technology allows a ground-based telescope to take images of distant stars that are as clear as those taken by Hubble
USA Today—O.J.'s home searched for links to drug ring
Yahoo! News—German Santa accuses of hitting bratty child |
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12.6.01
i-SEE—Helps you plan a route around urban areas so as to avoid CCTV, and contains an FAQ as to why you might want to do this (assuming that you're not already as paranoid as I am)
Salon.com—Dow closes above 10,000
Wired News—Astronomers believe that they have finally "seen" elusive dark matter
New Scientist—There will be at least two more "space tourists" like Dennis Tito in the near future
ABCnews.com—Man who had legal prescription for pot sues an airline that refused to let him bring it on board
BBC News—Largest prime number so far discovered contains over 4 million digits |
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12.7.01
Wired News—Story about the linking policy of KPMG (which I just violated) and how webloggers around the world have reacted to it
Surprise.com—Site that helps you find that unique gift for those hard-to-buy-for people on your list
New Scientist—Puberty could be unique to modern humans
CNN.com—Bad Sex in Fiction award given out for worst description of a seduction scene
ABCnews.com—The audience for the show "Cheaters", which catches real people in acts of adultery, is growing quickly
Salon.com—Geraldo almost hit by sniper fire. Insert joke here. |
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12.10.01
New Scientist—Venice to use inflatable dams to protect city from high tides
Salon.com—US claims to be in possession of a video in which bin Laden admits involvement in attacks. So why aren't they releasing it?
Wired News—An in-depth looks at IT/Ginger/Segway
USA Today—Attendance at theme parks, down since the 9.11 attacks, is climbing again
ABCnews.com—New technology may lead to computer screens that can be rolled up like paper
MSNBC—Narnia books to be made into films |
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12.11.01
Idea A Day—A new idea every day. Not all good, mind you, but if you can think of something better, you can submit your own
Wired News—Legitimate sites that forget to renew their domain names often find that the name has been hijacked by a porn site
CNN.com—Controlling tobacco consumption could become very difficult as it becomes easier to order cigarettes and other products on the web
ZDNet—Interview with the man who set up the first web server and web site in America
MSNBC—Investigators using secret terrorism shopping list to help identify ABCnews.com—Online advertising getting more aggessive, even on mainstream sites |
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12.12.01
CNN.com—More concerns about civil liberties violations as FBI begins to implement new online monitoring systems
New Scientist—"Pacemaker" for the brain may be able to provide long-term relief for chronic depression
Wired News—Microsoft will use technology from Predictive Networks to precisely monitor the viewing habits of everyone who uses their interactive television services
USA Today—Regulators may set aside new area codes for exclusive use on cell phones and pagers
ZDNet—US cracking down on Warez sites
MSNBC—Geminid meteor shower, visible tonight but peaking Thursday night/Friday morning, will be followed by partial solar eclipse on Friday |
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12.13.01
Wired News—Scientists have developed a magnet made of plastic
ZDNet—New software will allow your employer to spy on your IM sessions
CNN.com—The first wireless signal was sent 100 years ago, leading to radio, television, and other modern forms of communication
ABCnews.com—Former Starsky & Hutch star wins suit against critic who gave his play a bad review even though he never saw it
MSNBC—Yahoo! trying to buy HotJobs.com
New Scientist—Scientists say that if you are having trouble unscrewing the lids on jars, don't screw them on so tight in the first place. Well that's just brilliant. |
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12.14.01
Salon.com—Text of the new bin Laden video tape
ZDNet—Distributed computing helped discover latest prime number
Wired News—Open-door policy towards fans helped with the word-of-mouth marketing for the new Lord of the Rings films
CNN.com—Google has finally restored all of Usenet's archived posts, dating back to 1981
New Scientist—Artificial leech would be more sterile than its biological counterpart
BBC News—Russian mafia is overfishing the Bering Sea, which could eventually lead to the collapse of fishing in the region |
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12.17.01
Wired News—Spanish inventors unveil a washing machine for pets
CNN.com—Surviving Nirvana members want control of the band's legacy taken away from Courtney Love, Cobain's widow
ZDNet—New devices could let sports fans get closer to the action
Salon.com—Notebook found in training camp detailed planned al Qaida attack on London
New Scientist—Most exhaustive study to date of Near Death Experiences finds no physiological cause
BBC News—Ten years of work have stabilized the Leaning Tower of Pisa |
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12.18.01
Cosmic Baseball—This site makes my head hurt. But in a good way.
Complaint Letter Generator—This will save me hours of tedious ranting
Wired News—New Guiness rocket widget aims to deliver draught beer in a bottle, but purists are skeptical
Salon.com—Tom Green splits with Drew Barrymore. And I was so sure this one was going to last...
Space.com—Liquid water could exist less than a meter from the surface on Mars that could make it easier for humans to explore the planet
ABCnews.com—Ringling Brothers Circus on trial for abuse of elephants |
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12.19.01
Wired News—New copy protection schemes being instituted by the major music labels will force consumers to pay for their music twice if they want to listen to in on both their stereo and their computer
ZDNet—Netflix, a net-based DVD rental service, is quietly becoming a rare dotcom success story
New Scientist—A Connecticut girl gets a near-fatal brain abscess as a result of a tongue piercing. Are you paying attention, Tori?
BBC News—London's currently-empty Millenium Dome to be redeveloped into an entertainment complex
ABCnews.com—NASA developing morphing planes that can change shape in midflight depending on conditions and speed
CNN.com—Liberty Island (although not the statue itself) will reopen to visitors for first time since 9.11 attacks |
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12.20.01
Wired News—USPS considering smart postage, which would remember who sent a package and where they mailed it from
New Scientist—Growing numbers of heavier-than-average geese might force a revision to airline engine safety standards
USA Today—Mystery man passes out $100 bills on the streets of New York, dubs himself Secret Santa
CNN.com—Playboy to offer nude pics of playmates for download to your cell phone. Like cell phone users need any more distractions...
MSNBC—Larger car batteries, meant to power all of our tech-era gadgets, will also lead to better fuel economy
BBC News—Higher-value Euro notes may one day contain a chip with a radio transmitter to thwart would-be forgers |
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12.21.01
CNN.com—9.11 widow suing airline
Wired News—Giant new species of squid baffles scientists
USA Today—Windows XP vulnerable to hackers. Why is this a headline? What's next: "Water necessary for life"?
MSNBC—Quark top spins for 10 minutes or more and can be balanced mid-spin using a laser pointer
C|NET—Battle over Lord of the Rings video games heating up; one company owns the rights to make games based on the books, another on the movies
ABCnews.com—Independent ABC translation of bin Laden tape released last week reveals that the government translation left out information that may be damaging to Saudi Arabia, an important ally |
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12.31.01
Salon.com—European banks preparing for switch to Euro on Tuesday
Wired News—Scientists developing fish that will change color when swimming in polluted waters
CNN.com—Opera browser poised to compete with IE and Netscape, despite the fact that you have to pay for the full version
ZDNet—Sluggish sales may prompt record companies to reduce the price of CD's to the $10 level. Wasn't that supposed to happen years ago?
New Scientist—Joke created by a computer does well in humor survey
MSNBC—Could hackers drain the value of a gift card without even touching it? |
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