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| daily links: february 2002 |
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2.1.02
New Scientist—Volunteers walk the Millennium Bridge in London to test whether or not its vibrational issues have been solved
USA Today—The manufacturers of the components used to make Dean Kamen's Segway were kept in the dark about the product
CNN.com—NASA conducts public poll to see what type of space exploration Americans are most interested in
MSNBC—An update on the console wars
Space.com—Hungarian scientist believes he has found evidence of living organisms on the surface of present-day Mars
BBC News—British pop band Blur to record song based on mathematical sequence that will be played by a Mars landing craft when it sets down on the planet |
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2.4.02
MSNBC—Olympic athletes fear false positives on their drug tests
ABCnews.com—NASA releases guidelines for future space tourists like Dennis Tito
Reuters.com—IBM fined $100,000 for graffiti that was part of their underground marketing campaign
ZDNet—Vibrating console controllers could pose a health risk to children who use them excessively
CNN.com—Yusef Islam (better known as Cat Stevens) pleads for release of reporter Daniel Pearl
Salon.com—Autopsy reveals that director Ted Demme had cocaine in his system when he collapsed and died |
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2.5.02
USPS eBay auctions—Section of the online auction site where the post office sells off items recovered from undeliverable packages
New Scientist—Small unmanned spyplane could help hunt for terrorists
CNN.com—Small British ISP forced out of business by hackers
Wired News—Palm set to unveil beta version of their new operating system
MSN—Do yourself a favor and don't click on the link to this extremely addicting game
ABCnews.com—Second autopsy of a body discovered floating in the Thames last year spark fears of ritualistic murders in London |
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2.6.02
Writers and Artists Snacking at Work—Site where four cubicle dwellers review their favorite work snack foods
Liquid Generation—Get the behind-the-scenes scoop on the Real World Chicago from an independent newspaper that followed the cast during shooting
Wired News—A Taiwanese firm is selling streams of movies in direct violation of international copyright laws
Salon.com—Houston Astros ask judge for permission to rename their ballpark, which is currently known as Enron Field
ZDNet—A report from the front lines of the email spam wars
MSNBC—What's the future of DVD pricing? |
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2.7.02
BBC Online—Robots compete with one another for energy to see if they can learn to function independently
Wired News—Scientist are strapping cameras onto seals to discover new species beneath the arctic ice cap
CNN.com—Mr. Potato Head turns 50
ABCnews.com—Counterfeit bills found in the home of an Olympic athlete
FOXnews.com—Contents of suicide note left by teen pilot who crashed into downtown Tampa building are revealed
Salon.com—Tolkien estate sues man who was rewriting the Lord of the Rings trilogy so that the story happened in chronological order |
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2.8.02
Wired News—British firm claims that it owns the patent on hyperlinking
CNN.com—Earthlink teams with Paramount to offer an ISP themed around the Star Trek series
USA Today—Publishers think that online book sites, where customers can read sample chapters and reviews written by other consumers, have helped bolster book sales
C|NET—Online game developer is suing site where game players barter with each other to obtain items in the virtual world of the game
MSNBC—Network Associates accused of censoring posts critical of their products
New Scientist—Are we one step closer to real teleportation technology? |
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2.11.02
MSNBC—New technologies are creating a new breed of reporters
ZDNet—Wireless technology could influence strategy at this year's Olympics
New Scientist—Astronomers have discovered a spiral galaxy that spins the wrong way
BBC News—Scientists say even a simple change to one gene can produce an entirely new animal, and may give insight into how evolution works
Reuters.com—Three charged with rigging auction prices for collectibles on eBay
CNN.com—Lucas not happy about Enron's use of Star Wars-influenced names for some of its less-than-legitimate subsidiaries |
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2.12.02
USA Today—Employee at the National Archives accused of selling stolen historical documents on eBay
CNN.com—Woman declared dead at the scene by EMTs was actually still alive
Salon.com—Man gets out of seat during approach to airport for Olympics, forcing the plane to divert to another airport. The strangest thing is the man's name: Richard Bizzaro.
Wired News—Jakob Nielson comments on the Olympics official site
MSNBC—Scams abound on eBay
BBC News—Wealthy women more likely to have poor body image |
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2.13.02
Wired News—Everyone seems to think that British Telecom's hyperlink patent case is extremely weak, but they're pushing ahead anyway
CNN.com—FTC claims it is cracking down on spam
ZDNet—New technology using LEDs and a vibrating mirror could provide tiny high resolution screens for handhelds or wearable devices
USA Today—Louisiana regulators halt PayPal transactions, threatening to further complicate the company's already delayed IPO
BBC News—Handheld translator will listen to a spoken phrase and then repeat it back in another language
MSNBC—Scammers are using stolen credit cards to hack into a web transaction service and refund money to themselves |
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2.14.02
No More AOL CDs—Campaign to gather 1 million AOL CDs and send them to Steve Case
ZDNet—Search engines becoming less important as internet users become more savvy
MSNBC—Comcast will no longer collect data on the browsing habits of their internet subscribers
ABCnews.com—Some residents of Kokomo, Indiana, complain that a low-frequency hum is causing them headaches and other illnesses
C|NET—Legislation is introduced to protect ISPs from any criminal liability for illegal activities their customers might engage in
CNN.com—British scientists use Barry White music to help get sharks to reproduce |
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2.15.02
The Secret Lives of Numbers—Interactive Java app that shows the popularity of any given integer between 1 and 1 million based on web usage
USA Today—Ashcroft recused himself from the Enron investigation because they made contributions to his political campaigns. Why then did he not excuse himself from the Microsoft antitrust case, since that company also made significant campaign contributions?
Wired News—Slashdot founder proposes to his girlfriend on the front page of the geek site
Salon.com—Former Enron exec claims Ken Lay didn't know anything about the illegal activities going on at the company. Sure, and Reagan didn't know anything either.
New Scientist—Harvard economists think they can accurately predict Olympic medals using only economic data about the participating countries
C|NET—PayPal goes ahead with IPO |
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2.18.02
Wired News—A new Hollywood cliche: good guys use Macs, bad guys use PCs
Salon.com—American Red Cross under investigation by Better Business Bureau due to complaints about its handling of 9.11 donations
New Scientist—Scientists think that a group of 160 people would be able to sustain a stable population on a multi-generational space mission
CNN.com—Next season of Real World, set in Las Vegas, starts taping this week
ABCnews.com—Professional eaters get there own tv special. Where else would it air besides Fox?
BBC News—Genetically modified bacteria added to a mouthwash could end most tooth decay with one five-minute treatment |
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2.19.02
C|NET—Recession has hurt the market for high-tech toys
Wired News—Weblogging is increasingly in the mainstream
CNN.com—Does anyone else think Disney's getting a little desperate?
ABCnews.com—Bush wants to use Yucca mountain in Nevada for the storage of nuclear waste
New Scientist—Wheat protein that protects crop from frost can be added to ice cream to keep it creamy
MSNBC—The science behind modern military rations |
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2.25.02
Wired News—Judge in Napster case gives surprise ruling asking the record companies to prove that they actually own the copyrighted material they are suing over
New Scientist—Artificial ski dome being built in Wales will use rotation to create a never-ending ski slope
ZDNet—Following their recent forays into web sites and music labels, hate groups are now using video games to disseminate their views
CNN.com—Weather balloons could be used to increase cell phone coverage
USA Today—New York wants eBay to ban the selling of WTC items
MSNBC—Segways up for auction on Amazon.com have bids around $100,000 |
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2.26.02
MSNBC—Recording artists to protest the monopolistic nature of the record companies in a pre-Grammys concert
Salon.com—Fingerprint evidence to be challenged in court
Wired News—Photoshop 7 will run natively in Mac OS X
CNN.com—Britney Spears to star in video game
ZDNet—Pod system set to begin testing in England could bring cheap driverless travel to cities
BBC News—Scientists think they've solved a centuries-old clock mystery |
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2.27.02
C|NET—Some AOL customers claim that the ISP sent them merchandise that they did not order
BBC News—Music labels blame piracy for drop in CD sales last year. Uh, didn't you guys notice that whole slumping economy thing?
ZDNet—Microsoft .NET monkey wants to eliminate HTTP. Well, of course he does, because Microsoft doesn't own it and never will.
New Scientist—Less than 1% of the blood donated in the wake of the 9.11 attacks was used to treat patients
ABCnews.com—Secret Service agent shopping in Salt Lake City accidentally leaves Cheney's security plan in a skateboard shop
USA Today—Florida firm set to introduce computer chip that would be implanted under the skin and could eventually be used to track people. Privacy concerns? What privacy concerns? |
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2.28.02
Wired News—House passes bill that would make some kinds of hacking punishable by life in prison
Salon.com—Judge orders Cheney to release records on his energy task force meetings that he has beenw withholding for almost a year
USA Today—Doomsday clock moves two minutes closer to midnight in the wake of 9.11 and the growing tension between Pakistan and India
MSNBC—Microsoft doesn't want to pay sanctions imposed on it as a result of its antitrust violations. Well, I don't want to pay my taxes, but I don't think that's the way it works.
CNN.com—Penguin pays $4 million for the right to publish Kurt Cobain's notebooks
BBC News—Deadly guinea pig introduced into The Sims game leads to outcry from users |
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