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Friday, June 28, 2002
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How small?
Molecule-size "cylinders" that retain data when power is removed.
To put things in perspective, one nanometer is about 10 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom. The sub-molecular technology centers on the precise structuring and control of matter on a molecular level.
For example, a PC Card module could hold up to 64GB (billion bytes) of data. A larger USB memory module would be capable of storing up to 5TB (trillion bytes) of data in the same space as a standard 3.5-inch hard disk. So with a 64GB PC Card, you could carry 20 hours of CD-quality music, 10,000 high-resolution photos or even 10 full-length DVD movies.
 1:25:49 PM Google It! comment
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This Frontline report documents the path from the Oslo accords two years ago to the Mideast War of today. Watch it on PBS and visit the web site.
I was left with a deep sadness after seeing the report. The religious and political radicals on both sides are destroying their own people. Watching the report I was struck by the faces of happy, dancing people when peace was at hand vs the angry, sad, frightened faces of people attacking and attacked. The happiness of hope and the despair of conflict, is not another chapter that can be discussed while sitting in a resort smoking a cigar.
There is no doubt in my mind that new leadership is needed on both sides. But will it be "meet the new boss, same as the old boss"
Perhaps both sides can have what they want. Palestine wants land back and Israel wants security and freedom from terrorism. I like the idea of giving the Palistinans the land. But with one caveat, for each terrorist attack in Israel the Palestinians give up some of their land to Israel. Could it work?
11:52:51 AM Google It! comment
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The head of a government-based venture capital firm pleaded to the information technology industry: Be like James Bond.
The fictional British spy used technology to his advantage when tracking down criminal masterminds. But in the real-world fight against terrorism, the situation shouldn't be different, Gilman Louie, chief executive of In-Q-Tel, said during a keynote speech at the TechXNY trade show here.
"I am asking all of you in this room to do one thing: to think about how we can employ these technologies to give ourselves a competitive edge," Louie said. His speech, called "James Bond Saves the USA," stressed that the government's ability to analyze and distribute information quickly is the greatest weapon it has in diffusing terrorist threats.
Which, stirred or shaken?
10:50:55 AM Google It! comment
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