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 Thursday, September 26, 2002


News - Article in New York Times talks about Hollywood and TV inventing fake futuristic gadgets, which in turn influence the real development of similar gadgets: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/26/technology/circuits/26DESI.html



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The article makes it seem like fake gee-whiz gadgets are a recent phenomenon on TV, but you old readers may recall shows from our kid-hood like "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." and "Mission Impossible" where cool gadgets were crucial to the programs.



News - How long can you Hold the Button?: http://holdthebutton.com/



Comment - I've seen a lot of useless time-wasters on the Internet, but I think this one tops them all.



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