From Nanotechnology's Sidelines, One More Warning. An 80-page illustrated manifesto called "The Big Down," is an elaborate effort to generate alarm about the perils of nanotechnology.  [New York Times: Technology] ... Oh, please. The perils of nanotechnology are miniscule... (sorry, sorry, sorry but it had to be said!).
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Jonathan Swift. "Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed." [Quotes of the Day]
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Legendary record producer Phil Spector has been charged with first degree murder.
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It's *  * s-n-o-w-i-n-g *  * in Dublin right now...
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Janis Ian's been great at arguing a pro-file sharing, pro-download position. Go Janis! Janis Ian's Latest Rebuttal to Recording Industry. Don't Sever a High-Tech Lifeline for Musicians. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]
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Report: Net attacks on businesses fall. Companies experienced fewer attacks on their systems in the second half of last year and cyberterrorism seems an empty threat, according to a new report. But it's not all good news. [CNET News.com]
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As Broadband Gains, the Internet's Snails Fall Back. Consumers have been dropping their slow dial-up services and switching to faster service, called broadband. Companies like AOL appear to be losing.  [New York Times: Technology]
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Future plans for ISS uncertain in wake of shuttle accident. [spacetoday.net]
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 Rentmychest.com. The name says it all, nipples included for only  $20 via PayPal!
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Study: Slammer was fastest spreading worm yet [InfoWorld: Top News]
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O2 launched an Irish public wireless network this morning, with 12 hotspots around the country. It's targetted at business users, and has a couple of price plans. You can get a voucher for a time block in the wireless zone while there, for an individual session, or you can have a subscription which offers a set of plans -- euro10 monthly or individual session at euro3 for 20 minutes (ouch).

From the press release: "O2's wireless zone is initially available in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway, where O2 has negotiated agreements with the site owners. Dublin sites are located at the Westbury Hotel, Burlington Hotel, Jury's Hotel,Towers Hotel, Bewley's Hotel Ballsbridge and Bewley's Newlands Cross, Shelbourne Hotel, Hilton Dublin Hotel and Heuston Train Station. Other sites are located at the Westwood Hotel, Galway, South Court Hotel,Limerick and Maryborough House Hotel, Cork."
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