dimanche 31 mars 2002

Of Nerds And Words Anu Garg wrote an article on "technology words" in the San Francisco Chronicle. I simply can't resist to quote the punch line: "What a bunch of yahoos they are when they bug us nerds with googols of spam!" Source: Anu Garg, Special to SF Gate, Mar. 14, 2002 Mobile-phone jamming devices legalized in France There are days when you can be proud to be french. We are now the first country in the world to ban mobile phone usage in public places. But will it work? Source: Daithí Ó hAnluain, Wired News, Mar. 23, 2002 Cost of Laughing Rises Last Year Are these people serious? They think that the "cost of jokes" rised faster than the Consumer Price Index in the past year -- 2.9% vs 1.1%. No kidding! Source: Ellen Freilich, Reuters, Mar. 22, 2002 Virtual Keyboards: A Cure For Finger Cramps On March 18, at the CeBIT Fair, Siemens showed a prototype of a virtual keyboard which can be projected on any surface. Impressive! Source: Sandra Swanson, InformationWeek, Mar. 21, 2002 Les mots qui tuent Le Monde comments about a story published in the Houston Chronicle. The story is about a guy who becomes mad -- and very violent -- when he hears words like "Wisconsin". Source: Franck Colombani, Le Monde Interactif du 14 mars 2002 6:25:37 PM  Permalink  Comments []  Trackback []

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