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24 June 2002 |
Picks of the week from Yahoo! - Who Lives Here?
 Ever wonder what's going on behind closed doors in Italy? Well, with the inception of this peace-loving virtual community, it's no longer a mystery. If you really like what you see, you're invited to move in alongside other like-minded folks who are willing to take snapshots of their abodes and share them with the online masses. The goal is to promote a borderless world and see how we're all similar -- or dissimilar as the case may be. An early survey of listed digs finds Californians displaying an eclectic shabby streak and Europeans exhibiting some old-world flair. Sure, it's a tad voyeuristic and most of the tenants are Gen-Xers, but since the premise is peace and love, the more tenants the merrier. If you have a digital camera around your crib and a penchant for innocuous exhibitionism, why not fill out an application for tenancy?
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Picks of the Week from Yahoo! -- Gnod
 Gnod wants to get to know you. It really wants to understand you. This experiment crosses artificial intelligence with a search engine and uses the resultant technology to suggest music and books. Type in three of your current favorites, and Gnod will recommend a new musician or author you might like. Rate him or her, and Gnod makes more suggestions, up to 10 in one cycle. If you're curious about Gnod's recommendations, just click the links to buy the CD or book. You can even learn about the world of Gnod, which contains web sites, jokes, stories, and things that don't fit anywhere else. Just feed Gnod, and you will quickly become immersed in its world. (in Science)
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Not very often these days that a 'joke' makes me giggle, worth repeating this one here:
Lena was in bed with her lover, Sven, when she heard her husband, Ole, opening the front door. "Hurry!" Lena said, "Stand in the corner." She quickly rubbed baby oil all over Sven and then she dusted him with talcum powder. "Don't move until I tell you to." she whispered. "Just pretend you're a statue." "What's this, honey?" Ole asked as he entered the room. "Oh, it's a statue." Lena replied, nonchalantly. "The Jensons bought one for their bedroom and I liked it so much, I got one for us too." No more was said about the statue. That night at around two in the morning, while Lena was sleeping, Ole got out of bed, went into the kitchen, and returned with a sandwich and a glass of milk. "Here," he said to the statue. "Eat this. I stood like an idiot at the Jensons' for three days and nobody offered me so much as a glass of water!" [Jake's Radio 'Blog]
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AI to Assist Alzheimer's Patients. The University of Washington is working on a wireless handheld device that will memorize an Alzheimer's patient's daily routine and offer directions when he becomes lost or confused. And that's just the beginning. By Mark Baard. [Wired News]
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Static: The New Hearing Aid. In a twist that sounds counterintuitive, an ear doctor says the deaf will hear more clearly if their cochlear implants add random noise to the audio signal. Patrick Di Justo reports from New York. [Wired News]
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