Book Reviews


[Day Permalink] Friday, August 19, 2005

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Startup Sees Promise in Virus: "Viruses infect bacteria that create proteins used in nano-scale manufacturing -- it sounds like the plot for the latest Michael Crichton novel. But it's just the business plan for a biotech-electronics manufacturing startup." [Wired News]


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iPods dominate Amazon.com Top Sellers list: "Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes that Apple's strong showing on Amazon.com is an indication that the iPod shows no signs of slowing down. Munster notes that iPod models hold the top 10 spots on Amazon's Top Sellers list for MP3 players."


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Tigergotchi : "Tigergotchi is a virtual dashboard tiger, which is in need for some water, food and love. When you provide your tiger with enough of those ingredients, he will be happy and last a long time on your dashboard."


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I'm The iPod Girl (... But I'm Too Poor To Buy An iPod): "I can't justify spending that much money when I have day-to-day stuff to pay for." [MyAppleMenu]


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Pastafarianism: Flying Spaghetti Monster cult grows: "Two months ago, Cory was among the first to blog about the "Flying Spaghetti Monster" -- the overlord of a new parody religion created to protest a Kansas State Board of Education decision allowing "intelligent design" to be taught in science classes. The FSM cult now has a Wikipedia entry, with details that indicate that followers of His Noodliness are growing in number, like so many meatballs accumulating on a plate of linguini." [Boing Boing]