Book Reviews


[Day Permalink] Friday, August 26, 2005

[Item Permalink]  -- Comment()
A Matter of (Fading) Trust: "After a payment processor exposed the information of more than 40 million cardholders, credit card companies are focusing on securing that personal information at all times." [NYT > Technology]


[Item Permalink]  -- Comment()
Catch a Falling Star in Comfort (the Observatory Fits in the Trunk): "The StarSeeker chair from Bigha (bigha.com), an admittedly geeky contraption, aims to make stargazing comfortable." [NYT > Technology]


[Item Permalink]  -- Comment()
Shoplifting as Social Commentary: "A movement called Yomango turns the five-finger discount into a single-finger salute. But now cops are cracking down on the outlaws who rebel against consumer culture." [Wired News]