Book Reviews


[Day Permalink] Wednesday, September 24, 2003

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Smart sofa' aimed at couch potatoes: "Serious couch potatoes may soon have sofas that order take-out, turn lights off automatically and tune the TV to their favorite programs, without them ever having to lift a finger."


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19th Century Guide to Dishonest Argument: "In the public arena, rhetoric is more important than logic; sounding right is more important than being right. Arthur Schopenhauer's The Art of Controversy offers a solution: discard 'objective truth', employ flexible moral judgement." [kuro5hin.org]


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Google test-drives location search tool: "New service analyzes Web page content for clues about location, like business addresses, allowing users to query for stores and services that are close to home." [Computerworld News]


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More iSight Video Tricks: "When you're not video conferencing, you still have a powerful camera perched atop your Mac." (O'Reilly Network via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]