Book Reviews


[Day Permalink] Friday, February 7, 2003

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Deep Junior forces Kasparov to draw: "In a brilliant display of cyberchess power, Deep Junior sacrificed a bishop early on in its penultimate game against Garry Kasparov to force a draw by perpetual check nine moves later in a fighting Nimzo-Indian Defense." [Google Technology News]


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Was Columbia struck by space debris? "Now that they have studied the foam impact theory, Nasa investigators do not think that it was the cause of the Colummbia accident." [Google Technology News]


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Chemical Cousin Of Vitamin A Restores Gene Function In Former Smokers: "Use of a Vitamin A derivative in former smokers restored production of a crucial protein believed to protect against lung cancer development, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found." [Google Technology News]


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Ridiculous Patents: "After reading this and this, both today at LawMeme, I've decided to apply for a patent on breathing." [jenett.radio]


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Paint it blacker than black: "British scientists have come up with the blackest surface ever, an invention that could help with spacecraft navigation and the manufacture of optical instruments." [Google Technology News]