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Thursday, July 15, 2004
![[Item Permalink]](http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/images/ur_bullet.gif){kind=small} How opinions spread in a social structure -- Comment()
Opinions: "Fang Wu together with B. Huberman released another interesting paper, this time on networks and opinion formation. Should be interesting for all who are interested in the microphysics of the diffusion of innovation." The paper is available in PDF here. Nice mathematical work.
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Software That Lasts 200 Years: "We need to start thinking about software in a way more like how we think about building bridges, dams, and sewers. What we build must last for generations without total rebuilding. This requires new thinking and new ways of organizing development. This is especially important for governments of all sizes as well as for established, ongoing businesses and institutions." [via Dan Gillmor's eJournal]
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Quantum cryptography is in practical use today -- Comment()
First Six-Node Quantum Cryptography Network Is Unveiled: "Quantum cryptography has reached another big step towards potentially perfect secure communications. BBN Technologies, Harvard University and Boston University researchers have built a six-node quantum cryptography network in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [...] Technology Research News (TRN) reports that this network uses existing Internet protocols including the secure Internet Protocol (IPsec). In other words, this technology is ready for practical applications as soon as today." [Roland Piquepaille's Technology Trends]
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