Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.2.6 [The Macintosh News Network] 11:01:50 PM

Tiny Hole Doomed Columbia, Inquiry Finds. The board investigating the Columbia's breakup said that superheated gas entered through a small hole in the front edge of the left wing and melted it from the inside out. By John Schwartz. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 11:01:37 PM

How Vietnam Halted SARS. Vietman fought the SARS outbreak openly and aggressively and was declared by the World Health Organization to be the first nation to contain and eliminate the disease. By Seth Mydans. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 11:01:12 PM

To breed or not to breed. Studies show that couples who choose not to have children are happier than those who do. So quit leaning on me to spawn. [Salon.com] 11:01:00 PM

News.Com: Dialing up the next transition. Q&A with Jeff Hawkins. I could always go back and look at the tactical decisions that I made that didn't work out, but I still believe that this is the future of personal computing. Communicator-like devices will become the center of personal computing, while desktops and laptops will become more like workstations and will be considered accessories to these devices. [Tomalak's Realm] 12:52:21 PM

A Review of Contemporary Science Fiction. In the fine tradition of E2's Books that will induce a mindfuck, I present a list of authors and books that I think are more than worth the time required to read them. My main criteria here are that the books be interesting, gripping, etc. -- not necessarily of great "literary" value. [kuro5hin.org] 7:08:04 AM