Sunday, August 22, 2004

Lost Votes in N.M. a Cautionary Tale. Four years ago, about 2,300 voters cast their ballots before Election Day on state-of-the-art, push-button electronic voting machines. For 678 of them, their votes were never recorded. -The Washington Post By By Dan Keating. [washingtonpost.com - Technology] 10:46:21 AM    comment []

Best Buy sued for 'ripping off' consumers. Ohio takes up legal cudgels [The Register] 10:46:03 AM    comment []

The Making of an X Box Warrior. The military has quietly become an industry leader in video-game design, creating games to train and even recruit the soldiers of the PlayStation generation. Will virtual boot camp make combat more real or more surreal? By By CLIVE THOMPSON. [The New York Times > Technology] 10:45:42 AM    comment []

excrescence: Dictionary.com Word of the Day. excrescence [Dictionary.com Word of the Day] 10:44:41 AM    comment []

Kazaa Owner Cheers File-Swapping Decision (AP). AP - The distributor of file-swapping giant Kazaa welcomed a U.S. court's ruling that two of its rivals are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works shared online by their users. [Yahoo! News - Technology] 10:43:49 AM    comment []

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