If you've never read Friday by Robert A Heinlein, you may find it extremely interesting in light of this:

Researchers Use Lab Cultures to Create Robotic 'Semi-Living Artist' [Science Blog]
12:25:32 PM     comment []

Forget FLASH ... this will have a HUGE impact in the embedded systems world.

New Memory That Doesn't Forget. The next generation of RAM, due next year, will be magnetoresistive, which in plain terms means data will stay put even with the power off. For users, that means slow starts could be history. By Elliot Borin. [Wired News]
8:18:18 AM     comment []