...ahhhh...The Economist: The sentient office is coming. By adding sensors to today's computing and communications technology, sentient computing seeks to take account of a machine's environment in order to make it more responsive and useful. Sentient computing systems are always on, ubiquitously available, and can adapt to their users. [Tomalak's Realm]

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High Street debut for net phones. Street kiosks are using net phone technology to connect councils and citizens. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

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Hijacked Windows PCs Spread Porn. Almost 2,000 broadband-connected PCs have been commandeered and are being used to send ads for porn. The method used to spread the Trojan program is unknown, but it doesn't appear to harm victim computers. [Wired News]
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The Year's Best Gear ... So Far. This year has seen the return of the gadget -- phonecams, smartphones, MP3 everythings. Wired magazine sent its test lab staff into overdrive to sort out the best of the year. [Wired News]
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This story documents exactly why certain well-informed people, even in landscape architecture, have nothing to do with Windows...ask Jack Varga on Larch-l... Researcher: Windows flaw remains. A class of attacks that allows a user to take control of any PC or server could leave computer systems in corporations and Internet cafes vulnerable to attack, a researcher says. [CNET News.com]
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This peer to peer Internet-sharing paradigm has been swimming about for about 4 years now...does it have implications for small landscape architecture offices?  What's holding back online music?. There has been no shortage of bright ideas, but so far nobody has figured out how to put it all together and find a business model that excites consumers. Experts at Wharton examine why. [CNET News.com]
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This is about how to mobilize local support for...what?  ...zoning changes...you pick it...how do you handle public participation issues?  Jim Moore: "Consider the advantages of Smart Posses!" [Scripting News]
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IBM, Sun and HP locked in giant Unix OS spat. Migration sensation [The Register]
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