Is this going anywhere useful for landscape architects?  Podcasts bring DIY radio to the web. Former MTV host Adam Curry explains why "podcasts" are rapidly filling people's music player hard drives. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

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China launches largest IPv6 network. Country aims to be the leader in the creation of the next Internet with the launch of a new network linking 25 universities. [CNET News.com]

 

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DSL in Germany gets cheap and dirty. No thrills at knockdown prices [The Register]

 

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CT High Court Rules GIS Data Can Be Kept Secret. kinema writes "A few days ago the Supreme Court of Connecticut ruled that the town of Greenwich's Department of Information Technology does not have to release the images and GIS data that the town keeps.

...as the data is currently available to anyone willing to shell out the nearly $900 per year, the local government isn't going to be able to argue that the data could be used by terrorists and should therefore be kept from the public which paid untold amounts for the data to be collected through their taxes." [Slashdot]

 

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SMS Text Messaging & Youth Debt One. securitas writes "The New York Times' Lisa W. Foderaro reports on the impact of SMS text messaging and resulting debt on America's youth. The predictable but seldom-considered effect of the recently available technology combined with the social role instant messaging and SMS play are leading to bills that youth and parents alike can't afford. 'Many high school and college students accustomed to sending unlimited instant messages on their computers do not adapt easily to text messaging's pay-per-message format, and end up with unexpectedly high bills' ranging from $300 to $800 per month. One school principal says that 'many students were blindsided by costs associated with text-messaging and other features, like customized ring tones" [Slashdot]

 

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Observer Gives Wikipedia Glowing Report. JaxWeb writes "The UK newspaper The Observer is running an article about the open encyclopaedia Wikipedia. The article, 'Why encyclopaedic row speaks volumes about the old guard,' gives Wikipedia a glowing report and mentions some of the issues which have recently occurred regarding the project, including the need to lock the George Bush article in the run up to the election, and Ex-Britannica editor Robert McHenry's comments, as previous mentioned on Slashdot" [Slashdot]

 

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Xten's eyeBeam VoIP client can record calls. Has anyone tried it for collaborative podcasting? [Hack the Planet]

 

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US may increase H-1B visas available to Indians. BANGALORE, INDIA - The U.S. government is considering a substantial increase in the number of H-1B visas available to Indian professionals, Robert Blake, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Delhi reportedly told a meeting hosted by the Delhi-based Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)

[InfoWorld: Top News]

 

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Verizon tunes into 3G video service. Verizon Wireless on Feb. 1 will start offering streaming video and 3-D games to customers on its 3G (third-generation) network, which now covers 30 U.S. markets, the company announced Friday at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. [InfoWorld: Top News]

 

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