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ecotonoha [medium high bandwidth flash link] [via Abstract Dynamics]... [Ross Mayfield's Weblog]
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Filtered by experience
Linkfilter, an occasional source of MetaFilter material, takes community weblogging to a new level, granting experience points for participation and requiring contribution points to "keep one user from hogging the whole site on any given day." [MetaFilter]
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11-Pound Model Plane Vs. The Atlantic, Again
Luap Nanreffeh writes "Last year, Maynard Hill and some retired NASA buddies tried to set a record for flying a model aeroplane across the atlantic ocean (from Newfoundland to Ireland). Their plan, using GPS, onboard controllers, and a gallon of gas, would have been the first to cross the Atlantic under FAI rules. They didn't have much luck last year, but now they're at it again. The first launch should be tonight." [Slashdot]
Whereupon GreenCrackBaby (203293) on Wednesday August 06, @05:30PM (#6628811) (http://slashdot.org/) ...hits it on the head with:
So, how long until drug runners send little planes from Columbia to Florida? This gives me too many ideas...
Unto which missing000 (602285)
A potential terrorist device?
I can see it now. Our next military campaign will be to eradicate model airplane building materials from the rest of the globe.
I don't know about you folks, but thinking along these lines gives me the heebie-fscking-jeebies!
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Technology and Language
Some thoughts on the impact of technology on language. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: O'Reilly Network Weblogs]
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