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In the hope of having happier thoughts : the Globe and Mail, Globetechnology reports on “Broadband at warp speed” Using 2 new upgraded technologies BCI (Bell Canada) hope to provide 16 megabits a second in early 2004, and 22 mbps Continue reading Very Ultra DSL, really soon.
I heard this early this morning from the radio. More details onThe Globe and Mail. Bloody hell. Made all the more awful by the fact that Elicia and I where at the Atocha train station station last November, arriving from Continue reading 170 people Dead, and 600 wounded by bombing in Madrid
Via New Scientist: “Robot builder could ‘print’ houses” A robot for “printing” houses is to be trialled by the construction industry. It takes instructions directly from an architect’s computerised drawings and then squirts successive layers of concrete on top of Continue reading Robot builder could ‘print’ houses
Yahoo puts local content on the map This only works for US address so here’s an example for people playing along at home : 235 2nd St San Francisco, CA 94105-3124. Kind of Cool! and if you select an restaurants Continue reading Local content on the map
OJR article: Award-Winning Science Fiction Writer Looks at the Future of News: “David Brin envisions a future in which the world is plastered with e-info — virtual Post-It notes, e-advertisements and other data — that we can access via glasses, Continue reading Tomorrow After the Day
from Obsidian Wings “Animal behaviorists have documented that cats left alone too much in small urban apartments can sometimes develop bad habits, such as clawing furniture, overeating, and assassination.” basements do the same to me ………I just don’t get the Continue reading Here Kitty….