Monthly Archives: January 2002

Where to Get the Nano News

Posted on January 30, 2002 by Pace Arko

One or two members of my very tiny audience might wonder where I get my news links about nanotechnology and MEMS. I get the latest from Nanodot (which itself compiles from other sources.) and sometimes I supplement with stuff from … Continue reading →

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Broadband is great stuff

Posted on January 24, 2002 by Pace Arko

This is finally sinking in. I held off on broadband for many, many months but now I realize it was worth the wait. My phone line is free. I can do long distance chat at Internet rates. I can do … Continue reading →

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Neat Stuff

Posted on January 23, 2002 by Pace Arko

Here are two reasons why my decision to finally get DSL was a good thing: Giant Robot Wallace and Gromit take to the Web Another article on limb amplification. Part of a series. I don’t know how to drive but … Continue reading →

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More Game Theory

Posted on January 23, 2002 by Pace Arko

Some interesting game links this month: The Settlers of Catan, a game which I’ve never played, apparently has inspired this bit of mathematical analysis about avoiding agressive moves early in the game. Nature magazine published an article about game theoretical … Continue reading →

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The Economics of the Internet

Posted on January 23, 2002 by Pace Arko

Jake repeats his claim that micropayments are the way to go however, Adam Barr disagrees. Cory Doctrow writes an enthusiastic screed (Perhaps in stark denial to what’s happened in the last two years.) about how the Internet is going to … Continue reading →

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More on Accessible Web Design

Posted on January 23, 2002 by Pace Arko

Every site should have a good site map. There are many reasons for this but one is accessibility: What is a user going to turn to when all your dHTML hootenanny doesn’t make any sense in a screen reader? That’s … Continue reading →

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One of the Few Holidays I Care About

Posted on January 21, 2002 by Pace Arko

In the same month I was born, he gave that speech. We still have a long way to go in meeting the ideals and examples, he and Malcolm proclaimed. That’s why this holiday is necessary; it reminds us of how … Continue reading →

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The New Year Brings in Big Change

Posted on January 7, 2002 by Pace Arko

Last Wednesday I self-installed DSL so, now I am downloading with the best. The following day, prior to departing for his fact finding tour of the ATO, the Baka shipped us some truly scary hardware to work with. Currently our … Continue reading →

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