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So what happens to piloted spaceflight?
On Saturday, I was very glad that I don’t have a television. There’s nothing worse than hearing the same thing over and over. I didn’t learn about the disintegration of the Columbia Shuttle until at least 6 or so hours … Continue reading
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Hyper-tetris and tissue engineering
Wanna play some four-dimensional tetris? Experts say that tissue engineering will make repair of spinal injuries routine within a decade. Obviously repairing spinal injuries is easier then playing 4-D tetris.
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Vacuum cleaners, printing tissue and monocycles
Someone hacks one of those robot vacuum cleaners. Just in time for the next war, EMP weapons. This isn’t a surprise since EMP weapons are actually pretty cheap and within the means of developing countries. Yep, those spammers are getting … Continue reading
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A Banner Year for Tissue Engineering
Just before 2002 closed there were a number of firsts in tissue engineering. Teeth, blood vessels, bladders, and muscle tissue were all grown successfully (or with partial success.) in the labs. Stem cell research, a key component of tissue engineering, … Continue reading
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Digital makeup, cabinet beasts and the golden section
Does digital makeup deny actors higher billing in movies? Some bright sparks from Brazil use SR to make computers more accessible. Why grow a whole cow (Or tuna or chicken or salmon or whatever.) when all you want is a … Continue reading
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Back buttons, client-side and server-side code
The PHP interpreter works thanklessly. Here are some tips for writing PHP code that reduces server load. Some good tips on how to build DOM-compliant menus. Quick, simple Web usability for the masses. Doing drop shadows the right way with … Continue reading
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Vibrating wires, teeth from stem cells and Web accessibility
A fellow over at Evolt offers advice on including accessibility in web design. Tissue engineering takes a big step forward–scientists grow teeth from stem cells. In as yet unexplored area of classical mechanics, a wire stands on end, held upright … Continue reading
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More artficial life stuff
Paul Davies, a physicist from the UK, says that information theory and nanotechnology are likely to be areas from which artificial life will emerge. He also seems to think that we won’t be able to fully understand how chemical evolution … Continue reading
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Web accessibility, virus throttles and QC errors
The W3C site undergoes a redesign that is XHTML strict. The error rate in quantum computing could pose a barrier to its practicality. Joe Clark drops Web accessibility science on the clueless at Slash. Bright sparks over at HP invent … Continue reading
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Squeamishness, cyborgs and the Uncanny Valley
One of the many annoying things I disliked about the Borg in Star Trek was that it was automatically assumed that they had to take everyone over by force. Really? Seems to me they’d have no trouble convincing legions to … Continue reading
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