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# The Myth of the Pocket Protector. Hollywood & TV perpetuate the stereotype
that techies are socially inept, four-eyed freaks. One expert says it's
hurting the industry and threatening America's future. Studly nerds and
Geeks-R-Us: http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/21830.html
: Are'ya nerdly, studly, grrlish, hot? Is it kewl to be smart? Are nerd/geek
stereotypes promoted by foreign powers determined to undermine US dominance?
# Intelligence is the subtle creation of social interactions within culture
- it's not a mere genetic endowment. We should thus ban all IQ testing:
http://www.newscientist.com/ns/19990904/whatmakesu.html
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# A Decade Old and Getting Weirder. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BUS.WIRE) "Two green-
faced aliens were seen reading 'Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird' in a
downtown Toledo coffee shop right before pulling ray guns and demanding
double lattes to go, to be made only from coffee beans pre-digested by
Asian animals." http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/990920/mo_news_of_1.html
: What animals do you prefer to pre-digest your coffee beans? Are you alien?
Have you ever pulled a ray-gun? Have you ever drunk lattes? Are you quick??
@ The idea that the broom serves you, that we can make slaves of
our machines, isn't a product of science but a relic of magic:
http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/199908230033.htm
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# ELECTROCHROMATIC PANELS Being Tested At Groom Lake/AREA 51? There are
quite a number of new technologies being researched, developed and tested
at various leading-edge defense contractor facilities, for example, at
Groom Lake/AREA 51's highly compartmentalized, multi-faceted conglomerate
complexes. Besides a new generation of VTOL-based UAVs (Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles - remotely-controlled surveillance platforms, some of which may
be disk-shaped), there are ongoing development and testing of electro-
chromatic panels as part of innovations relevant to "daytime-stealth"
capabilities. http://www.sightings.com/ufo4/electrochrom.htm
: Are you electrochromatic? What's your default color? Have you researched,
developed and/or tested any new technologies lately? Are they secret? Why?
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# Attack of the Frankenfish. Don't worry, they're harmless, say creators
of genetically modified salmon. Consumer groups wonder, What are they
trying to feed us? http://wired.com/news/news/technology/story/21831.html
: Do you prefer gene.mod animals? Do gene.mod animals prefer you? Have you
ever been genetically modified? Does it show? Are you tasty, toxic, trendy?
# A Big Show of Tiny Technologies. Microsystems created for the nation's
defense can also be handy around the house. Just think, your own toxic
gas scanner. http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/21829.html
: Do you prefer microtech or macrotech? Is smaller better? Are you smaller?
What gasses would you like to scan? Should tiny sensors be implanted in you?
@ Slaveholders of the South saw slavery in context of the biblical
household: unequals united for a common good. But good for whom?
http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft9908/reviews/hittinger.html
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@ SKUNKWORKS MAGIC. How a handful of men broke the rules and created the
world's most amazing high-tech weaponry. Building Planes - Building Myths
- Suntan ("Stealth Blimp") - Aurora - The Fastest Plane - Future Planes.
http://popularmechanics.com/popmech/sci/9909STMIP.html
: What's your favorite hi-tech weapon? Have you ever flown a stealth blimp?
Have you ever broken Mach 10? Did you have to pay for it? Are you stealthy?
# Freed Form. The generation of architects known for its unbuildable
computer renderings is ready to shape the real world. Look out!
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.09/architecture.html
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# Gargantuan Iceberg Bobs Toward Argentina's Shores. BUENOS AIRES (Reuters)
A gigantic iceberg 6 times the size of Buenos Aires is drifting aimlessly
toward Argentina's southern coastline after breaking off Antarctica seven
years ago. http://news.excite.com/news/r/990920/09/odd-iceberg
# Striking Back At Biological Invaders. Lurking in the water ballast of an
ocean-going ship, hiding in a packing crate, or deliberately imported to
satisfy a human desire, exotic species are routinely transported into new
habitats where they can invade and disrupt native ecosystems.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/09/990917081740.htm
: Have you been invaded lately? Has a giant iceberg crashed into you lately?
Would'ya rather be invaded by animals, plants, icebergs, aliens, robots, me?
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# War-Weary Angolans Resort To Grave Robbery. LUANDA, Angola (Reuters)
If anybody still doubted the seriousness of Angola's civil war, they
only need to look at the new growth industry robbing the dead.
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990920/09/odd-graves
: Have you robbed any graves lately? Has anyone robbed your grave? Would you
rather rob the living or the dead? Do voices in your head tell you to rob??
# Within the world of Islam itself, there's lively debate about
what an Islamic state really means and what it should look like:
http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/1999/09/?c=16islam
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PsychoRama:
# VIAGRA AIDS SEXUAL PROBLEMS IN ANTIDEPRESSANT USERS:
http://psychiatry.medscape.com/11938.rhtml
# COST OF LOST WORK PRODUCTIVITY DUE TO DEPRESSION AROUND $44 BILLION
http://psychiatry.medscape.com/11951.rhtml
# PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY MORE COMMON AMONG MIGRAINEURS WITH CHRONIC
SUBSTANCE USE: http://psychiatry.medscape.com/11966.rhtml
# REPORT CALLS FOR MORE RESEARCH ON PATHOLOGIC GAMBLING
http://psychiatry.medscape.com/12038.rhtml
# DEFUSING CHRONIC RELAPSING NATURE OF ADDICTION
http://psychiatry.medscape.com/11940.rhtml
# MOST ELDERLY SCHIZOPHRENICS AREN'T INSTITUTIONALIZED
http://psychiatry.medscape.com/12041.rhtml
# MIGRAINEURS HAVE HEIGHTENED RESPONSES TO STRESS
http://psychiatry.medscape.com/12124.rhtml
# HAART MAY REVERSE MILD HIV DEMENTIA
http://psychiatry.medscape.com/11944.rhtml
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