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The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
www.multivax.com/last_question.html, posted 2008 by peter in environment fiction inspiration literature physics scifi space
"Cosmic AC," said Man, "How may entropy be reversed?"
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All aboard the nuclear power superjet. Just don't ask about the landing strip
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/17/nuclearpower.climatechange, posted 2008 by peter in environment oil opinion politics
The global public need only get wind of negligence and "human error" somewhere in the world and suddenly the governments advocating "green" nuclear energy will find themselves accused of gambling recklessly and against their better judgment with the secur
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VirtualBox.org
www.virtualbox.org/, posted 2008 by peter in development download emulation free linux mac software virtualization windows
VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use.
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The Nano-X Window System
www.microwindows.org/, posted 2008 by peter in development free graphics handheld linux software
The Nano-X Window System is an Open Source project aimed at bringing the features of modern graphical windowing environments to smaller devices and platforms.
Webconverger is simply a Web kiosk/terminal, that is easy to deploy and secure. In most cases all you need to do is boot from a CD.
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Simple fixes for getting online
networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39259275,00.htm?r=1, posted 2008 by peter in diy hack hardware wifi wireless
To get the final throw I needed to focus the energy in a beam and enlisted the help of an old domestic satellite dish and a dongle.
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EU caves to aging rockers, wants 45-year copyright extension
arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080716-eu-caves-to-aging-rockers-wants-45-year-copyright-extension.html, posted 2008 by peter in copyright eu politics
The European Union has proposed a plan to retroactively extend the copyright terms on musical recordings for another 45 years.
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Parameterized REST URLs with Spring MVC
www.carbonfive.com/community/archives/2007/06/parameterized_rest_urls_with_spring_mvc.html, posted 2008 by peter in development download free java webdesign
The ParameterizedUrlHandlerMapping supports all mappings that are valid using SimpleUrlHandlerMapping's default AntPathMatcher.
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Patent Gridlock Suppresses Innovation
online.wsj.com/article/SB121599469382949593.html, posted 2008 by peter in opinion patent politics toread usa
[...] today's patent system causes more harm than good. Litigation costs, driven by uncertainty about who owns what rights, are now so huge that they outweigh the profits earned from patents.
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It's All Decked Out. Give It Somewhere to Go.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/11/AR2008071102394.html, posted 2008 by peter in msm opinion science space
The ISS, you see, is already an interplanetary spacecraft -- at least potentially. [...] In principle, we could fly it almost anywhere within the inner solar system -- to any place where it could still receive enough solar power to keep all its systems ru
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