AltWeeklies Wire
No Linkup for You!new
In the world of online community, one authoritative man can dictate your social life.
Tags: computers & technology
SF Ad Exec Zach Slow's $50K Online Marriage Contestnew
The 28-year-old hopes to get 500,000 internet voters to pay $2 each to select his and his friend's bride in a web reality show, The 2 Husbands (www.the2husbands.com). The lucky ladies chosen to walk the two down the aisle will take home $50,000 each.
Tags: computers & technology
Are You My Genome Friend?new
Home genomics: just another self-help scam?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
11-28-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Russell Fish Hopes to Redefine the Computer Industrynew
His current project promises to top them all: a new "computer architecture" enabling applications like cell phones that translate languages and computers that reduce the time it takes to sequence DNA from months to days.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
11-21-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Mapping the Unmappable: Visualize Global Censorshipnew
The weirdest (and saddest) map mashup ever is the Access Denied Map. This ever-growing online map highlights countries whose Internet-filtering governments won't let their citizens access the Access Denied Map.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
11-21-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Nerd Words Go Mainstreamnew
Technology has inspired vocabulary that's now in use every day.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
11-16-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Unbearable Plight of Wireless-less-nessnew
WiFi Philadelphia was supposed to be the best thing ever. So far, it's not. Is there hope?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Katherine Silkaitis |
11-13-2007 |
Tech
Tags: WiFi, computers & technology
Tim Bray: Father of XML, Uncle of Search Enginesnew
"I haven't done any work on XML in a few years," he says. "The other things I work on are important and interesting too. Chances are, XML will lead my obituary."
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Waterhouse-Hayward |
11-12-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Open-Source Tools Open Democracy's Doorsnew
The Vancouver open-source guru Scott Nelson has paired the knowledge he has acquired with a strong desire to promote social change and the greater good.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
11-12-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Consumer Biotech Revolution is On the Horizonnew
Predicting the future of the home-tech phenomenon.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-31-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Silicon Valley Isn't the Only High-Tech Game in Townnew
You'll never guess which cities host cutting-edge tech developments.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
10-26-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
When Science Attacks!new
The two scandals that rocked the sci-tech world last week reminded us that bad research and implementation can kill.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-24-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Is Wireless Philadelphia Obsolete?new
EarthLink is still finishing its buildout of the city's wifi network, but the cutting edge of wireless internet access has already moved on.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Meir Rinde |
10-22-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Taking a Bite of the Applenew
When a 17-year-old cracked the iPhone, dicey legal questions followed.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
10-19-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Cashing in on AuctionPalnew
Selling your shit online just got a little easier.
Dig Boston |
Christine Liu |
10-17-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology