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news articles for discussion: February 2010
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News articles for discussion. Thursday, February 11, 2010. Nudge and wink may turn on all your gadgets. A wink, a smile or a raised eyebrow could soon change the music on your iPod or start up the washing machine, thanks to a new Japanese gadget. The device looks like a normal set of headphones but is fitted with a set of infrared sensors that measure tiny movements inside the ear that result from different facial expressions. It monitors natural movements of the face in everyday life and accumulates dat...
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news articles for discussion: February 2007
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News articles for discussion. Sunday, February 25, 2007. Get healthy or else. A company says get healthy — or else. Inside one company's all-out attack on medical costs. Reading this, it's hard not to get the feeling that this could easily be a precursor for things to come. It is kind of a long read, but for me it was interesting. Give it a shot. When are you going? Then the prescription: "You need to lose weight and you really, really need to lower your cholesterol.". But a time bomb was ticking beneath...
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news articles for discussion: September 2007
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News articles for discussion. Tuesday, September 11, 2007. What will happen when machines outthink us? At Singularity Summit, futurists say now is the time to plan our strategy. SAN FRANCISCO - At the center of a black hole there lies a point called a singularity where the laws of physics no longer make sense. Artificial intelligence researchers at the summit warned that now is the time to develop ethical guidelines for ensuring these advances help rather than harm. We and our world won't be us anymore,"...
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news articles for discussion: Clifford Stoll's 1995 Internet predictions (from Newsweek)
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News articles for discussion. Tuesday, March 09, 2010. Clifford Stoll's 1995 Internet predictions (from Newsweek). Hype alert: Why cyberspace isn't, and will never be, nirvana. It just goes to show how hard it is to predict the future and how your predictions can come back to haunt you. Thanks a lot, Clifford. I really enjoyed this. By Clifford Stoll NEWSWEEK. From the magazine issue dated Feb 27, 1995. Baloney. Do our computer pundits lack all common sense? Try reading a book on disc. At best, it's ...
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news articles for discussion: December 2006
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News articles for discussion. Monday, December 04, 2006. Strategies for handling a stress-filled life. Coach Beth Rothenberg responds to reader questions. As part of our Stressed Out! Series, we asked readers to tell us what situations in their lives cause them the most stress. Then we took some of those questions to Beth Rothenberg, a life coach in Los Angeles. Below she weighs in with ways to cope. WHERE'S THE FINISH LINE? Are there responsibilities that your husband or kids could help with? A: I'm a b...
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news articles for discussion: September 2006
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News articles for discussion. Wednesday, September 27, 2006. A New Computer-Generated Voice - Los Angeles Times. A New, Computer-Generated Voice. Chinese are increasingly demanding a freer flow of information, and analysts say the Internet will thwart government efforts to prevent it. By Mark Magnier, Times Staff Writer. September 16, 2006. Then you'll have nothing to worry about.". The growing appreciation among young Chinese for unfettered news — and their ability to convey their opinions rapidly...
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news articles for discussion: August 2006
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News articles for discussion. Sunday, August 20, 2006. SEATTLE, Aug. 19 — In August, when much of the world is hard at work trying to do nothing, Jeff Hopkins and his wife, Denise, usually take a week to chase fish in Olympic National Park — a ferry ride and two tanks of gas from here with a boat in tow. But this year, their summer vacation is dead, a victim of $3-a-gallon gas and job uncertainty. The Conference Board, a private research group, found that at the start of the summer, 40 percent of consume...
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news articles for discussion: Mimi switch
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News articles for discussion. Thursday, February 11, 2010. Nudge and wink may turn on all your gadgets. A wink, a smile or a raised eyebrow could soon change the music on your iPod or start up the washing machine, thanks to a new Japanese gadget. The device looks like a normal set of headphones but is fitted with a set of infrared sensors that measure tiny movements inside the ear that result from different facial expressions. It monitors natural movements of the face in everyday life and accumulates dat...
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news articles for discussion: May 2006
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News articles for discussion. Monday, May 22, 2006. Behind the Paper Screen / Japan's 'culture of shame. Behind the Paper Screen / Japan's 'culture of shame' : The Language Connection : Features : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri). The Language Connection Top. I'm not sure how valid the analysis is shame vs. guilt however it does raise a few points of interest for discussion. Behind the Paper Screen / Japan's 'culture of shame'. Sawa Kurotani Special to The Daily Yomiuri. Lack of haji may also be ...
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Hello Sensei: April 2006
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Monday, April 10, 2006. The experience of one Japanese girl. Going abroad is something that you can expect to happen to you too when you visit English speaking countries. It emphasises the importance of being able to communicate something of your own life and culture from home. I am asked about Japanese culture every time. They asked me why Japanese. People say we do not have religion. They asked me the population and area of. Iwate, Morioka, and Japan. They asked me the origin of Japanese traditional.
