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Monday, July 04, 2005

When Cockroaches Sieze Controls. Artist Garnet Hertz melds biology and engineering to create a robotic vehicle controlled by a big Madagascan hissing roach. By Rachel Metz. [Wired News: Technology]
12:49:42 PM

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Supercomputer for Dodgy Tickers. Boston's sick and infirm may soon have a new treatment tool at their disposal: one of the world's fastest supercomputers. By Mark Baard. [Wired News: Technology]
12:49:29 PM

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Get a Free Quick Reference Poster to the Latest Antispam Developments. A recent survey shows that spam is the number 1 pain point for IT pros, and spammers find new methods to avoid filters every day. Counter spam by learning the essentials for ensuring user productivity, increasing mail server efficiency, decreasing storage requirements, managing bandwidth, and controlling TCO. [Windows IT Pro Magazine - Mobile & Wireless]
12:48:57 PM

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sentient: Dictionary.com Word of the Day. sentient: capable of perceiving by the senses. [Dictionary.com Word of the Day]
12:38:49 PM

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Businesses are getting the (instant) message. Three start-ups are helping the world's biggest financial institutions and other companies get a handle on IM. [CNET News.com]
12:38:35 PM

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The coming Web security woes. Do proposed data security laws cause more harm than good? asks CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh. [CNET News.com]
12:38:27 PM

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