Book Promotion Tours, on $0 a Day. Impoverished writers have a new tool for promoting their books on the Web -- a coast-to-coast book tour that doesn't require them to leave their garrets. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]

 

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Linux limbers up for business. roundup The promise of better reliability could persuade businesses--already eyeing the cost benefits--to switch to the open-source OS. [CNET News.com - Front Door]

 

6:24:07 PM    

 

The Economist: Agents of creation. They certainly cannot be faulted for a lack of ambition. The scientists and engineers who gathered this week in Oxford for the first International Workshop on Complex Agent-Based Dynamic Networks are seeking to explain much of the world's behaviour through the use of "agents". [Tomalak's Realm]

 

6:23:15 PM    

 

Blind 'see with sound'. A system that uses soundscapes to map a blind person's surroundings is being developed at Philips' Labs. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

6:22:16 PM    

 

Broadband at the price of dial-up. Internet firm Tiscali is to offer a lower speed broadband package for the price of dial-up, but experts are sceptical. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

6:21:24 PM    

 

Geography and landscape converge again...Leaf Peeping Goes High Tech. With the fall leaf season in full swing, more than a dozen foliage Web sites now claim to take the guesswork out of finding the season's elusive peak. By Jane Margolies. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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I still expect that landscape architecture planning and design presentations are destined to be interactive multimedia, so...In a Nod to Lush Film Scores, Game Music Gains Texture. The symphonic sweep and emotional impact of game soundtracks can now rival Hollywood film scores. By Matthew Mirapaul. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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