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The Media State: supercomputer simulations by Rob Stocker, an Australian PhD candidate "confirm the worst fears of those opposed to increased concentration of media into a few powerful hands, Stocker says. He simulated a single media outlet ("node") with a high level of influence over 100 simulated citizens ("sims"). The sims could interact among themselves but found themselves increasingly falling into line behind the central media outlet.
"As time spent connected to the media increased, there was rapid conversion to the media state," Stocker says. Oohhh... Clear Channel Nation? MSNBC Planet? |
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Op-Ed blog at The Dallas Morning News... Tip from Dan Gillmor and Tim Porter... It has a few readability/usability bugs, but kudos for trying... Comments 12:55:14 PM 
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EZ-Ds are DVDs that self destruct in 48 hours. Hollywood sees a bright future. I'm kind of hoping it's Hollywood that self-destructs 48 hours after these non-degradable polymer monstrosities are let loose upon unsuspecting customers... Comments 8:58:14 AM
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Woz' new company makes network technology that lets you track objects like children and pets with inexpensive GPS tags. But, can it find glasses, keys and remote controls? Comments 8:54:30 AM
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Wired News: how old can people reasonably be expected to live? We encouraged a bunch of bright kids at Western Reserve Academy to consider that they might live 100 years or more given the trend: longevity in the West now averages 70 years, which is about twice the longevity expected in 1900. Clearly, the Hayflick limit is responsible for a natural degradation of the human body. At issue is when will we be able to counter the slow genetic degradation... Comments 8:41:07 AM
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Salon: "George Orwell's wartime columns have much in common with today's blogs: They were often trivial and idiosyncratic, but bore within them the seeds of something greater." Blogs continue the tradition of journals... the original meaning of 'journalism' was the practice of keeping a journal... Comments 8:30:14 AM
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Updated 4/16/04; 12:49:12 PM
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