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Could you be fired for allowing your Win NT desktop or laptop to be infected by Code Red? If you work for Lucent, the answer's yes!

Automatic for the Pedal - Recreational cyclists face many problems: behemoth SUVs, fiddly helmet straps and the trick of selecting the right gear. Now, Shimano says it's taking the brains out of bicycling with an automatic gear-shifting system. By Louise Knapp. [Wired News] Choice Quote: "My periodontist is very intelligent but he just cannot figure out how to shift gears on a bicycle," said William Cook, owner of Barcroft Cycles, a bike manufacturer in Virginia. "He's like a lot of people. Some people just can't figure it out." Doh! My kids worked this one out aged 8. It's some neat tech, but come on guys, do we really need this?

Virtual fish - Californian company DALi Inc are attempting to create an online "ocean" called DALiWorld filled with Artificial Life fish connected across a peer-to-peer network to client's computers. [kuro5hin.org] At last. A sensible use for P2P tech.


Maggie Thatcher Fans! You just have to check this out - But be warned, it may make you feel funny

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Napsters legacy: P2P will rule - ZDNet Aug 13 2001 10:31AM ET Gartner decide that P2P is the next greatest thing and "By 2004, most large corporations and enterprises will have carried out large-scale deployments of P2P technologies" So that's that trend finished. What's next?


CNN - Floating 'droids' to roam space corridors of the future - January 12, 2000 : Mmm! Little floaty self contained robots that fly around in zero G. I love it.

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