Dale Amon describes the shady nature of life on the front lines in the cyberwar. There is some good advice on computer security in comments.

The tenth Carnival of Tomorrow (which is now a road show, and no longer tethered to the Speculist, which originated it), is up, with lots of stuff on space, nanotech and singularity, and other futuristic topics.

The tenth Carnival of Tomorrow (which is now a road show, and no longer tethered to the Speculist, which originated it), is up, with lots of stuff on space, nanotech and singularity, and other futuristic topics.

The tenth Carnival of Tomorrow (which is now a road show, and no longer tethered to the Speculist, which originated it), is up, with lots of stuff on space, nanotech and singularity, and other futuristic topics.

Maybe. Laptops are definitely making inroads into the market, and will continue to do so, but as the article points out, there will always be a place for good, comfortable, cheap machines for people who aren’t road warriors.

I use my laptop a lot when I’m traveling, but it remains a PITA to carry around and continually reboot and renetwork, and I’m always glad to get home to my nineteen-inch screen and ergonomic keyboard. Not to mention my three CPUs and KVM switch. They’ll take away my desktop when they pry my cold, dead fingers off my Logitech.

This is a problem that’s just going to get worse as the technology evolves:

While many users find them convenient and fun, the new headsets can create peculiar social situations. As was the case with Ms. Vilson and her friend, bystanders are often unaware that a user is wearing one. Indeed, users of Bluetooth headsets often appear to be talking to themselves.

Another pitfall: “Half the time people think you’re talking to them when you’re really not,” says William Robbins, a doctor in Orlando, Fla. He was in a supermarket recently enjoying a bit of risqu

Stephen Gordon has some good advice to prepare for the Avian flu, which could be disastrous if we let it get out of control. I wish I had more confidence in the competence of the government to deal with this.

Stephen Gordon has some good advice to prepare for the Avian flu, which could be disastrous if we let it get out of control. I wish I had more confidence in the competence of the government to deal with this.

Stephen Gordon has some good advice to prepare for the Avian flu, which could be disastrous if we let it get out of control. I wish I had more confidence in the competence of the government to deal with this.

Here’s an interesting (if you’re into mechanical engineering) story about a man who has reinvented the screw. This could have some interesting aerospace fastener applications.

[via Geekpress]