Technology

Russia May Send Spacecraft To Knock Away Asteroid That Could Hit Earth

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 12.30.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Chinese Space Program, Nasa, Natural Disasters, Asteroids, Deep Impact, Astronauts, Space Rocket, European Space Agency, Technology, Apophis Asteroid, World News

MOSCOW — Russia's space agency chief said Wednesday a spacecraft may be dispatched to knock a large asteroid off course and reduce the chances o...

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Con Games: Bury My Avatar at Wounded Knee

Michael Conniff | Posted 12.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Cambodia, Vietnam, Technology, Avatar, 3-D, Movies, James Cameron, Movie Reviews, Pandora, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Na'vi, Entertainment News
Michael Conniff

Avatar was much better than good. Cameron has now set the bar so high that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas will spend the rest of their careers trying to reach the planet Pandora.

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Add Workforce Woes to Cybersecurity Chief's Agenda

Max Stier | Posted 12.30.2009 | Home

Read More: Federal Workforce, Cybersecurity, Federal Agencies, Howard Schmidt, Technology, Federal Government, President Obama, Home News
Max Stier

The first-ever White House cybersecurity coordinator, needs to prioritize the training and hiring of a highly skilled cybersecurity team.

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Most Innovative Web Site Designs Of All Time: Inspiration And Ideas From Elite Designers (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.29.2009 | Technology

Read More: Website Designs, Slidepoll, Web Site Design Ideas, Creative Web Site Designs, Web, Web Sites, Internet, Graphic Design, Innovative Web Designs, Design, Websites, Innovative Website Designs, Web Design, Web Designs, Technology, Web Site Designs Inspiration, Innovative Web Site Designs, Technology News

The Web can be a repetitive and boring place. Many Web sites look the same or are created based on the same basic principles. Fortunately, that's not...

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My Beef with Gmail

Andrew Sniderman | Posted 12.26.2009 | Technology

Read More: Email, Memory, Internet, Technology, Love, Gchat, Gmail, Technology News
Andrew Sniderman

we are increasingly exposing ourselves to others. The insidious genius of Gmail is that its users consent to self-surveillance. Just as my Inbox stores messages to me, my outgoing messages are stored in the Inboxes of the recipients -- and in the cloud.

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Dear Santa

Chantal Sicile-Kira | Posted 12.24.2009 | Living

Read More: State Budgets, World, Cost of Living, Cat, Cure, Wish List, Income, Santa, California, Education, Apple, Christmas, Autism, Iphone, College, Dog, Technology, New Year, Living News
Chantal Sicile-Kira

Dear Santa, This year, I am not asking for a cure for breast cancer, or cures for world hunger, ignorance, the crappy world economy, homelessness, th...

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Loren Singer Dead: "Parallax View" Author Dies At 86

The New York Times | William Grimes | Posted 12.24.2009 | Books

Read More: Bestsellers, Technocrats, Loren Singer, Warren Beatty, Assassination, Obituary, Conspiracy, Obit, Technology, Adaptation, Parallax View, Books News

Loren Singer, whose 1970 conspiracy thriller, "The Parallax View," later made into a movie starring Warren Beatty, was one of the first novels to offe...

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Why You'll Need A Personal Brain Trainer

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Senior-Living, Nih, Brain-Health, Brain-Games, Parkinsons, Schizophrenia, Drug Development, Neurological, Cognitive-Science, Allstate, Adults, Technology, Medicine, Efficiency, Games, Therapy, Telemedicine, Safer Driving, Neurocognitive, Myelination, Brain-Fitness-Training, Ucsf, Neuroplasticity, Posit-Science, Internet, Brain-Trainers, Brain-Assessments, Psychiatric, Aaa, Working-Memory-Training, Brain-Fitness, Brain-Training-Software, MATRICS. Neurocognitive Assessment, Neurodegenerative, Mental-Health, State-Farm, Innovation, Embedded Assessments, Alzheimers, Public-Libraries, Cochlear-Implant, Institute-of-Medicine, Fda, Brain-Training, Fitness, Memory, Brain-Functioning, Neuropsych, Cogmed, Coaches, Automated, Scalability, Home Health, Brain-Gym, National-Academy-of-Sciences, Seniors, Speed-of-Processing, Keck Center, Novavision, Insurers, Scientific-Learning, Teens, Integrative Neuroscience, Piano Teachers, Neuropsych Assessments, Personal Brain Trainers, Michael-Merzenich, Scil, Nih-Toolbox, Mci, The Balanced Life, Health, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Substantial gains could be achieved by organizing everyday activities that grow neurological abilities and sustain brain health. If the ordinary citizen is to achieve brain fitness, they'll need to work at it.

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The Bizarro Decade

Eric Williams | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Craig T. Nelson, Bizarro Decade, Birthers, 2000 Election, Mtv, Sean Hannity, Bizarro, Bizarro World, Climate Change, Evolution, Dana Perino, Technology, Recession, Global Warming, Fox News Channel, Politics News
Eric Williams

As I look back on the past ten years of the "Still-Unnicknamed Zeroes," I'd like to formally request a little less turbulence in the next decade. Please? No era is devoid of history.

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Welcome To The Era Of Personalized Medicine

Thomas Goetz | Posted 12.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Wired Magazine, Health, Integrative Medicine, Technology, Personalized Medicine, Wellness, Living News
Thomas Goetz

Personalized medicine is an idea that someday we will all enjoy customized medical care that keeps us healthier. In the meantime, we're stuck with cookie-cutter predictions and trial-and-error treatments.

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With "Avatar," Technology Has Never Looked So Human in Film (VIDEO)

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 12.28.2009 | Technology

Read More: Iphone, The Terminator, Jav on Tech, Roger Ebert, Avatar, Aliens, James Cameron, Titanic, Michael Arrington, The Oscars, Nikki Finke, Technology, Avatar Technology, Avatar News, Avatar Movie Technology, Avatar Filming Technology, James Cameron Technology, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

Technology has never looked so human in film. James Cameron has created a wholly believable, realistic world, at once marking a new cinematic era and expanding the possibilities of film in our technology-dependent, digital entertainment-driven 21st century. From here on out, movies will be divided into two epochs: B.A. and A.A. Before "Avatar," After "Avatar."

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What If Government Were On-The-Record 24/7?

Mark Drapeau | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Politics, Future, Technology, Politics News
Mark Drapeau

Recently, I wrote a post about Government 2.0 predictions for 2010-12, and one of them was that government would "always be on-the-record."

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The Importance Of Project Management: An Interview With Terry Schmidt

Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 12.21.2009 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Relationships, Technology, Business, The Inner Life, Work, Family, Living News
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger

As research would indicate, most projects never achieve the success desired. How can you ensure that your projects are succesful? What can you do to assure your boss you will deliver the goods--on time?

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Decade of Disillusionment

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 12.20.2009 | World

Read More: Infrastructure, Internet, Global, College, Hurrican Katrina, Grade 12, Tiger Woods, Decade, University Students, Technology, Business, World News
Blythe McGarvie

We must understand the changes from the last 10 years in order to anticipate the direction of our global economy for the next few years. I believe the zeitgeist is the Decade of Disillusionment, or the condition of having lost naive faith and trust.

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The Rarity of Obscurity

Mark Drapeau | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Competition, Internet, Globalization, Technology, Business News
Mark Drapeau

Are you the best in the world at what you do? Ten years ago, it was very difficult to answer this question. One didn't really have a good sense of who the best shoe salesmen. Now, things are different.

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Latinos in Social Media DC

Kety Esquivel | Posted 12.18.2009 | Technology

Read More: New Media, Social Media, Latinos in Social Media, Technology, Nclr, Technology News
Kety Esquivel

I usually begin my New Media presentations with an aerial shot of the marches in Chicago in 2006 and state the outrageous but obvious claim: "In 2006 ...

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The Village Church Updates Status Of Pastor Matt Chandler Via Twitter, Facebook

Posted 12.16.2009 | Technology

Read More: Texas, Religion, Megachurch, Twitter, Matt Chandler, Pastor Matt Chandler, Social Networking, Facebook, Technology, The Village Church, Technology News

The Village Church, a megachurch in Texas encompassing three communities, is utilizing the social networking sites Twitter and Facebook to update its ...

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Entrepreneurship in New York: A Personal Testimony to the City Council

Jerri Chou | Posted 12.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Entrepreneurship, New York, Social Media, Social Change, Technology, New York City Council Technology in Government Committee, Collaboration, Impact News
Jerri Chou

I'm testifying at New York City Council today on tech entrepreneurship and how the city can better support this community. Here are some of my thoughts going into the hearing.

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A Childhood for Every Child: Combating Child Pornography Online

Brad Smith | Posted 12.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Child Pornography, Photodna, Photo Tagging, Microsoft, Pornography Prevention, A Childhood for Every Child, Brad Smith, Technology, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Impact News
Brad Smith

Today, Microsoft has donated to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children technology we call PhotoDNATM, designed to help fight the spread of graphic child pornography online.

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The Goracle -- Al Gore, the Internet and the Future of American Politics

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 12.15.2009 | Technology

Read More: Al Gore, Twitter, Jav on Tech, Social Networks, Copenhagen 2009, Innovation-Online-Politics, Sarah Palin, Current TV, Technology, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

Is there another American political figure who's been so right, so prescient, about so many things -- and, in turn, so loathed by a consistent vocal opposition? No, there's only one Al Gore.

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TRANSCRIPT: Q&A with Al Gore

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 12.15.2009 | Technology

Read More: Al Gore, Jav on Tech, Copenhagen 2009, Innovation-Online-Politics, Technology, Republican Party, Global Warming, David Plouffe, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Obama for America, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

This is an excerpt of a wide-ranging, three-hour interview with Al Gore, touching on the impact of technology and the Internet in politics; the state of the mainstream media and the left and right blogosphere; the role of the Web in his crusade on climate change, among others topics.

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Moving Search Forward

Satya Nadella | Posted 12.15.2009 | Technology

Read More: Google, Search Engines, Bing, Technology, Technology News
Satya Nadella

People are moving beyond the simple query in online search to a URL mapping scenario. They're using search to answer more complex questions, accomplish tasks and make decisions.

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Book Review: Giant Molecules: From Nylon to Nanotubes

Dan Agin | Posted 12.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Plastics, Chemistry, Dna, Giant Molecules, Industry, Polymers, Technology, Business, Macromolecules, Nanotubes, Books News
Dan Agin

What happened in the 20th century was that the puzzle of life, which had passed from philosophers to theologians to zoologists, finally passed to chemists.

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Smart Grid: Classic Struggle of Reward vs. Risk

Leslie Harris | Posted 12.10.2009 | Technology

Read More: Security, Efficient Energy Use, Smart Meter, Law, Smart Grid, Technology, Privacy, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Technology News
Leslie Harris

The transition to the "Smart Grid" holds great promise for consumers, such as lowered energy costs, increased use of "green" technology and improved security from malicious hacking and outages.

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Winning in 2010: Online Fundraising and Mobilization

Colin Delany | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Fundraising, Campaign, Technology, 2010 Elections, Online Fundraising, Politics News
Colin Delany

With software designed to allow campaigns to tap the enthusiasm (and the wallets) of supporters, 2010 should see an explosion of online fund-raising at the state and local levels.

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