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Putting Techno-Panics in Perspective

Larry Magid | Posted 09.16.2012 | Technology
Read More: Dnschanger, Y2k, Internet Privacy Panic, Internet Media Panic, Michelangelo Virus, Y2k Panic, Virus Internet Panic, Kids Sexting, Tech Panic, Technology News
Larry Magid

A lot was written about the DNSChanger scare last week. I tried to downplay the risk, but some security experts and journalists sounded alarms. Could it be that spreading fear about malware helps sell security software and improves ratings for news stories?

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Insane Bar Code Portraits

Posted 04.17.2012 | Arts
Read More: Y2k, Andy Warhol, Photoshop, Consumerism, Video, Barcode Art, Scott Blake, Scott Blake Barcode Art, Data, Slidepollajax, Arts News

Scott Blake makes incredible interactive portraits out of bar codes, illustrating how black-and-white data can come to resemble a personal connection....

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Where is My Flying Car? And Other Questions to Ask About the 21st Century

Lisa Solod | Posted 05.28.2012 | Home
Read More: History, Racism, Political Discourse, The 21st Century, Sci-Fi, The Future, Y2k, Manatee River, Home News
Lisa Solod

Flying cars, Rosie the robot housekeeper, moon colonies and the like would all be lovely. But I would rather have made more progress toward decency and equality and kindness and humanity than we seem to have made.

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Buck Wolf

Turning Oprah Into Barcode Art

HuffingtonPost.com | Buck Wolf | Posted 11.16.2011 | Weird News
Read More: Y2k, Slideshow, Scott Blake, Video, Barcode Oprah, Oprah, Barcode, Elvis, Weird Art, Amy Goodman, Scott Blake Barcode, Weird News News

To Oprah Winfrey fans, the end of her show is like the end of the world. But the fear of Doomsday is what inspired one artist to turn Oprah's imag...

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How Internet Startups Are Like Your High School Band

Ujwal Arkalgud | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Startups, Internet, Technology, Culture, Cyberpunk, Hackers, Y2k, Toronto, Rock Star, Shawn Fanning, Julian Assange, Marijuana, Technology News
Ujwal Arkalgud

Once upon a time, you had to be a musician to be cool -- you know, to be a rock star. Today, all you need is an internet startup!

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Understanding Understanding

Kenneth Kales | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Millennium, Y2k, Peace, War, Politics News
Kenneth Kales

I hope that 2011 will mark the beginning of a decade where more people grasp an understanding of understanding.

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Y2K Plus 10: Time to Reassess and Revitalize Business in a Damaged World Economy

Richard Attias | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Clinton Global Initiative, Davos, Richard Attias, Y2k, New York Forum, World Economic Forum, Business News
Richard Attias

What I'm proposing and organizing in the wake of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression -- the New York Forum -- is an attempt to jump-start a new paradigm for growth around the globe.

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The End As I Know It: A Touching, Sweet Y2K Novel That Gets the '90s Right

Alex Remington | Posted 01.20.2010 | Books
Read More: Book Reviews, Y2k, Comic Novels, Millenium, Kevin Shay, The End as I Know It, Humor, Books, Books News
Alex Remington

This is the sort of book that many people might call a summer read. But there's no need to stereotype by season something so thoroughly pleasant. It might just be the funniest historical fiction I've ever read.

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A New Year: Where We've Been And Where We're Going

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Steve Jobs, Google, George Bush, Y2k, Ipod, America, 21st Century Breakdown, President Obama, 9/11, Bernie Madoff, Al Quaeda, New Year's Resolutions, Itunes, 2008 New Year, New Year's Resolution, Decade, Youtube, Intractable Problem, The Inner Life, The Future, Healthy Living News
Jim Selman

We've lost a lot of our our innocence in only 10 years. From Al Quaeda to Bernie Madoff, we're waking up to the realization that the American Dream is just a dream if we aren't responsible for it.

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10 Years Ago: How Doodlings Helped Me Survive Y2K

Craig Kanalley | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Y2k, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, December 31, New Year, Anxiety, #10yearsago, 10 Years Ago, New Year's, 1999, Y2K Scare, Look Back, Healthy Living News
Craig Kanalley

I've always loved writing. I grew up writing short stories, making up characters and plots, and just letting my imagination run wild.

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The Decade in Review: A Tweet, Part 2

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Borowitz Report, Y2k, Wtf, Decade in Review, Andy Borowitz, Twitter, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

The decade began with Y2K and ended with WTF.

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