'Shocking'
discrimination against women scientists - "The
scientific establishment in Europe discriminates against women,
threatening the quality of research, according to a report published
by the European Commission..."
Britannica
online - Today, Encyclopedia
Britannica takes an unprecedented step: it’s opening up its
contents online, for free, to anyone who wants to access it. Why? is
surely the question even eager potential users of the service will
ask...
Robots
are back in the future - "No longer are robots being
relegated to the factory floors of car makers. With the age of the
Internet, the mechanical marvels are finding new life. Once
robots were the wave of the future, not only in science fiction but
in industry, especially after the first utilitarian drones --
tireless and precise, cost-effective and uncomplaining -- arrived on
the floors of automobile plants..."
Immune
yourself from the "Bubbleboy" Virus - "This
Microsoft patch for Internet Explorer 4.0 and 5.0 eliminates
security vulnerabilities in two ActiveX controls, scriptlet.typelib
and Eyedog. These vulnerabilities have been exploited by the
Bubbleboy virus, an Internet worm that uses MS Outlook to send
itself through email to everyone in the address book. Unlike
previous worms, which execute when you open an email attachment,
Bubbleboy executes as soon as you open the email. Installing this
Internet Explorer patch will prevent the execution of the Bubbleboy
worm." CLICK
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