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The Truth About HP

Wes Phillips Feb 15, 2007 First Published: Feb 15, 2007 0 comments

No, not that one, Hewlett-Packard. consumerist.com gives you the skinny on HP printers. I can second tip #10: Do not yell at the CSR. Patient intransigence goes a long way towards getting what you want—making you happy eventually is more efficient than continuing the conversation.

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Stop the Madness!

Wes Phillips Feb 15, 2007 First Published: Feb 15, 2007 0 comments

Sequenza21 makes a Fauré into musical pun-ditry.

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Brain Radio?

Wes Phillips Feb 15, 2007 First Published: Feb 15, 2007 0 comments

"Engineers from Medtronic disclosed a novel amplifier that is a key component in an implantable 'brain radio' the company is developing to monitor and control nervous disorders."

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Rob Pegoraro on DRM

Wes Phillips Feb 15, 2007 First Published: Feb 15, 2007 0 comments

"At this point, this all amounts to little more than expensive psychotherapy for Hollywood executives. It's the height of arrogance for them to keep sending us the bill."

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Rise and Fall

Wes Phillips Feb 14, 2007 First Published: Feb 14, 2007 0 comments

Mapsofwar.com has posted a nifty animated map showing the imperial history of the Middle East: the rise and fall of empires and states in the region over 5000 years. There are other, similar maps at the website, showing, among other things,the ebb and flow of religions over the ages.

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A Valentine's Day Sentiment

Wes Phillips Feb 14, 2007 First Published: Feb 14, 2007 0 comments

angrylittlegirls.com manages to avoid getting all soppy about it.

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Quotin' Quotes

Wes Phillips Feb 14, 2007 First Published: Feb 14, 2007 0 comments

Lewis Menand ruminates on notable quotables and why accuracy is over-rated.

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Your Niche or Mine?

Wes Phillips Feb 14, 2007 First Published: Feb 14, 2007 0 comments

Clarke Bustard 'fesses up that classical music is a niche market. But, he argues, these days, what isn't?

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Chimpanzee, the Tool Maker?

Wes Phillips Feb 13, 2007 First Published: Feb 13, 2007 0 comments

Is there an anthropological record of a chimpanzee stone age?

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What Hath the PC Wrought?

Wes Phillips Feb 13, 2007 First Published: Feb 13, 2007 0 comments

Robert P. Crease's articlehttp://physicsweb.org/articles/world/20/1/8/1">article; on the importance of letters between scientists in helping us appreciate the evolution of ideas planted the thought, but Adam Kirsch's review of Robert Frost's notebooks really has me wondering: Now that we communicate so much through email—and revise our drafts without saving them—will future scholars have to judge us only on our published copy?