~e; Electromagnetic News & Views #148
From
brian carroll <human@electronetwork.org>
Date
Sun, 7 Nov 2004 23:13:47 -0600
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Electromagnetic News & Views -- #148
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00) Electronetwork.org Commentary (11/07/2004)
01) Top Stories of Electromagnetism
02) Electromagnetic health & safety
03) Electromagnetic trash & treasure
04) Electromagnetic security & surveillance
05) Electromagnetic power & energy
06) Electromagnetic current & human affairs
07) Electromagnetic transport & communication
08) Electromagnetic matter & information
09) Electromagnetic trends & inventions
10) Electromagnetic weaponry & warfare
11) Electromagnetic business & economics
12) Electromagnetic artworks & artifacts
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00) --commentary-- ...
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01) --top stories--
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Putin Signs Bill to Ratify Kyoto Protocol
<http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-russia-
kyoto-protocol,0,1312396.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines>
// E-Touchscreen and Optical Scanning Precincts statistics...
Surprising Pattern of Florida's Election Results // via cryptome.org
http://ustogether.org/Florida_Election.htm
[and] Did e-voting fraud help Bush steal the election?
The Internets are abuzz with rumors that Bush won with the help
of rigged electronic voting machines. // papertrials needed...
http://salon.com/tech/feature/2004/11/04/touch_screen/index_np.html
'It's certainly worthwhile to scrutinize how the technology functioned
in this year's election, but to date there simply isn't the evidence to
conclude that the election was "stolen" using it.'
[and] Computer may have lost 4,500 N.C. votes
http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2004/11/04/lost_votes/
'A recount could change results in county commission races.' ..
'Nationwide, only scattered problems were reported in electronic
voting, though roughly 40 million people casting digital ballots,
voting equipment company executives had said.'
[and] Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041105/D865R1DO0.html
[related] Kerry Won. . . // 'spoilage', non-EM. cryptome.org
Greg Palast, November 04, 2004
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/kerry_won_.php
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02-- electromagnetic health & safety
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Apply Current, Boost Brain Power
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65620,00.html
'The only side effect reported was an itching or "fizzing" sensation
around the scalp where the electrode was attached.' .... '"What we
think we're doing is changing the electrical environment of neurons and
causing them to change their activity," said Wassermann.'
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03-- electromagnetic trash & treasure
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Web tool may banish broken links // via wired.com
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3666660.stm>
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04-- electromagnetic security & surveillance
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Security guru demands two-factor authentication // macsurfer.com
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39172578,00.htm
Some Shoppers Find Fewer Happy Returns
Databases Limit 'Excessive' Exchanges // via drudgereport.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30908-2004Nov6.html
'"I'm embarrassed to go into the store," Salerno said. "I love their
clothes, but I'm afraid to shop there now."' .. 'As more personal
information is collected into databases, computers have been handed
increasing power to make decisions about our everyday lives. The
technological systems aim to solve costly and important business
problems, but the proliferation of these "electronic blacklists" has
alarmed consumer and privacy advocacy groups who say many databases
have incomplete, incorrect or misleading information.' .... 'Return
fraud has been a major drain on retailers' coffers.' .... 'Retailers
like the Limited are fighting back against such high-tech fraud with
high-tech defenses...'
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05-- electromagnetic power & energy
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Iran dismisses nuclear ambitions
http://salon.com/news/wire/2004/11/05/iran/index.html
'"Our nuclear weapon is this nation, is our youth. A system that has
so many devoted youth and a nation united doesn't need nuclear
weapons," Khamenei said.' .... 'Khamenei denounced nuclear weapons and
accused America of seeking to hamper Iran's technological progress.' ..
'"Production, stockpiling and using nuclear weapons are objectionable
... the argument is not nuclear weapons. They (Americans) know it
themselves. They are unhappy with Iran's progress. That's the issue,"
he said.'
U.N.: Traces of Plutonium Found in Egypt
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=229366
'The diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, warned against
assuming that Egypt might have contravened the Nonproliferation Treaty
by trying to separate plutonium, a substance used in nuclear weapons.'
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06-- Electromagnetic current & human affairs
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Music and the Brain -- What is the secret of music's strange power?
Seeking an answer, scientists are piecing together a picture of what
happens in the brains of listeners and musicians. By Norman M.
Weinberger
<http://www.sciam.com/
article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=0007D716-71A1-1179-
AF8683414B7F0000>
'Overall, findings to date indicate that music has a biological basis
and that the brain has a functional organization for music. It seems
fairly clear, even at this early stage of inquiry, that many brain
regions participate in specific aspects of music processing, whether
supporting perception (such as apprehending a melody) or evoking
emotional reactions. Musicians appear to have additional
specializations, particularly hyperdevelopment of some brain
structures. These effects demonstrate that learning retunes the brain,
increasing both the responses of individual cells and the number of
cells that react strongly to sounds that become important to an
individual. As research on music and the brain continues, we can
anticipate a greater understanding not only about music and its reasons
for existence but also about how multifaceted it really is.'
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07-- electromagnetic transport & communication
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Pair Convicted Of Sending Spam // the Spammer family...
http://7am.com/cgi-bin/wires02.cgi?1000_2004110403.htm
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08-- electromagnetic matter & information
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The Light Cone
an illuminating introduction to relativity
http://physics.syr.edu/courses/modules/LIGHTCONE/
http://physics.syr.edu/courses/modules/LIGHTCONE/lightcone.html#causal
[and] THE LIGHT CONE: TWIN PARADOX APPLET
http://physics.syr.edu/courses/modules/LIGHTCONE/LightClock/
http://physics.syr.edu/courses/modules/LIGHTCONE/java/TwinParadox.html
// almost got this book used once, it had amazing illustrations...
THE ARCHITECTURE OF MOLECULES -- Linus Pauling
<http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=300194>
Aether -- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether
Single field shapes quantum bits
<http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2004/110304/
Single_field_shapes_quantum_bits_110304.html>
'The eleven steps -- four electron interactions and seven pulses of
the magnetic field -- alter the spins.' .... 'The researchers' scheme
could be implemented using a pair of square, 100-nanometer-diameter
aluminum nanowires separated by a thin insulating layer.'
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09-- electromagnetic trends & inventions
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10-- electromagnetic weaponry & warfare
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11-- electromagnetic business & economics
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// electromagnetic rent (.US more than many countries GDP...)
How much are you spending per month on information,
entertainment, and data services?
http://www.engadget.com/entry/6448991689155434/
Bright lights, big savings // LED advert...
Believe it or not, a dazzlingly gaudy Vegas light display
actually represents a major step forward in energy conservation.
http://salon.com/mwt/the_big_idea/2004/11/05/bright_idea/
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12-- electromagnetic artworks & artifacts
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wireless illegal remote-controlled net-ballet invasion
/ live internet broadcasting by Igor Stromajer & Brane Zorman
http://www.intima.org/ballettikka/bi-ir/
'Ballettikka Internettikka is an ongoing study of the internet
guerrilla performance. After invading the Bolsh.oi Theatre in Moscow
(March 2002), Stromajer and Zorman will perform a new guerrilla ballet
invasion -- on November 13th 2004, this time of another famous theatre
(ballet and opera) house in Europe.' .. 'Live internet broadcasting of
the guerrilla ballet performance will start on November 13th 2004 at
20:00 (8pm) GMT+1 and will last 10 to 15 minutes; the location will be
made public on November 13th at 18:00 (6pm) GMT+1 (2 hours before the
performance; due to security reasons).' .. 'They will enter the kitchen
of the famous [theatre x], where bio-food for artists is prepared. The
kitchen of the [theatre x] is an excellent example of a modern cooking
laboratory for healthy food. It is automatized and meets the highest
hygienic standards. The artists will use two remote-controlled
toy-robots with two wireless web cameras. Robots and cameras (algorithm
of the ballet choreography and MP3 orchestra) will be remotely
controlled from a mini-van parked at the north-east side of the [square
x] in front of the [theatre x].'
Pompeii gets digital make-over -- The old-fashioned audio
tour of historical places could soon be replaced with
computer-generated images that bring the site to life.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3954659.stm
'Unlike virtual reality, which delivers an entirely computer-generated
scene to the viewer, the Lifeplus project is about combining digital
and real views.' .. 'Crucial to the technique is the software that
interprets the visitor's view and provides an accurate match between
the real and virtual elements.'
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