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Racism persists because we don't really find it offensive – Globe and Mail

Cody Taylor — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:45:16 +0000

Racism persists because we don't really find it offensive
Globe and Mail - 9 Jan 2009
You are sitting in a waiting room when someone makes a racist comment about a black man who has just left. How would you respond? Most people say they would feel upset and take action, but researchers at York University who put student volunteers in a …
Study exposes tolerance of racism Toronto Star
Reactions to racism not as strong as we think, study finds CBC.ca
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Glitz stripped from Consumer Electronics Show gadget pep rally – AFP

Cody Taylor — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:45:15 +0000

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Glitz stripped from Consumer Electronics Show gadget pep rally
AFP - 4 hours ago
LAS VEGAS (AFP) – A back-to-basics version of the historically glitzy Consumer Electronics Show ends Sunday after four days of deal-making and gadget-hawking.
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New Google Favicon Deja Vu All Over Again?

Cody Taylor — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:45:07 +0000

theodp writes “Last June, Google rolled out a new favicon, the small branding icon that graces your URL bar when you visit Google. Which, as it turned out, bore a striking similarity to Garth Brooks’ Circle-G logo. Well, Google went back to the drawing board and has come back with a new favicon, which it says was inspired by — not copied from, mind you — its users’ submitted ideas. Some are also seeing inspiration elsewhere for the new favicon, which consists of white ‘g’ on a background of four color swatches. Take the AVG antivirus icon, for instance. Or everybody’s favorite memory toy, Simon. Or — in perhaps the unkindest cut of all — the four-color Microsoft Windows logo, shown here with a superimposed white ‘7′. Anything else come to mind?” What comes to mind for me is just how obsessed many people are with the Google favicon.

Racism persists because we don't really find it offensive – Globe and Mail

Cody Taylor — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:00:17 +0000

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Racism persists because we don't really find it offensive
Globe and Mail - 9 Jan 2009
You are sitting in a waiting room when someone makes a racist comment about a black man who has just left. How would you respond? Most people say they would feel upset and take action, but researchers at York University who put student volunteers in a …
Study exposes tolerance of racism Toronto Star
Reactions to racism not as strong as we think, study finds CBC.ca
Washington Post - United Press International - Financial Times - Sify
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Tech firms unveil new gadgets, brace for painful '09 – guardian.co.uk

Cody Taylor — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:00:16 +0000

Tech firms unveil new gadgets, brace for painful '09
guardian.co.uk - 51 minutes ago
By Kiyoshi Takenaka LAS VEGAS, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Top technology companies came to Las Vegas to show off their latest innovations in consumer electronics, but despite the plethora of TVs, computers, phones, cameras and other gadgets on display, …
Glitz stripped from Consumer Electronics Show gadget pep rally AFP
TV makers seek depth, adding a third dimension The Associated Press
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Vintage Floppy Disk Art: Commemorating The Early Day of Tech

Cody Taylor — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:00:14 +0000

This poster set is about our old friends, 3.5 inch floppy disks.Higher density drives are built to read, write and even format lower density media without problems, provided the correct media are used for the density selected. This Posters shows, how many floppies are enough for current softwares.

Scientists Discover Way to Levitate Tiny Objects

Cody Taylor — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:00:13 +0000

U.S. scientists have found a way to levitate the very smallest objects using the strange forces of quantum mechanics, and said they might use it to help make tiny nanotechnology machines. They said they had detected and measured a force that comes into play at the molecular level using certain combinations of molecules that repel one another

Chrome On the Way For Mac and Linux

Cody Taylor — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:00:06 +0000

TornCityVenz writes “I’ve seen many complaints in the feedback on Slashdot every time an article on Google’s Chrome browser hits; the calls for true cross platform availability have struck me as a valid complaint. So now it seems Google is answering your calls, promising in this article on CNET a deadline for Mac and Linux support.” I’d really like to not care about the name of the browser I’m using, but the mental cost of switching could be high for someone used to particular Firefox extensions, unless or until they can all be expected to work seamlessly with Chrome.

Racism persists because we don't really find it offensive – Globe and Mail

Cody Taylor — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:15:16 +0000

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Racism persists because we don't really find it offensive
Globe and Mail - 9 Jan 2009
You are sitting in a waiting room when someone makes a racist comment about a black man who has just left. How would you respond? Most people say they would feel upset and take action, but researchers at York University who put student volunteers in a …
Study exposes tolerance of racism Toronto Star
Reactions to racism not as strong as we think, study finds CBC.ca
Washington Post - United Press International - Financial Times - Sify
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Cisco Mulls Adding Verbal Interview To CCIE Exams

Cody Taylor — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:15:07 +0000

Julie188 writes “Here’s a new idea to stop certification test-taking cheaters; Cisco is considering introducing a verbal interview portion to its CCIE lab exams across the world. Cisco confirmed that it is running a pilot in its exam lab in Beijing, China that involves candidates taking a 10-minute verbal interview as part of their lab exam. Cisco said that if the pilot is successful, the interview could be introduced as a requirement for CCIE Routing & Switching candidates worldwide. The company has been running the pilot since August.”