Want to See Some Really Sick Art?
2:00 a.m. PDT
On display at the Venice Bienale, one of the art world's most
prestigious events, is a computer virus that its creators claim is art.
"The virus is a useless but critical handcraft, similar to classical art,"
says its creators. Uh huh. By Reena Jana.
A Disturbing, Latino View of Tech
2:00 a.m. PDT
"Putografia Virtual," a new art exhibit in San Francisco, offers a
bleak portrait of the debris of the digital revolution and its unhelpful
relationship with people of color. Angel Gonzalez reports from San
Francisco.
Free-Lance Rule Raises Questions
Tuesday
Monday's
Supreme Court ruling in favor of a group of free-lance writers may set a
standard for copyright in the electronic age. But some question whether it
will also prevent publishers from putting content online. By Kendra
Mayfield.
Making the
Grade
A Gadget Festival for Teachers
Tuesday
The
National Educational Computing Conference offers a plethora of bells,
whistles and handhelds. Here's a look at some of the gimmicks that caught
the eye of educators. Katie Dean reports from Chicago.
E-Publishing
Ink
How to Pre-Sell a Best-Seller
Tuesday
Interest
in Neil Gaiman's American Gods is spurred on by his
three-year-old online journal. Also: An online rag goes
downloadable, and another e-mail publication experiments with "print" ads.
All in M.J. Rose's notebook.
Help Babies, Red-Nose Your Phone
Tuesday
Red Nose
Day is coming down under, and in addition to placing the clown apparatus
on your face to help Sudden Infant Death Syndrome research, you can
download one for your mobile phone. Kim Griggs reports from Wellington,
New Zealand.
Making the
Grade
Jobs Throws Apple at Teachers
Monday
Steve
Jobs' keynote address at the National Educational Computing Conference
starts out as one big commercial, but ends up being pretty functional.
Katie Dean reports from Chicago.
San Angelo, Texas: Home of Spies
Monday
Spies
flock to this West Texas town like flies. They train here, they spy here,
they retire here, they die here. Of course, nobody will tell you that,
officially. Bill Lamb reports from San Angelo, Texas.
Just Say No to College Aid?
Monday
Dodging
questions about drugs can keep qualified students out of college thanks to
President Bush, who by the way never did say whether he did coke. Now, a
group of students is hopping mad and out to change the law. By Brad
King.
Making the
Grade
Refresher Course on Teaching Tech
Monday
About
16,000 teachers are expected to attend this week's National Educational
Computing Conference. It's a place where teachers exchange ideas and learn
new skills. Katie Dean reports from Chicago.
Dean's List
Building Web Pages, Not Campfires
Monday
Girls go
to camp to boost their technology skills. Also: Teachers enter a
housing lottery in Silicon Valley.... Ecampus.com files for Chapter 11....
And more, in Katie Dean's education notebook.
Ukraine's Domain in Dot-Dispute
Friday
The
country's been on Net alert ever since the murder of journalist Georgiy
Gongadze was linked to the president. Now the government is trying to take
control of the dot-ua domain to protect against "internal and external
attack." By Julia Barton.
Making the
Grade
Kids Get With the Programming
Friday
Java?
Easy. Perl? Even easier. That's the verdict from kids at Longfellow Middle
School in Berkeley, California, who are learning to program. Reporter
Katie Dean and Multimedia Producer Jeremy Barna pay a visit to one of the
top middle school computer science programs in the country.
True Confessions: Only in Person
Friday
The
Catholic Church has embraced the Internet in many ways, but some things
just can't be conducted virtually. Confession, officials say, is one of
them. By Angel Gonzalez.
The DVD Will Soon Be With You
June 21, 2001
The good news: A Star Wars movie is finally coming to
DVD. The bad news: It's The Phantom Menace. Aficionados wish
they'd have had more by now, but they're not looking a gift Wookie in the
mouth. By Andy Patrizio.
Where's The
Money?
Sign of Riches Fits To a T-Shirt
June 21, 2001
Forget the analysts and the earnings reports. Ignore Big Al. Wired
News editor Jon Rochmis predicts the economic future, and it's all there
on a T-shirt.
Women Without Businessmen
June 21, 2001
In the battle to even the playing field in technology, women need
to assert themselves. "It's not the time to be wallflowers and wimps,"
says the keynote speaker. Kendra Mayfield reports from the Women in
Technology International Summit in Santa Clara, California.
WITI Famer Thinks Small
June 21, 2001 Agilent's
Darlene Solomon, one of three women to be inducted into the Women in
Technology International Hall of Fame, is on the forefront of
nanobiotechnology. Kendra Mayfield reports from Santa Clara,
California.
She's the Sexiest Geek Alive
June 21, 2001
Here's how a college science professor won the "Sexiest Geek Alive"
contest: She sued a now-defunct dot-com for spamming her, and won. Get
that cold shower ready. Farhad Manjoo reports from San Jose,
California.
Sweet, Green Home, Chicago
June 20, 2001
Chicago, known forever as the Windy City, is finally getting the
hint: It'll use wind (and solar) power in an effort to become America's
"greenest" city. |
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