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BBC NEWS | Technology | Call to regulate the net rejected
The internet should not be used as a scapegoat for society’s ills, said Vint Cerf, Google’s net evangelist and a founding father of the network.
(tags: “ITGS-Politics” Internet censorship)

BBC NEWS | Business | Nokia launches web music service
Mobile phone maker Nokia has launched a music and [...]

Estonia pulls off nationwide Net voting | CNET News.com
“A tiny Baltic nation last week became what appears to be the first country to open its local elections to Internet voting on a nationwide level–although only about 1 percent of the votes were cast online.”
(tags: evoting “ITGS-Politics”)

Myriad of errors mar UK e-voting trials - Engadget
“Right on [...]

Does the Internet Really Increase your Productivity?
This article includes notes on keeping a zero inbox and surfing with purpose using RSS feeds.
(tags: gtd Internet)

» The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains
“…let’s review some good lifestyle options we can follow to maintain, and improve, our vibrant brains.”
(tags: education [...]

Chinese Seek to Buy a U.S. Maker of Disk Drives - New York Times
“A Chinese technology company has expressed interest in buying a maker of computer disk drives in the United States, raising concerns among American government officials about the risks to national security in transferring high technology to China.”
(tags: China technology)

BBC NEWS | World [...]

Shanghaiist: Henan school trains child prodigies that can memorise their textbooks backwards
‘Throughout the school and around classrooms, one sees banners such as “China’s first school that teaches education of the total brain”‘
(tags: China education)

Inside IT: How fake software scooped 16 awards | Technology | The Guardian
‘”The obvious explanation,” says Brice, “is that some download sites [...]

Condense Your Day With the Life-Hacking FAQK
“You may have heard of something called “life hacking.” This may have disoriented and frightened you, just like that soda they used to make with little balls of tapioca floating in it. That’s OK — we’re here to clear up your blemished psyche with a gener
(tags: GTD)

A Glimpse of [...]

BBC NEWS | Technology | Wi-fi signals big change for mobiles
“For Truphone and the other four firms that have a licence to offer mobile calls via wi-fi in the UK, that growth means that they do not have the job of building and paying for a national network to carry their calls.”
(tags: “ITGS-Business”)

BBC NEWS | [...]

Own Your Own English Soccer Team: MyFootballClub
“UK based MyFootballClub is aiming to take the power of collaborative social membership to the world of English soccer by purchasing a professional English soccer team using user contributions.”
(tags: “ITGS-Entertainment”)

myboyfriendisatwat.com
“This blog is mainly rants about my household, which has been described by a friend as a mixture of ‘The [...]

How do you unlock a cellphone ready to use with a local sim card in China?

I am writing this post in response to a new colleague who asked me this question at the end of last week. She has just arrived in Shanghai and wants to use a cellphone, which she brought with her from [...]

Eating with chopsticks can be tricky for those of us who first picked them up quite late in life. Even though we’ve been using them for a while, our frequent spillages suggest that we need to refine our chopstick wielding skills. Success in this endeavour will generate the same level of praise hitherto reserved for [...]