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Tech Donations: Microsoft Loves Clinton; Google, Yahoo Go for Obama
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Threat Level
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Microsoft employees support Hillary Clinton with their bucks, while Google and Yahoo staffers back Barack Obama with their cash, according to recently updated 2007 filings with the Federal Election Commission.
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Lore Sjoberg's Alt Text: A Molecular Gastronomy FAQK
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Lore Sjöberg
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It might just might be the next cooking fad, mega-trend, foodie trip. It's meta-cuisine. How about a picture of sushi that tastes like sushi? Or a scented fork to accompany the latest confection? Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.
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Feb. 6, 1958: Size Matters, Especially in Electronics
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Tony Long
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Texas Instruments files the first patent request for an integrated circuit. Electronics is about to be revolutionized.
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Super Tuesday: A Voter's Guide to Election Coverage on the Web
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 5:00pm EST by Threat Level
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Wired tracks down the best links -- the ones that let you follow the primaries.
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Darpa Nabs Big Bucks for Mach 6 Planes, Giant Blimps, Next-Gen Networks
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 4:30pm EST by Danger Room
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Darpa, the Pentagon's mad science division, got a $324 million boost in the Defense Department's new budget -- a 10 percent increase. Which means lots more cash for giant blimps, next-gen wireless networks, Mach 6 planes, shape-shifting drones, and improvised bomb-beaters.
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The Bioethics of a Three-Parent Embryo
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 4:25pm EST by Wired Science
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The announcement that British scientists have created an embryo containing the DNA of three people has bioethicists scratching their heads.
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In an Internet First, Americans Abroad Cast E-Votes in Democratic Primary
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 4:00pm EST by Nicole Martinelli
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Expats form a 51st state in this year's Democratic National Convention, though security concerns over the web-based voting platform abound.
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Buy Big or Don't Bother: Five Tiny Gadgets That Suck
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 3:45pm EST by Gadget Lab
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With gadgets, smaller is generally better -- with a few exceptions. Wired lists five gadgets for which manufacturers' mania for extreme miniaturization is actually a liability.
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FCC's Spectrum Auction Approaches $20 Billion in Bids
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 2:15pm EST by Epicenter
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Since its 700-MHz auction began on Jan. 24, the FCC has raised more than $18.8 billion. That well surpasses the agency's own early estimates of attracting between $10-15 billion.
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Review: THX Razer Mako Advanced Desktop Speakers Bring the Sonic Ruckus
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 2:00pm EST by Gadget Lab
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THX Razer Mako speakers produce unusually good sound, and manage to look great in the process.
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Being Fat Is More Cost-Effective, Medically Speaking
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 11:40am EST by Associated Press
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Applying logic that only a bean counter could love, a Dutch study concludes that fat people put less of a strain, not more, on the health-care system because they die sooner.
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Study: More Web Surfing Dulls Concern for Environment
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 11:00am EST by Associated Press
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The more time people spend surfing the web and watching TV, the less time they spend in nature. And that loss of contact eventually lessens their interest in protecting the natural environment, a new study claims.
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DNA Fiddling in Human Embryos Raises Ethical Concerns
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 10:50am EST by Associated Press
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British scientists who have created human embryos containing the DNA of not two, but three, people deny they are doing any gene altering. The point is to identify potential health risks and remove them, they say.
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Apple Boosts Power, Price of High-End iPhone, iPod Touch
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 10:30am EST by Associated Press
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Apple doubles the memory of its Touch lineup, then reaches out and touches the customer for an extra hundred bills on both.
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Most Dangerous Object in the Office: The CO2-Fueled Twister 325 Air Cannon
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Eva Kokopeli
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This almighty air cannon let us shoot just about anything from its barrel, wreaking havoc to the Wired office and staff.
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Beijing's Skywalk-Linked Megacomplex a City Within a City
Posted: February 5th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Cliff Kuang
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A massive compound of interconnected towers will make it possible to live, shop and play in a clean, green, climate-controlled haven amidst the city's pollution and extreme temperatures.