Wired: Top Stories (11 unread)
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March 4, 1890: Bridge Tech Takes a Great Leap Forth
Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Randy Alfred
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An 1890 Scottish cantilever bridge made of modern steel is hailed as a triumph of Victorian engineering, and stands today as one of the world's greatest spans.
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Hands On: GPC Mini Gives Mac Mini Run for Its Money
Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 7:00pm EST
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Everex's gPC Mini is cheaper than the Mac Mini and almost as small, but the lack of OS X or Windows makes it a hard sell.
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Wikipedia Founder Hit With Allegations of Excessive Spending
Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 6:45pm EST by Epicenter
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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has been hit with allegations that he misused his expense account at the Wikimedia foundation.
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Lightning GT: The World's First Green Supercar?
Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 6:40pm EST by Autopia
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The sexy all-electric Lightning GT is a hot, green supercar. It's clean, quick and pricey.
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Informal Conference Borrows TED's Big Ideas, Not Its Pretense
Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 6:00pm EST by Quinn Norton
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An informal, loosely organized alternative to the Technology, Entertainment and Design conference in Monterey, California was low-key -- but just as devoted to big, world-changing ideas.
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How To: Optimize A Fresh Ubuntu Installation
Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 6:00pm EST by How-To Wiki
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Making the leap to Linux? Trick out your freshly installed desktop OS with the free software programs listed in our guide. In a few steps, you'll have a machine worth leaving Windows or Mac OS X behind for.
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Babies See Pure Color, but Adults Peer Through Prism of Language
Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 6:00pm EST by Wired Science
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As humans grow older, their instinctive perception of color gives way to one mediated by the constructs of language.
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Scientists Unearth Fossils of One-Ounce Primate in Mississippi
Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 5:30pm EST by Wired Science
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Paleontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of a one-ounce primate in Mississippi, providing new information on what North America was like 55 million years ago.
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Steve Wozniak 'Disappointed' With the iPhone
Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 4:00pm EST by Epicenter
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has changed his tune on the iPhone. After raving that it's a revolutionary device, he now says he's disappointed.
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Hydrogen Sulfide May Kill Us, Bring Us Back to Life, Paleontologist Peter Ward Says
Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 3:30pm EST by Kim Zetter
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According to paleontologist Peter Ward, a massive species die-off during the Permian was caused by rising concentrations of hydrogen sulfide -- a gas that could threaten humanity, too, if global warming causes ocean currents to stop flowing.
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Inside Obama's Surging Net-Roots Campaign
Posted: March 3rd, 2008, 3:00pm EST by Sarah Lai Stirland
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Barack Obama's online campaign tools enable his supporters to get up and running quickly in the battleground states of Ohio and Texas.