Category: Technology

While those of you rockin’ the 3G iPhone (I’m still rolling with my original 4GB non-3G iPhone) have been able to enjoy GPS and all that snazziness, you are probably out of luck when it comes to finding your way in Egypt.

According to reports in the New York Times and the Telegraph , 3G iPho [From Apple removes GPS functionality from Egyptian iPhones | iPhone Central | Macworld]

Brain-Enhancing Drugs: Legalize ‘Em, Scientists Say
By Brandon Keim December 10, 2008 | 4:09:39 PMCategories: Medical Ethics, Medicine & Medical Procedures, Mental Health   

If drugs can safely give your brain a boost, why not take them? And if you don’t want to, why stop others? In an era when attention-disorder drugs are regularly — and illegally — being used for off-label purposes by people seeking a better grade or year-end job review, these are timely ethical questions. The latest answer comes from Nature, where seven prominent ethicists and neuroscientists recently published a paper entitled, “Towards a responsible use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by the healthy.” In short: Legalize ’em. “Mentally competent adults,” they write, “should be able to engage in cognitive enhancement using drugs.” Roughly seven percent of all college students, and up to 20 percent of scientists, ha [From Brain-Enhancing Drugs: Legalize ‘Em, Scientists Say | Wired Science from Wired.com]

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istened to: Two Sides Of The Same Face from the album “Music For BBC2 Documentaries” by Brian Aspro

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Google announced late Monday that it’s teaming up with a slew of publishers to give old magazines new life—by bringing them online.

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Listened to: Plotzlich (Eine Klein Durchfall Musik) from the album “Music For BBC2 Documentaries” by Brian Aspro

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Listened to: Piece 6 from the album “15 Electronic Pieces” by Gunter Adler

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Listened to: Space Team from the album “Cosmos 2043” by Bernard Fevre

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