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Casimir effect
Take two plates. Bring them very close in a vacuum. They will attract. The Casimir Effect (free subscription required).
News today
Today, we will know if Napster will survive or die. We will also know what our genes are made of. Speaking of genes, biotech reports are the hottest selling at MultexInvestor.
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Eric has updated The Cathedral & the Bazaar
Paid auctions working
Yahoo’s auction listings fell 82% when they started charging for auctions. But the sales apparantly is steady, and quality of listings is going up. Amazon may follow suit. Looks like the pay-model is the one that will survive on the Net.
Ray tracing contest
Fantastic images at the Internet Ray Tracing Contest and at POVRay.
Voice messaging
In Delhi & Mumbai, you can send voice messages, and soon (hopefully) use the telephone to access e-mail. Through Indivoice. They have a long way to go, though, to get on par with Yahoo! by Phone.
NASSCOM 2001
NASSCOM 2001 is on.
X-Drive layoffs
Fucked company reports that X-Drive.com is likely to lay off people. Given their accuracy, I’d recommend anyone having files on X-Drive make backups in the near future.