Yearly Archives: 2005

Penn Jillette goes way beyond mere atheism. NPR: There is No God

Posted on 11/21/2005 by Dylan Tweney | Comments Off

Meditation grows your brain.

Posted on 11/11/2005 by Dylan Tweney

Buddhist Tradition Thickens Parts of the Brain Brain imaging of regular working folks who meditate regularly revealed increased thickness in cortical regions related to sensory, auditory and visual perception, as well as internal perception — the automatic monitoring of heart … Continue reading →

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Esperanto for toasters.

Posted on 11/11/2005 by Dylan Tweney

My latest story for Technology Review (on their brand spankin’ new web site, which is about 30 times faster than the old one): Esperanto for Toasters The ZigBee wireless standard could teach a common language to your lights, appliances, doors, … Continue reading →

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Esperanto for Toasters

Posted on 11/10/2005 by Dylan Tweney

In the not-too-distant future, your cell phone might become the key to your home. By transmitting a signal to a sensor, your phone will announce your arrival and the front door will unlock. And that’s just the first step. Transmitters … Continue reading →

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Malevolent design.

Posted on 11/6/2005 by Dylan Tweney

Sure, intelligent design is bad science, because its central propositions can’t be tested — more precisely, there is no test that could show them to be false. But doesn’t it give you an extra frisson of schadenfreude to know that … Continue reading →

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I rided a bike to school.

Posted on 11/2/2005 by Dylan Tweney

by Clara (transcribed, and annotated, by a teacher at preschool) Once upon a time I rided a bike to school. Cause it is hard to get to school on the freeway cause there is traffic. Traffic is so you can’t … Continue reading →

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Mobile Film School

Posted on 11/2/2005 by Dylan Tweney

Link: Mobile Film School Link broken? Try the Wayback Machine.

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Palm Today, Gone Tomorrow

Posted on 11/1/2005 by Dylan Tweney

Palm lovers, get out your hankies. Thisstory is a real tearjerker. The company that single-handedly createdthe personal digital assistant with the Pilot 1000in 1996 is at a crossroads. Down one path liesWindows. Down the other path: stagnation,decay, and perhaps death. … Continue reading →

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I’m a Robot!

Posted on 10/31/2005 by Dylan Tweney

Here’s Clara’s outstanding robot costume, manufactured with a case of Pacifico and a box of Annie’s Mac and Cheese, plus some silver spray paint, a bit of flexible dryer conduit, a Sharpie, and plenty of duct tape — assembled entirely … Continue reading →

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Penny wise and pound foolish is waiting a couple of days so you can get your 1.57% discount on Amazon for using A9 — and in the meantime, the price of the thing you wanted to buy goes up by … Continue reading →

Posted on 10/24/2005 by Dylan Tweney | Comments Off