September 23, 2003
Wired News: Termites Inspire Paper Pusher.
Such biologically inspired science is all the rage among the research community. Biomimetics takes ideas from nature and implements them in other areas. PARC, IBM Research, Bell Labs and many others are using biomimetic techniques to create the next generation of software, bioengineered devices and materials.
News.Com: Jury convicts man in DMCA case.
The Los Angeles jury found 38-year-old Thomas Michael Whitehead guilty on Friday of selling hardware that could access DirecTV satellite broadcasts without paying for them, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles.
NY Times: A Complaint Box Turns Frustration Into Fun.
The outpouring of hotel horror stories led him to create This Is Broken (www.thisisbroken.com), a forum where consumers can air their gripes about everything from hidden hotel costs to baffling error messages to bad road signs.
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