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Where Is The Wiretap Archive?
cfusion asks: "Veterans of the Internet should remember the Wiretap Electronic Text Archive, at one point hosted by wiretap.spies.com and later by wiretap.area.com. It was a gopher/Web site that covered EVERYTHING under the sun, a digital library of sorts, with incredibly rich content. (A quick search of Yahoo for "Wiretap" will reveal the breadth and depth of their archives - everything from U.S. historical documents to texts about UFOs) Anyway, I recently went back to ">wiretap.area.com and found a message saying "No, we don't know where it went." It's gone. My question is really threefold: Where did it go and why? Are there any other Internet-based libraries that host as large a wealth of textual content? Couldn't someone write to the former curator of the site and offer to host it on their own site? Then turn it into a collaborative effort that maintains the sharpest digital library online. Perhaps my question is not so much about Wiretap, but about digital libraries in general. Although I do want to know where Wiretap went, and why someone else can't host it." This is a cool concept. Hopefully it, or something like it, will turn up again on the Net. Update: 04/25 8:45 by J : "It's back up for good," says its maintainer. Hooray! http://wiretap.area.com/ -
Why Bubbles in Guinness Fall
ts4z writes "Reuters reports: 'Australian scientists say they have answered a question that has plagued and entertained drinkers for generations -- why do the bubbles in a glass of Guinness appear to be falling to the bottom?' I found the full story on Yahoo. Explains my endless facination with the stuff. " Hah! Beer and science working together. It's beautiful. -
Steal Cars With a PalmPilot?
Joe Peden writes "Found this in New Scientist. A new(?) use for the PalmPilot's IR port. Disable car locks and alarms. Works in the UK, anyway." And you thought using your Palm III to change channels on your TV was cool. Finally I know the real reason I drive a p.o.s. -
Wearable Linux Computer
area wrote in to send us a link to a new wearable linux box. This one looks pretty good. It's called the Mobile Assistant IV and its from Xybernaut. It's the first one that doesn't look underpowered, and it has quite a few display options, as well as voice input. No price tag yet. I'd definately take one, but I probably say that about every piece of linux capable hardware ;)