Psychologist David Levine is a dedicated collector of Apple-branded goods. He’s also the kind of Mac devotee who buys extra computers just to support Apple. Levine has spent a couple of thousand dollars in the last few years on Apple-branded key chains, luggage tags, pins, watches and posters.
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A Challenge to Science and Nature
Only a handful of prestigious journals dominate the world of scholarly publishing. But only those who can afford to pay hefty subscription fees can gain access to research published in these journals. That may soon change.
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A Bad Year for Privacy
Long before planes slammed into the World Trade Center and anthraxed mail snarled Capitol Hill, privacy mavens had worried that a terrorist attack would spur Congress to approve invasive new laws.
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The Law Is Going After Spam
Spam and Internet fraud — the twin plagues of the information age — are getting stepped-up attention from federal and state agencies that say more joint effort from law enforcement groups is needed to curb the scourge that is online swindling.
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Do OS Vendors Sell Lemons?
Government Web intrusions mainly occur because vendors sell systems with security holes, a researcher told a federal advisory panel on Thursday. Alan Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute, presented his findings to a National Institute of Standards and Technology body that was meeting to discuss minimum cybersecurity standards for the U.S. government.
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Can WINE Ferment Move to Linux?
Despite its continuing success as a server operating system, Linux has yet to loosen Microsoft’s stranglehold on the desktop. Linux’s lack of productivity applications and complex user interface has prevented it from becoming a viable Windows alternative for all but the technically inclined.
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