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...shareware” (“blightware” is more like it), has spawned a culture of what specialists (me) call “e-donism.” The e-donist downloads indiscriminately, with multiple and anonymous partners, sometimes for a two-minute quickie with a basic screensaver program, sometimes for an extended fling with one of the well-endowed Internet browser conglomerates. And for what? That fleeting moment of recreation which quickly dissolves into years of blinking icons and burning regret...
...these days Christensen is working hard to secure a place for Microsoft software on those same smart phones - mobiles that can double as personal organizers, send and receive e-mail, and do basic Web surfing...
...harbors terrorists—a warning modeled on that given by Bush to the Taliban in his speech before Congress. In the days since, Israel has invaded a number of West Bank cities in its search for militants. We believe that Israel’s actions must adhere to basic principles of human rights and must respect the safety and property of civilians not involved in terrorism. Nevertheless, Israel has as much right as the United States to protect its citizens from terror...
...chem textbook—15 percent: There I was, one of the lemmings, with my pipet dripping toxic “substances” and the frustrated members of my study group explaining why my problem set answers weren’t only wrong, but also defied the basic principles that define life…again...
Hyman said he believes that even non-science concentrators need more basic scientific awareness—an initiative that he plans to join Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles in addressing...