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...increased access, much of it by way of the internet, continues to erode the walls of decorum between students and faculty, some professors across the nation are calling for more defensive driving on the information superhighway. But Harvard professors say that for the most part, their students have been obeying the rules of the road. Professor of Psychology Richard J. McNally said that while he’d “heard stories about [professors] being bombarded with e-mail,” he hadn’t dealt with inappropriate messages. “I have, for the most...
...broken clock is right twice a day. Our testosterone-soaked brains have done this world some good over the years, and I have no doubt that this will continue. Who do you think invented the internet? Some guy whose testosterone-soaked brain drove him to create the information superhighway so that he could instantly access girls and football scores. Eric A. Kester ’08 is an anthropology concentrator in Winthrop House. His column appears on alternate Thursdays...
...Panasonic 3DO Multiplayer. If you think you've seen graphics, wait till you | check out the jaw-dropping visuals offered by this interactive system, which is bidding to be one of the main vehicles on the data superhighway. With its CD-quality sound and 32-bit processor, the Multiplayer is the most powerful video-game system yet. Designed by Silicon Valley start-up 3DO and made by Panasonic, the $700 device is being backed by AT&T, Time Warner...
...sites, I-Neighbors org and MeetTheNeighbors org want to use the Internet not as an on-ramp to the information superhighway but as a way to help you learn a little more about your street. Launched by M.I.T. professor Keith Hampton, INeighbors.org allows users to create a home page for their community that others can access by registering. Members advise one another about local services such as the best plumbers or baby sitters or spread the word about changes in local government. By registering for MeetTheNeighbors.org a site run by Jared Nissim, a New York City--based Web entrepreneur...
...glimpse of the wealth gap, travel 400 km from prosperous Tokyo to the Shimane prefecture town of Ohda, a listless burg struggling to support its aging population of 33,000. Along an incongruously wide, modern superhighway linking Ohda with the nearest train station, the only signs of economic activity are abandoned construction sites. Shimane is one of the poorest and least populated regions in Japan and has no industry to speak of save public-works projects; one out of eight residents is tied to the construction industry. But because of fiscal austerity measures implemented by the Shimane prefectural government, even...