Lizards Use Third Eye to Steer by the Sun: "Light-sensitive cells on the tops of lizards' heads function as a sun-detecting compass. Make the lizards' third eye blind and they can't find their way around.
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The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple Is Just Fine: "It's just the latest triumph of what might be called Good Enough tech. Cheap, fast, simple tools are suddenly everywhere. We get our breaking news from blogs, we make spotty long-distance calls on Skype, we watch video on small computer screens rather than TVs, and more and more of us are carrying around dinky, low-power netbook computers that are just good enough to meet our surfing and emailing needs. The low end has never been riding higher."
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Britain To Put CCTV Cameras Inside Private Homes: "As an ex-Brit, I’m well aware of the authorities’ love of surveillance and snooping, but even I, a pessimistic cynic, am amazed by the governments latest plan: to install Orwell’s telescreens in 20,000 homes.
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