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Quick Hits — May 22, 2007

May 22nd, 2007

Quick Hits is a harsh mistress, but I can ignore her no longer. Special Edition! When the bizarre meets the sublime, plus some scary stuff.

• Gen Y Reads More Print, Not Less, than Older Counterparts. Damn kids, quit hogging my magazines.
• Speaking of magazines: Islamic extremists say Web as vital to them as AK-47. But can you field-strip it?
• Speaking of field-stripping, it’s Ron Jeremy for President! This’ll get a rise out of the political system.
• On a related note: A Meticulous Data Trail May Have Saved ‘D.C. Madam’. Back up those hard drives! And then back ‘em up again…and again…and again….
• Study: Banner Ads Trigger Warm, Fuzzy Feelings.
• Just like the lolcats phenomenon — 2 much Internets indeed. “If cheezburger’s plan unfolds successfully, we’ll soon have a site that combines cute animals plus caption-writing plus a voting competition. That should be just about unstoppable.” Where’s that damn robot army when you need it?
• Ah! The military borrowed it. Bots on The Ground: In the Field of Battle (Or Even Above It), Robots Are a Soldier’s Best Friend. Suggested by a loyal reader (thanks, dad!).
• E-Stonia Under Attack. Real robot warfare breaks out — “And if you thought that terrorists headquartered in ungovernable bits of the undeveloped world were our worst problem, think again.”
• For instance, Global web censorship on the rise.
• Don’t worry, here are some Democratic and Republican presidential candidates who just might save us all (before you scoff, think: how many brains would a zombie Ronald Reagan REALLY need to eat to survive?)
• DEFINITELY one hit too many: NASA analysis of asteroid risk deeply flawed, critics say. WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! Don’t forget to find the dimensions of the crater you might one day call home — it’ll help when you’re sizing the drapes.

– cpd

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