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NIMH Will Drop Widely Used Psychiatry Manual

My son was diagnosed in Grade School as MBD; Minimally Brain Damaged. These days we'd say it was an Autism Spectrum Disorder. He was lucky; sixty... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 6, 2013 at 6:00 PM EDT

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Has Big Data Made Anonymity Impossible?

T. B. Don't see why not; I got a card from the registrar of voters that should take care of it. (read full comment)  

Posted on May 7, 2013 at 3:34 AM EDT

The Incompleteness of the Harm Principle

Interesting discussion. Does it leave room for ethics? We do actually have to live with each other. Some things we have to tolerate in real... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 6, 2013 at 6:14 PM EDT

With E-Book Lending, Simon & Schuster Takes It Slow

I buy old and used books. I can do that; I am old enough to want my son to get them. (read full comment)  

Posted on April 25, 2013 at 11:45 AM EDT

Have You Embarrassed Yourself Online?

Yes, but that stopped when I gave up being ashamed. (read full comment)  

Posted on April 25, 2013 at 10:50 AM EDT

Nano-scale Optical Antennas Could Have a Big Impact

Aren't labs already working on nanoscale Vivaldi antennas for this purpose? (read full comment)  

Posted on April 25, 2013 at 2:58 AM EDT

A Simple Way to Turn Any LCD into a Touch Screen

One risk here is that relatively low levels of actual radio transmissions can move the cursor around on the screen, which could have unfortunate... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 25, 2013 at 2:56 AM EDT

LED Lights to Cut 60-Watt Bulb to Five Watts

Deployment will require manufacturers to make the switch-mode power converters quiet enough at RF frequencies to not interfere with radio reception... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 13, 2013 at 5:08 AM EDT

A Startup’s Nanowire Ink Lifts Solar Cell Efficiency

It's known that structures can guide an EM wave, even insulators (look up "rod waveguide").  Radio engineers and Amateur Radio operators know that... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 10, 2013 at 12:49 PM EDT

Can Barnes & Noble Save the Book?

Nooks, Books and bookstores. Sounds like a love triangle, doesn't it? One buys books at a bookstore, but that is not the only reason to go there;... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 3, 2013 at 5:46 PM EDT

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