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...virtual limb? The possibilities range from the mundane to the otherworldly. In the virtual realm, these appendages would dispense with the bulky technology of conventional haptics and allow Web shoppers to squeeze a peach online to see if it's ripe. Video conferences and chats might start with actual handshakes. And of course, there's sex. Consenting adults could use the technology to engage in far more intimate embraces and manipulations. In the realm of robotics, devices could be sent to dangerous or inhospitable climes, like deep-sea thermal vents or the craters of active volcanos...
...Bernie Baumohl: Don't place too much importance on the fact that unemployment statistically went back down in May - a lot of that has to do with the fact the actual labor force - the proportion of the population 16 years of age and older who are either working or looking for work - shrank by nearly 500,000 people last month. The trend in the unemployment rate is still up since September's 3.9 percent, and this doesn't exactly reverse that...
...stock, but it's holding up very well in the midst of really tough conditions, and that's what great companies do. For photonic components, we still like Corning. That's going to be a great fiber-optic franchise, particularly because they make a lot of money selling the actual fiber, and one of their chief competitors, Lucent Technologies, is really a mess right now. On the semiconductor side, we've long been fans of PMC-Sierra and Vitesse. On the software side, in addition to liking Veritas, we're also big fans of BEA Systems...
...behalf but collectively they build a network capable of reacting to changes in the system's environment (for instance, the stock market, where you might have lost money yesterday because thousands of individuals, acting independently and spontaneously, sold a stock you also own). Agents may be actual critters--ants are a favorite for scientists--DNA molecules or the units that make up a company's supply chain...
...always; a relatively new statute makes espionage a capital crime if the actual act results in someone?s death. And the government charges against Hanssen mentions two KGB agents who had turned and were working for the U.S. - Hanssen apparently revealed their identities, and they were executed...