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...Just another Gen Y geek pirating music on the Net. Napster--the file-sharing system that lets people download free music--and its close kin Gnutella seem so 10 minutes ago. The recording industry has Napster on the run, with a federal lawsuit pending to shut it down for copyright violations. And now MP3.com another music-sharing service, has settled with two record companies (including Warner Music Group, a unit of this magazine's parent, Time Warner) on terms favorable to the industry (see following story...
...take a whiff of tomorrow's TV. You're unwinding with, say, a lively cooking show hosted by a hyperactive Louisianian. As you chat online with other home cooks and download a recipe (with click-to-buy ingredients list, compiled in consultation with your e-frigerator), your TV points out that your host's handsome, copper saute pan is 25% off at Williams-Sonoma. Meanwhile, as the dish comes to a tantalizing simmer--at about 6:45 p.m., just when your family of four usually gets serious about ordering takeout--the TV suggests clicking to order etouffee (and nonspicy chicken...
...starters, you should realize that as soon as a computer achieves a level of intelligence comparable to human intelligence, it will necessarily soar past it. A key advantage of nonbiological intelligence is that machines can easily share their knowledge. If I learn French, I can't readily download that learning to you. My knowledge, skills and memories are embedded in a vast pattern of neurotransmitter concentrations and interneuronal connections and cannot be quickly accessed or transmitted...
...directions, you don't really know where to click or why. But once you start, the series of strange, colorful pictures and patterns that flash before your eyes will keep you amused and intrigued. For more pointed fun, check out the minigames on shockwave.com which require a quick download of the Shockwave player. I got hooked on Water Balloon Drop, but there's also online poker, trivia games and even an Austin Powers dancing game...
According to your interesting (yet strangely scary) articles, our children will learn at home through virtual schooling. We will work at home, shop from there and no doubt download the latest movies off the Net and watch them at home. You've unwittingly predicted the force that will ultimately destroy this new high-tech society: cabin fever! ANDREA SKORENKI Calgary, Alta...