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...quite a sight. Last week at the post-doctoral science fair that is Microsoft's annual TechFest, Bill Gates was standing with his hands in his pockets, stomping his feet on the floor, staring at the image of the contents of an Outlook email inbox folder projected on the wall. But this was no temper tantrum about spam or inadvertently lost messages. Gates was trying out a demo that lets people do multi-limbed multitasking...
...device dubbed Step Mail is an electronic hopscotch-like floor pad by which users who have their hands full with other tasks at their desks can control their email with their feet. As an audience of assistants, members of the research team and star-struck employees watched, Gates, clad in a maroon crew neck sweater and khaki colored trousers, tried out the gizmo. Standing on the dance pad, he stomped on the down arrow and watched the cursor move down the list. His right loafer hopped on the right arrow until it moved up to the delete function marked...
...than 10 million users, he says. Microsoft's goal is to attract 200 million. If collaboration between research and the business side can keep producing that kind of growth at Microsoft, Bill Gates will most certainly have a lot of reasons to stomp his feet and dance on the floor, whether or not StepMail eventually makes it to market...
...have since lost in edge and youth they have gained in confidence.Despite their change in sound, the Strokes pulled their tried-and-tested tricks out of the hat on Saturday. The precise, driving bass lines of Nikolai Fraiture on bass and Fabrizio Moretti behind a raised drumset got the floor pounding. The two guitarists’ now-infamous interlocking parts sounded better live than on record: Albert Hammond Jr. laid down the rhythmic chords while effortlessly cool, waif-thin Nick Valensi fashioned melodic arpeggios on top.Throughout the concert, the band led the emotions of the audience up and down. Casablancas...
House: Eliot Concentration: Applied Math Hometown: Beijing Ideal Date: Great food and even better conversation. Best way for a guy to get your attention: Playing a sport intensely. Where to find you on a Saturday night: Dance floor of a party. First thing you notice about a guy: His smile. Freshman boys or senior men?: Whichever is more mature. Your best pick-up line: Wanna plot some curves? Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: No English, tee hee hee. Favorite childhood toy: A kaleidoscope. Sexiest physical trait: My cheekbones. Favorite part about Harvard: Sorry, what happens...