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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 152

I remember growing up playing the board game Monopoly. It was as much a psychological experiment with family and friends as it was a game. The analysis started when the tokens were chosen. Battleship – cutthroat. Boot – grudge. Car &ndash…
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 151

I am sure you remember the old trick question that your science teacher gave you at some stage during your high school education. Which has more mass – a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of lead? Along those same lines, which is of more value…
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Who is Doing the Dishes by Mathew Dickerson

We have a medical mystery that has stumped our family physician; Our children all seem to be afflicted with this recurring condition. We have tried different foods as recommended by our dietician; And consulted a French professor – the world&rs…
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Y2k Bug? Y2Worry?

For a condensed version of this article, see:  Y2k Bug? Y2Worry? Condensed. Take a moment to cast your mind back to the late nineties. We were obsessed with news about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky and the impeachment trial in the US Senate. …
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 150

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…my taxi! We haven’t noticed any people from Krypton flying around our skies but we are certainly closer to the world depicted in The Jetsons, the animated sitcom that…
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 149

iTunes is dead! Long live iTunes. Apple recently made the announcement that they are killing off iTunes. Oh no! What will happen to all my downloaded music? What about the songs I copied from CDs onto iTunes? My playlists!!! Firstly, we should look a…
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