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Curing “sender’s remorse” with self-destructing e-mail

Published on July 24, 2007 in The Internet. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Ever wish you could reach out into someone else’s inbox and snag back a message you regret sending? A new e-mail service gives users the ability to do just that, complete with racking options and self-destruct.

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Are you in awe of this universe?

Published on July 2, 2007 in Inspirational & Insightful and Opinion, Commentary & Reviews. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Are there moments when you feel so lucky to be in this universe? Does a movie about space exploration or a demonstration of a new technology put you in awe of what is possible?

Do you love science and technology? I have discovered this amazing site called TED.

Every year there is a conference in Monterey,California. Famous speakers are invited to give talks on a range of issues mostly related to science, exploration, design and technology. These lectures are on the web for all to see.

I’ve just spent the last couple of hours seeing some of these video. I have goose pimples all over my body. I’ve been totally blown away at human ingenuity, creativity and goodness.

These videos are absolutely inspirational. They have just cemented my decision to be in academics. I think all academics, intrepid explorers and entrepreneurs are similar: we are at the frontiers of knowledge. We want to invent, create, understand, explore, and learn about things that did not exist before.

Hats off to TED for making these videos freely distributable and available for all to see. Go here for a direct link to all the videos.

To get a flavour, I recommend this video to get started out