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Could Swine Flu Overwhelm the Internet?
As we turn the corner on 2009 and head down the home stretch, we're also running right into the wall of flu season, which means more (legit) sick days. Instead of just moaning in bed, though, many workers are now spending their sick days ...
Typo Takes Out Internet for Swedes
Monday night, all of Sweden lost access to the Internet, thanks to a problem that arose during routine maintenance of the country's top-level domain, .se (like .com or .us in the U.S.). The root of the issue was an improperly configured script (or ...
Internet Turns 40, Celebrates With a Birthday Party
UCLA professor Leonard Kleinrock headlined a significant birthday gathering today, although some folks may dispute the reason for the celebration. The festivities commemorated the 40th anniversary of the day he and a team of researchers first ...
The Internet Changes Your Brain, Study Shows
The Internet has firmly burrowed its way into our psyches. We think in 140-character bursts. We Google our memory when we can't, for the life of us, remember the name of that guy from 'Ghost.' We meet new people and imagine a reconfiguration of our ...
Ways the Internet Could Come Crashing Down
For many (us included), living without the Internet would be akin to living without oxygen. It just can't be done. Much to our horror, there are some nefarious types out there who are constantly plotting to bring the Web crashing down, forever ...
Internet Turns 40, Faces New Challenges
It's hard to believe that just 40 years ago, the Internet was but a glimmer in the eye of researchers at UCLA. On September 2nd, 1969, Len Kleinrock and his team successfully passed test data between two giant computers via a 15-foot cable. This ...
Best Things Ruined by the Internet
The Internet has mostly made our lives better. We love Google for putting piles of information at our fingertips, and, without the Web, there would be no Switched. That being said, it's undeniable that the Internet has ruined some good things, ...
Internet Access = Increasing Stupidity?
The Internet has truly become the greatest repository of human knowledge in the history of mankind -- and that's despite the flood of smut and fluff that quite successfully overshadows educational sites such as Wikipedia. The Internet is, in fact, so ...
Wilfing: the New Internet Epidemic
Comparison shopping site Moneysupermarket recently conducted a study of 2,412 British adults and their Web surfing habits. The unbelievably ground-breaking findings? People waste a lot of time online. The study found that people spend an average of ...
Newer, Faster Cellular Internet
The brand new Samsung Blackjack, Nokia N75 and even the Treo 755p (new as of today) are already dinosaurs. Sure, their 3G (3rd generation) wireless data technology is blazing fast -- but that's when compared to other, older phone networks. 3G can ...
2038: The Year the Internet Will End?
We're sure most of you remember the Y2K bug. Because most computers only stored the date with a two digit year, the clocks struck midnight on December 31, 1999 and all hell was supposed to break loose as computers around the world suddenly thought ...
Many Americans Refusing High-Speed Internet, Study Shows
There are few things in life you just don't turn down; a second chance at redemption, a Nobel Peace Prize, and, of course, an available high-speed Internet connection. A shocking number of Americans, though, are in fact turning their backs on the ...
Double Slash in Web Addresses Are Superfluous, Says Internet Architect
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As the old saying goes, hindsight is 20-20. That's the only explanation Sir Tim Berners-Lee offers for a mistake he made while ...
MTV Searching for Internet Addicts for 'True Life' Reality Series
Forget those boot camps for Internet addicts in China. In America, we work out our problems on television. That's why MTV is searching for Internet addicts to star in a new installment of its 'True Life' series. According to urlesque, the episode ...
China's Summer Camp for Internet Addicts
Federal or state programs to help citizens deal with drug and alcohol addiction is something we're used to in the U.S. In China it's a little different. The scourge of the streets in Shanghai and Beijing is... (bum bum bum) the Internet. Over the ...
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