Tuesday, March 14, 2006

The Physics of Friendship

Well, well, maybe love isn't serendiptious, but is predicatable. Don't have time to discuss this now, but I will return to this topic this weekend when I'll be working from poolside in Florida on Spring Break. The diagrams themselves are very interesting to contemplate.


The Physics of Friendship from PhysOrg.com

By comparing people to mobile particles randomly bouncing off each other, scientists have developed a new model for social networks. The model fits with empirical data to naturally reproduce the community structure, clustering and evolution of general acquaintances and even sexual contacts.
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ScanR Turns Cell Phone Pics Into Usable Documents

ScanR Turns Cell Phone Pics Into Usable Documents

Friday, March 10, 2006

Phonecams egg fighting teens on.

The Mercury - News - 03/09/2006 - Police: Fight fueled by students: "Police said the fight might have been fueled by some other students as several teens, including those from neighboring municipalities, showed up with video cameras or cell phone cameras to document the incident, police said."

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Internet harassment roils S. Korea

Slander suits brought against Internet gossips. "Dog poo" girl case follow-up. How CyWorld monitors malicious speech.Internet harassment roils S. Korea