We at MagPortal.com would like to wish our readers a happy
holiday season!
Now, on to our roundup of the most interesting magazine
articles of the past week.
---Science & Technology---
Technology Review describes ten losing technologies that
were actually superior to the winners.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42542
Popular Mechanics reports that as NASA undertakes more
dangerous missions, it will rely upon untested and extreme
emergency maneuvers.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42874
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42874
A Wired article profiles the most powerful supercomputers in
the world. "Big iron" is definitely not a thing of the
past.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42598
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42598
An Atlantic Monthly article goes behind the scenes in the
processed food flavor industry.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=43001
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=43001
Red Herring talks to digital pioneer David Gelernter about
the future of computing and the low quality of current
commercial software.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=43168
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=43168
---Social Issues---
A Wired writer visits the biannual Council on Ideas, where
five major thinkers, convened by philanthropist/former
Monkee Michael Nesmith, gather to identify the world's
biggest problems.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42518
An Asiaweek article profiles a Cambodian garment factory
worker who fears anti-sweatshop campaigns will force her
back into prostitution.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42827
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42827
Far Eastern Economic Review reports on the politically
ignored TB epidemic that currently infects 40% of China's
population.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42656
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42656
---U.S. Politics---
TIME interviews its "Person of the Year", George W. Bush.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=43028
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=43028
Salon analyzes Gore and Bush's concession and acceptance
speeches.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42684
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42684
A U.S. News article maps the perilous road ahead of George
W. Bush in the next few years.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42904
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42904
Far Eastern Economic Review describes the foreign policy
issues in Asia that will face the Bush administration.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42648
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42648
Wired runs a "debriefing" interview with Bill Clinton, the
first president of the Internet age.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42601
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42601
As Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan retires, so goes the
greatest force behind American public architecture,
Metropolis explains.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42462
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42462
---U.S. Business---
In Business 2.0, the former president of Priceline's defunct
Webhouse Club recounts the lessons he learned there.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=43200
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=43200
Fortune chronicles the long and highly secretive process of
choosing Jack Welch's successor as CEO of GE.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=43409
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=43409
An Industry Standard article discusses the political side of
antitrust enforcement and frames President-elect Bush's
situation with AOL-Time Warner and Microsoft.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42981
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42981
A Red Herring article reports on the U.S. Navy's high-tech
buildup.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=43259
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=43259
A Salon article lobbies for Apple to adopt AMD's Athlon
processor and focus on making Macs the most compatible
computers available.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=43405
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=43405
According to Industry Standard, when laid-off Net workers
are denied severance pay, many resort to theft.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42990
---World Business---
Far Eastern Economic Review reports that as the US's economy
slows, export-reliant Asian economies will be hit hard.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42637
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42637
---Sports---
Sports Illustrated reports on allegations of illegal doping
against Lance Armstrong's cycling team, and the champion's
suspicious response.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42686
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42686
---Education---
Salon interviews admissions officers at top-rated colleges,
who say applicants are too pressured and in danger of
burnout.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42810
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42810
---Entertainment---
The Atlantic Monthly reviews the new Ken Burns documentary,
"Jazz".
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42951
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42951
Red Herring examines the all-out assault that the gaming
industry, led by Sony, is staging on the entertainment
market.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=43245
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=43245
---Financial Issues---
TIME has an article about the process of retiring to a
foreign country.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42493
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42493
Kiplinger's predicts that sanity may return to the housing
market in 2001.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42663
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42663
---The Internet---
In Technology Review, a cultural theorist asserts that
teenagers are better off now, thanks to the Internet.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42434
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42434
An article in Computer User predicts that within 4 years,
Linux will be the dominant e-business operating system.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=42768
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=42768
PC World reviews a range of broadband routers for networking
multiple computers in your home or small office to always-on
Internet access.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=43360
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=43360
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