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MIT explains why bad habits are hard to break

October 19, 2005 Why do you get excited when you see a coffee mug after years of going without coffee? Because your neurons remember. TAGS: cue, habit, rat, maze, reward, pattern, behavior, brain, activity

Helmet-cams help police crack down on crime

November 21, 2006 Lights, minicam, misbehavior! London police say they'll use digital images in legal proceedings against offenders. TAGS: police, officer, London, digital image, behavior, camera

Tool Adds Behaviors to VRML Apps

December 15, 1995 At the VRML '95 trade show in San Diego today, Dimension X released Liquid Reality for public licensing. TAGS: VRML, San Diego, Java, behavior, 3D

IBM computing algorithm thinks like an animal

March 23, 2005 IBM developed a computer that can beat a chess master. Now it's coined research that may let a machine outfox a badger. TAGS: Jeff Hawkins, pattern recognition, brain, IBM Corp., behavior, animal, paper

Inflicting pain on 'griefers'

December 13, 2004 Online-game companies seek new ways to confront antisocial players who drive customers away. Images: Grief-free games TAGS: game company, online game, EverQuest, The Sims, behavior, research company, Electronic Arts Inc., games

Virtual epidemics may hold scientific promise

October 13, 2005 Some see the recent plague that ran amok in the online game "World of Warcraft" as a valuable tool for examining how a real pandemic might behave. Images: Deadly virtual outbreak TAGS: disease, plague, World of Warcraft, epidemic, behavior, Vivendi Universal, virtual worlds, online game

MIT group develops 'mind-reading' device

April 4, 2006 Three researchers have developed a device that alerts wearers to the emotional states of others. TAGS: state, conversation, behavior, researcher, camera

Does hyperthreading hurt server performance?

November 21, 2005 Some in the IT industry are complaining that Intel's chip technology causes server performance problems. TAGS: HyperThreading, server performance, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft SQL Server, terminal server, cache memory, Intel, server, behavior, motherboard

Symantec buys antiphishing firm WholeSecurity

September 22, 2005 Acquisition brings Symantec new technology to fight online scams and detect malicious code attacks. TAGS: Symantec Corp., phishing, malicious code, behavior, acquisition, eBay Inc., security

Who governs virtual worlds?

December 2, 2006 Experts gather to discuss the practicalities and problems of trying to govern behavior in spaces like World of Warcraft. TAGS: governance, virtual worlds, publisher, professor, goods, fraud, law, World of Warcraft, expert, behavior, games

Why Google's still searching

June 22, 2006 Google wants to foster a more personalized search experience, but it's going down the wrong path, says ChoiceStream CEO Steve Johnson. TAGS: personalized search, search engine, intent, search result, preference, behavior, Google Inc., history

Phony kids, virtual sex

April 12, 2006 Makers of the online world "Second Life" grapple with adults pretending to be sexually active children. TAGS: Second Life, virtual worlds, behavior, children, law, child, activity, vice president, forum

Future of the environment is in the smart cards

August 3, 2006 U.K. firm Design Stream envisions a smart card that would let people keep track of their ecological behavior. TAGS: smart card, energy, environment, impact, behavior, credit card, card, U.K., person, idea

Adult site's legal battle could aid Web hosting services

March 30, 2007 Decision in the Perfect 10 case is likely to shield Web hosting services from being sued in state courts for the actions of their users. TAGS: online service provider, Web hosting, Communications Decency Act, service provider, law, DMCA, behavior, attorney, opinion, Google Inc.

Software makers send out network patrols

June 10, 2005 Symantec launches new intrusion prevention software, as rival McAfee adds Linux support to its own corporate product. TAGS: Entercept Security Technologies, intrusion prevention, Symantec Corp., Sun Solaris, McAfee Inc., behavior, software company, Linux, server, antivirus, security, Microsoft Windows

Handhelds help turn kids into marine biologists

May 10, 2007 Hawaiian fourth-graders use wireless devices to collect data on humpback whales during project with federal oceanic agency.Photos: Student whale watchers with wireless TAGS: Microsoft Indigo, margin, K-12, Hawaii, handheld, behavior, school, scientist, California, laptop computer

Supreme Court mulls file-swap 'pushers'

April 6, 2005 Middle-ground ruling in P2P case could focus on companies that actively encouraged copyright infringement. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., file-swapping, copyright infringement, copyright law, StreamCast Networks, justice, file-swapping company, entertainment company, P2P, software company, behavior, attorney, entertainment, idea

This week in video games

October 14, 2005 If life can imitate art, can life imitate video games? Some scientists will tell you yes. TAGS: video game, disease, scientist, professor, behavior, games, researcher, video
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