Singaporeans Urged to Act Like Monkeys (AP)

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Five Singaporeans fall for Internet
cheats

Five Singaporeans fall for Internet
cheats 11/03/2003 01:03 AM
Straits Times Nov 2 2003 11:49PM ET

Singaporeans Claim Movie Watching Record
(AP)

Singaporeans Claim Movie Watching Record
(AP) 07/25/2004 09:07 PM
AP - Three Singaporeans have thrown down the gauntlet to Hollywood fans worldwide, watching more than 36 flicks over 72 hours and claiming a new world record, reports said Monday.

Duped of $2m Five Singaporeans fall for
Internet cheats

Duped of $2m Five Singaporeans fall for
Internet cheats 11/02/2003 07:35 PM
Straits Times Nov 2 2003 5:46PM ET

Singaporeans tops in Microsoft world
click-fest

Singaporeans tops in Microsoft world
click-fest 08/30/2004 03:37 PM
Electric New Paper Aug 30 2004 7:19PM GMT

Almost 40 percent of tech-savvy
Singaporeans have broadband access (AFP)

Almost 40 percent of tech-savvy
Singaporeans have broadband access (AFP) 09/21/2004 12:46 PM
AFP - High-tech Singapore is also proving to be high-speed, with almost 40 percent of households hooked up to the Internet via broadband technology, the government said.

Even monkeys wouldn't use a Mac

Even monkeys wouldn't use a Mac 03/31/2005 10:56 PM

We're just monkeys

We're just monkeys 04/01/2005 03:18 PM

Jim Downing @ Smart Mobs

like a monkey driving a car

This article in Businessweek says that "the study of neuroeconomics may topple the notion of rational decision-making. According to the new science of neuroeconomics, the explanation might lie inside the brains of the negotiators. Not in the prefrontal cortex, where people rationally weigh pros and cons, but deep inside, where powerful emotions arise. Brain scans show that when people feel they're being treated unfairly, a small area called the anterior insula lights up, engendering the same disgust that people get from, say, smelling a skunk. That overwhelms the deliberations of the prefrontal cortex. With primitive brain functions so powerful, it's no wonder that economic transactions often go awry. "In some ways, modern economic life for humans is like a monkey driving a car," says Colin F. Camerer, an economist at California Institute of Technology".

Why Logic Often Takes A Backseat

I generally don't like the idea of trying to turn everything into economics. It often reminds me of trying to make music with math. This idea that we act irrationally is obvious to most people and if neurologists can help explain it to the economists, good. But I don't think it's just our economy that's being run by monkeys.

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The Coding Monkeys

The Coding Monkeys 05/18/2004 07:35 AM
you can read all about it & download it from here .. the application formerly known as Hydra .. SubEthaEdit: Introducing version 2.0 .. SubEthaEdit; .. SubEthaEdit .. Rock on !! .. More >

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The best thing ever, now with monkeys

The best thing ever, now with monkeys 12/22/2003 04:12 PM

My favorite song from Johnny Cash's last cover songs disc was definitely Desperado. And now, a flash artist/fan has made a video for it that is loaded with monkeys. I didn't think there was any way to improve on the song, but throwing a few chimps on horses just proved me wrong. This is even better than the song alone. [via vidiot]

Monkeys Wear Out Their Welcome

Monkeys Wear Out Their Welcome 11/03/2003 11:13 AM
Techfocus Nov 3 2003 10:13AM ET

Bali Monkeys

Bali Monkeys 07/16/2004 01:34 PM
Is it a g argoyle? No, it is the hear twarming, sly, naughty long-tailed Macaque monkey of Bali, creature of myth and of the Sacred Forest. It may t hink it's a gargoyle, or perhaps it's only dreaming of N otre Dame

Monkeys Pay for Prurient Pictures

Monkeys Pay for Prurient Pictures 02/05/2005 09:19 PM

PocketPC for Grease-monkeys

PocketPC for Grease-monkeys 08/15/2004 06:02 AM

The return of the Spong Monkeys

The return of the Spong Monkeys 02/10/2004 02:44 AM

Via Eric Meyer, at least I'm not the only one selling out. Joel Veitch's infamous Spong Monkeys can now be seen in two TV ads for Quiznos sandwhiches: We love the subs and Take a buck off (Quicktime movies). It's nice to see such awesome and uniquely British talent recognised at a global level.

Ind. Woman Fights to Keep 12 Pet Monkeys
(AP)

Ind. Woman Fights to Keep 12 Pet Monkeys
(AP) 04/14/2004 07:46 PM
AP - A woman who keeps 12 monkeys as pets in her home must ask county officials for a kennel permit so she can continue to live in her subdivision.

I Hate Stock Monkeys

I Hate Stock Monkeys 03/14/2005 05:10 PM

So, okay, Carly Fiorina of HP and Lucent fame gets ousted from HP. News happens around an hour ago. Same time, AAPL drops like two bucks. Why? HP re-sells iPods. Because HP re-sells iPods and because HP's leader was ousted, ass-munches on Wall St. devalue AAPL.

What. The. Hell?

I hate stock monkeys.

Dispatch the Flying Monkeys

Dispatch the Flying Monkeys 12/02/2003 12:40 AM
And here's the extra special edition wherein it's annnounced that for a limited time only, I am on the job market! Yes, that's right, the holidays are fast approaching, and what better way to cope with a killer Visa...

Monkeys Take Center Stage in China (AP)

Monkeys Take Center Stage in China (AP) 01/22/2004 09:12 AM
AP - "Hooligan monkeys" harassing female visitors at a park. Monkey fur dyed in assorted brilliant colors at a safari park. Monkeys in the newspapers. Monkeys on TV. Monkeys on the collective brain of the world's most populous country.

Monkeys for Research: Much Coveted, and
Hard to Come By

Monkeys for Research: Much Coveted, and
Hard to Come By 04/09/2004 03:55 PM
The discovery of AIDS in rhesus monkeys in a California research center 20 years ago touched off a demand for the monkeys that has continued to this day.

The Case of the Missing Monkeys
(Reuters)

The Case of the Missing Monkeys
(Reuters) 04/30/2004 01:31 PM
Reuters - Serbia is trying to account for around 600 monkeys thought to be missing from a consignment imported from Africa, the daily Balkan reported on Friday.

Making Monkeys Obsolete Online

Making Monkeys Obsolete Online 03/11/2003 10:45 AM

The Page of Generators

"Steven Savage has the turn of mind that plays with permutations, and has come up with an entire page of generators. Mostly they’re just for fun, or as an aid to imagination for gamers; but a couple of them generated material that would catch my eye in a slush ms. One is the Academic SF Generator (inexplicably filed under character-related generators), which generates fields of study...

Even better is the Action Film Trailer Generator. It’s meant to generate parodic action-movie trailer voiceovers." [Making Light]

I have purple flying monkeys on my pj's

I have purple flying monkeys on my pj's 03/06/2004 01:55 AM
Crazy day today. Twice we had to evacuate the school. Once during my history test, which was not cool whatsoever,...

A thousand monkeys filtering advertising

A thousand monkeys filtering advertising 10/29/2003 12:10 AM
A common thread between the most effective forms of online advertising is the introduction of a hyperlink to a targeted user. In this respect, there is no difference between Google text ads, Orbitz pop-ups, and DoubleClick banner ads: for the advertisement to be effect, the viewer must follow a link. The browser market is ripe for plugin that, like Vipul's Razor, harnesses the efforts of many humans to identify and block unwanted advertisements. Users have proven with the SpamNet that they are willing to flag spam for the greater good, as long as it serves them as well; browsers should provide a mechanism for them to do so. Once the browser detects a community-reported ad, it can automatically obscure it – or remove it completely. This solution is in no way limited to banner ads. When a blog comment is...

Rescuers Take 7 Monkeys From Woman's
Home (AP)

Rescuers Take 7 Monkeys From Woman's
Home (AP) 01/03/2004 07:29 PM
AP - Investigators rescued 39 exotic animals, including seven monkeys, a rat and four tortoises that were living inside a woman's two-story home here.

Homosexuality found among Sichuan-Golden
monkeys

Homosexuality found among Sichuan-Golden
monkeys 06/19/2004 01:33 AM
Content.sina.com - Thu Jun 17, 08:30 am GMT

BONJOURRRR, You Cheese-eating Surrender
Monkeys!

BONJOURRRR, You Cheese-eating Surrender
Monkeys! 04/15/2004 01:02 PM
They've been used to teach everything from math to social science, nuclear chemistry to English as a second language and even religio n (although opinion s vary on the value of that). The Simpsons: is there anything they can't do?

Cupid, love hearts, revenge and monkeys

Cupid, love hearts, revenge and monkeys 02/13/2004 09:18 AM
Yes, it's Valentine's Day tomorrow

Monkeys Terrorize India Workers,
Tourists

Monkeys Terrorize India Workers,
Tourists 11/03/2003 06:39 AM
maybe sooner than we think .. tormented .. really

guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3340136,00.html
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Monkeys Escape Cages at Research Center
(AP)

Monkeys Escape Cages at Research Center
(AP) 08/09/2004 08:19 PM
AP - A group of monkeys escaped from their cages at a New Iberia research center Monday.

Gene treatment turns trained monkeys
into workaholics

Gene treatment turns trained monkeys
into workaholics 08/13/2004 02:02 AM
Blocking a set of dopamine receptors turns trained monkeys into workaholics. Finding can help with understanding a variety of mental disorders.

Uncle Milton's Aquasaurs beat
Sea-Monkeys flippers down

Uncle Milton's Aquasaurs beat
Sea-Monkeys flippers down 08/11/2004 12:08 PM
Uncle Milton, the ant farm tycoon, is selling an "Aquasaurs" (real name: Triops longicaudatus) habitat. These creatures are much cooler than Sea-Monkeys.

According to this FAQ : Triops longicaudatus are crustaceans that are also called Dinosaur shrimp or Tadpole shrimp that look like miniature horseshoe crabs.  They have a short life-cycle of 20 to 90 days - growing very quickly in this time to about 2 inches in length !" Link (Thanks, Jonathan!)

CNN.com - Gene blocking turns monkeys
into workaholics - Aug 11, 2004

CNN.com - Gene blocking turns monkeys
into workaholics - Aug 11, 2004 08/15/2004 09:59 AM

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Monkeys test
'hardworking gene'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Monkeys test
'hardworking gene' 08/12/2004 05:14 PM
Não, não, tudo errado… .. Monkeys test 'hardworking gene' .. a pill that makes us do stuff:

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3557310.stm
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Injections Temporarily Turn Slacker
Monkeys Into Model Workers (Los Angeles
Times)

Injections Temporarily Turn Slacker
Monkeys Into Model Workers (Los Angeles
Times) 08/12/2004 06:07 AM
Los Angeles Times - Laboratory monkeys that started out as careless procrastinators became super-efficient workers after injections into their brains that suppressed a gene linked to their ability to anticipate a reward.

Guardian Unlimited | World Latest |
Monkeys Terrorize India Workers,
Tourists

Guardian Unlimited | World Latest |
Monkeys Terrorize India Workers,
Tourists 11/04/2003 04:10 AM

""The monkeys under the influence of the
treatment don't procrastinate." The
treatment consists of blocking an
important brain chemical - dopamine."

""The monkeys under the influence of the
treatment don't procrastinate." The
treatment consists of blocking an
important brain chemical - dopamine." 08/12/2004 03:24 PM

Wishlist: the million monkeys at a
million typewriters plugin | A Whole
Lotta Nothing

Wishlist: the million monkeys at a
million typewriters plugin | A Whole
Lotta Nothing 07/16/2004 11:53 AM
Wishlist: the million monkeys at a million typewriters plugin A Whole Lotta Nothing .. matt wants a public editing of blog posts .. a.wholelottanothing.org

a.wholelottanothing.org/archives.blah/007942
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Wishlist: the million monkeys at a
million typewriters plugin

Wishlist: the million monkeys at a
million typewriters plugin 07/15/2004 06:45 PM

Today as I sent an IM to a friend correcting a their/there/they're use in a blog post, it reminded me that I should post a lazyweb request for an MT plugin I've always wanted.

I want a MT plugin that will let a select group of my closest, most trusted friends correct typos in text and URLs on my blog posts and republish their changes without my intervention. If I'm gone for a couple days and improperly used your when I meant you're, I'd love it if a friend fixed that while I was away. I first got the idea when I was trying to think of ways to make Orkut or Friendster useful. If there was some API to those apps that let MT know if someone was a best friend or life partner-level connection, they could be granted temporary edit rights on my blog (maybe Flickr's API could let this work for people I designate as a friend and family member, which seems to be the closest form of relationship there).

Ideally, I'd like an easy way to say that 4 or 5 people I trust could make edits. And I suppose the edits should be checked before and after, with a certain byte count limit, lest you allow your friends to completely rewrite your post. An email telling me what took place would be nice, but I'd like my friends to go ahead and save their changes, with a way for me to rescue the earlier pre-edit entry just in case.

Actually, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to allow anyone to suggest an edit on the post, sending me an email, with a one-click way to approve or disapprove it. Maybe after a random stranger has properly corrected me half a dozen times, I could elevate their status to having republish rights on the edits so I wouldn't have to approve them anymore.

A plugin like this would basically wiki-ize the weblog world, allowing readers to participate and correct small mistakes. I often write in margins of books and email authors all the little typos I found while reading their novel, but this would put that kind of power right into anyone's hands. In the world of programming they say "given a million eyeballs, all bugs are shallow" and maybe in this case, given a million editors, all typos will be fixed.

It can't be impossible to make this happen, right?

Over 50s urged to catch net bug

Over 50s urged to catch net bug 05/21/2004 07:15 AM
BBC May 21 2004 11:26AM GMT
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