This Land sequel satire features DC town politics
New online animation Good To Be in DC expands satire with a sequel to This Land. Evan Spiridellis notes the piece broadens focus beyond Bush and Kerry to the entire town and system, featuring figures like Ashcroft and Dan Rather in a broader political spoof.
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Matsushita develops memory cards for cashless payments
Matsushita Electric plans sample shipments of smartSD Cards in December with commercial rollout by next year. The card links to a 128 megabyte memory on a chip, enabling wireless reads for payments, locks, and ID. It aims to expand uses from train gates to vending machines and media downloads.
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Check 21 to speed check processing and cut float
Banks will adopt the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act enabling image replacement documents to replace returned paper checks. Processing will shift to electronic transfers, reducing costs and boosting online and phone banking as float disappears.
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BitTorrent Gains Mainstream Attention in Online File Sharing
Seattle report details BitTorrent’s rapid transfers that outpace Kazaa and boost download speeds as more users share a file. The tech taps into open source coding from Bram Cohen and creates loose, rapidly expanding networks, challenging Hollywood’s DVD revenue and piracy controls.
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