Jonathan Schaeffer, leader of the University of Alberta's Computer Poker Research Group, discusses the high-stakes world of computers and poker. (MP3 audio)
Randal Hoff, director of business development for Faircom, talks about what's involved in porting existing code bases to Mac OS X Server 10.4 "Tiger" in particular, and 64-bit platforms in general. (MP3 audio, 4:41 minutes)
Megalopolis Found!? Build your own interstellar comm link and be the first on your block to IM the Megalopolitans; Three insights into relativity; 3-D is like sex -- each new generation thinks they invented it; Double-check the clock in your Japanese TV set.
In which our readers eye the risks of going global, despair of America's decline, argue agile algorithms, feel of no further use, complain about The Craftsman air an anticonspiracy theory and do their kids' laundry.