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This is not a hoax!

Article Abstract:

The Internet has become one of the most popular modes by which modern folklores have been transmitted and retrieved. These folklores, whose subjects range from technology, crimes and ethnic groups to influential figures, are conveyed monthly or yearly, using varied versions.

Author: Wallich, Paul
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
Internet, Column, Information services, Folklore

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Parental discretion advised

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Parents are obliged to choose the safest and decent Web site contents for their children as the US Supreme Court temporarily lifts the enactment of laws related to such matters. Programs that feature sex, violence, radical politics and homosexuality need to be restricted.

Author: Wallich, Paul
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
Online services, Internet services, Web sites (World Wide Web), Ethical aspects, Web sites, Education, Parent participation (Education)

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Rapid recall

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Experts have typically blamed the lack of hardware for the slow progress made in computer reasoning. Now artificial intelligence will be boosted with the use of semantic networks. Other new technology will allow computers to translate codes needed by insurance companies.

Author: Wallich, Paul
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
Research, Computer memory, Artificial intelligence, Memory (Computers), Semantic networks

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