Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Internet fiasco revisited
 PAKISTAN’S WORST internet connectivity nightmare became a reality on June 27 when its sole link to the outside world developed a fault, bringing to a halt all the online activities of businessmen as well as home users....
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Technology:Cruise missiles explained PAKISTAN TEST-FIRED its first indigenously built cruise missile last week, proving once again that it is not going to relax in matters of national defencehat....
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Medical research: Of half-truths and lies
 One-third of all health studies are flatly contradicted or significantly weakened by later work. A single health study by itself cannot be taken as indubitable. The totality of the available evidence,...
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Publish or be damned
 I HAVE a very long memory. So often with “science by press release”, newspapers will cover a story, even though the scientific paper doesn’t exist, assuming it’s around the corner....
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E-commerce: Better rules needed
 The ordinance promulgated to facilitate e-commerce is in limbo today. More than two years have passed since its promulgation, but the required steps have yet to be taken....
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For the love of the game
 PC games simply don’t look good unless they are running on the maximum possible graphics settings. The machines that can run these beasts at their maximum settings are pricey....
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Tips and tricks: A ‘home-grown’ gaming zone
 Local Area Networks (LANs) have been pretty popular in homes since the arrival of games like Counter Strike and Age of Empires. Gaming zones have opened up all over the country to cater to gaming fans....
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Nitty-gritty: Learn about aeroplanes
 An aeroplane generally consists of six main sections — namely, fuselage, wings, stabilizer (or tail plane), rudder, one or more engines and landing gear....
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Conflicts and creativity
 All the forces at work on Earth, in the Sun and throughout the universe involve just four fundamental principles. They are: gravity, electromagnetism, weak nuclear force and strong nuclear force....
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Global update: Bill Gates claims victory against ‘Spam King’
IT IS not often that computer users cheer a victory for Microsoft, the monolithic software firm whose uncompromising success has made founder Bill Gates the world’s richest man....
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National scene: Scientists seek guidelines for stem cell research
A WIDE-RANGING dialogue between scientists, policy makers, religious scholars and the public is badly needed to ensure that research in the area of stem cells is conducted in an ethical manner....
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In the end...: Death by fantasy
 ONCE UPON a time entertainment used to be a simple affair. Consider video games of yore, for example. They were hassle-free, stress-free and uncomplicated, if nothing else....
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Byteback
QUESTION: I use Office XP on my computer, but for some reason, all the files with the extensions, .Doc and .XLS have been corrupted. Whenever I open a Word file, it displays...
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Progressing towards Babur
Pakistan’s first cruise missile — Babur, which was successfully test-fired on the eve of Independence Day — did not come as a complete surprise. People in the loop had known since...
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Webwatch
 Focussing on various sundry items, this website takes a look at the scientific principles behind things we use in our daily lives, such as detergents and shampoos. The safety and sustainability of these items are also discussed here. ...
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Cool gadgets
 The RCLM 2006 S-Class is a remote control lawn mower with a 22-inch blade, gas engine, alternator, two independent rear motors with speed control, a zero turning radius and rear-wheel tree guard shield. Price: $2,299.
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