Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Internet under lock and key?
 “Without free speech no search for truth is possible... no discovery of truth is useful.... Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech....
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Misusing technology?
 For quite some time now, internet pornography has been treated in our society as a taboo. Consequently, it almost crept unnoticed into our computers...
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Keep hands off mangroves
 When it comes to coastal ecology, mangroves are extremely important, as they provide protection to the coastline against sea erosion, buffer the intensity...
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Mobile mania grips Africa
 The roads are dirt tracks, the children are barefoot, and there are no street lights in Funyula village, western Kenya. But as darkness falls, and villagers...
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For better visuals
 As much as 80 per cent of the information that we retain from a message pertains to the visuals involved. Photographs, illustrations and graphics are the building...
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Webwatch
 Free food for thought: This site is a gateway to authoritative and selected scientific information. The site allows users to search surface web as well as deep web...
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From old to new
With the introduction of new operating systems (OSs), enterprise-wide migration from an earlier to an advanced version can be a headache if not properly...
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How a torpedo works
 Science has reduced the world to a global village — and in some people’s view, a global city. It has turned mankind into a single community facing...
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Defences against oxidative stress
 Plants make a variety of compounds in response to environmental stress. Many of these compounds function as antioxidants when consumed...
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Katrina allows internet to prove its worth
Thirty years after the internet was created as a communications system of last resort, the network fulfilled its mission in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...
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Contaminated water takes its toll in Karachi
While the authorities appeared relaxed after taking some preliminary measures against an outbreak of gastro-enteritis, the death of 11 children has been confirmed from Landhi and Korangi, Karachi....
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TV could die soon
 Who does John Pluthero think he is? At 41, the former Freeserve boss has already had several careers, as an internet innovator, millionaire dotcom entrepreneur....
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Byteback
 Wi-Fi: QUESTION: What is Wi-Fi? Can we have it at home for playing games on Wi-Fi-compatible hardware?...
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Cool gadgets
 Goodbye DVDs: Who says you have to carry DVDs with you each time you use your camcorder? The JVC Everio G Series units record directly on to built-in hard drives...
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