http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/09/02/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-whats-happening-in-afghanistan-right-now/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/09/02/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-whats-happening-in-afghanistan-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-74902 floodmouse Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:21:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=19074#comment-74902 When I read the headline, I misinterpreted the gist of the story. I thought it was some new kind of spyware for real-time news coverage. I hope they don't make these things two-way . . . When I read the headline, I misinterpreted the gist of the story. I thought it was some new kind of spyware for real-time news coverage. I hope they don’t make these things two-way . . .

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/09/02/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-whats-happening-in-afghanistan-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-74004 Chris Winter Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:39:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=19074#comment-74004 No doubt these things will start appearing first in upscale hotel bathrooms, so that business travelers can keep up with breaking news. Not everyone will welcome them. The prospect reminds me of my first day on the job at a certain consumer electronics outlet. As I walked through the appliance department I spotted a refrigerator with an LCD TV screen glowing on the front, just above the icemaker. I burst out laughing, earning some reproving looks from the sales staff in the department. :-) No doubt these things will start appearing first in upscale hotel bathrooms, so that business travelers can keep up with breaking news. Not everyone will welcome them. The prospect reminds me of my first day on the job at a certain consumer electronics outlet. As I walked through the appliance department I spotted a refrigerator with an LCD TV screen glowing on the front, just above the icemaker. I burst out laughing, earning some reproving looks from the sales staff in the department.

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