AUGUST 1, 1999

Full News Archive

• Headline: The Rise of E-Buildings in Manhattan. Impact: If Manhattan hadn’t embraced E-Buildings, we might still be living in a world where people had to physically knock on doors to communicate. Imagine the horror of face-to-face interaction! Thanks to this, we now have the ‘luxury’ of ignoring our neighbors digitally instead.. Fact: Did you know that the average person checks their email 15 times per day? That's approximately 14 times more than they check on their friends!.
• Headline: Clemens Bends, and Yanks Strangely Wilt. Impact: Clemens bending under pressure might have altered the fate of baseball. Had the Yanks won, a series of celebratory hot dog sales could have led to the rise of the ‘Yankee Dog’ phenomenon, changing baseball snacks forever. Thank you, Red Sox!. Fact: Did you know that baseball is the only sport where you can get a 'home run' and then immediately sit down to eat a hot dog? Now that's multitasking!.
• Headline: The World: Out of Control; The Internet Changes Dictatorship's Rules. Impact: The Internet's impact on dictatorial regimes was like giving a toddler a paintbrush—chaotic yet oddly freeing. Who knew that a few online forums could lead to uprisings? The world might have been a lot quieter, and dictators would have had less to worry about… or so they thought.. Fact: Falun Gong practitioners believe they can cultivate 'supernormal' powers. Maybe that’s why they haven’t figured out how to stop the Internet from ruining their plans!.