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Human Factors explores the wild, and often confusing task of being a human in a high-tech world. We cover everything from career development, and balancing one's career and family life, to how to survive the weird dynamics of the corporate world. For an different perspective, Citizen Engineer discusses issues involving technology, society, and the environment and acts as a clearinghouse for accurate news, practical information.

	Electrons Are Color Blind Musings on race, opportunity, and our profession by Lee H. Goldberg, Senior Technology Editor, ChipCenter My mother gave my daughter, Anwyn, her first tool kit for Chanukah. I'm not talking about the cheesy little plastic sets that end up breaking within five minutes after they're opened. Nope, at five years of age, the kid has a small, but very functional collection of pliers, wrenches, screwdrivers, and other implements of destruction that any grownup would covet. Actually, I gave my mom the idea for the small tackle box full of tools - in part to keep her out of my own tool box, which had become one of her favorite toys, and also because I really need the extra help around the house. Complete Article Features Archive WebScans
	Towards an Intelligent Homeland Defense by Lee H. Goldberg, Senior Technology Editor, ChipCenter I've been as confused as the next person about what the attacks on Sept. 11 mean, and what we as citizens should be doing about it. I've got to say, however, that our president's admonitions to hit the malls or fly off to Disneyland don't strike me as the right prescription for what ails us. Looking at our current situation, it seems to me that one of the biggest contributions we civilians can make to the homeland defense effort is to move our country more towards energy independence through conservation and the increased use of renewable energy resources. Complete Article Features Archive WebScans
	Dot-Calm: Reflections on the Value of an Unplugged Vacation by Lee H. Goldberg, Senior Technology Editor, ChipCenter It's been over 25 years since I left school for the working world, and I still have not recovered from the trauma of losing the two-and-a-half month summer vacation that is the birthright of American children. Each June, like a salmon's urge to struggle upstream and spawn, my brain answers the call of summer recess and is seized with the urge to flee my CRT-irradiated world of projects, deadlines, microns, and megabits for the calmer, more invigorating confines of an old convertible bound for parts unknown. While I've spent most of my adult years trying my best to suppress the inevitable lethargy and restlessness that pops up each summer as relentlessly as the crabgrass on my lawn, I've recently discovered that honoring this healthy instinct can actually be a good thing for my work, and for my family. Complete Article Features Archive WebScans
	Samsung's New 760vTFT 17" Flat-Panel Display Is Easy On the Eyes and Your Pocketbook by Lee H. Goldberg, Senior Technology Editor, ChipCenter One of the toughest parts of being an editor (besides the hours and the pay) is staring at a computer display for nine to twelve hours a day. After a long week of irradiating my optic nerves in the glow of a CRT, I sometimes wonder who slipped those pieces of sandpaper behind my eyelids. That's why I jumped at the chance to take Samsung's new model 760v TFT 17" LCD monitor for an extended test drive. With the an estimated street price of $650 (after a $100 rebate), Samsung has brought the cost of these generously sized screens down to the point where a value-conscious consumer or home-office worker can consider them seriously. Complete Article Features Archive WebScans
	The Unfinished Revolution - A Flawed Vision of the Future An Analysis of Michael Dertouzos' Latest Book on the Future of Humans and Computers Reviewed by Janet Kroenke, Book Editor and Special Correspondent, ChipCenter The polarization of society is nowhere more apparent than in the growing divide between technophiles and techno-skeptics. As some strive for greater involvement with technology, wishing to incorporate every aspect of their lives with future technological developments, others bemoan that fact that they simply are not spending enough time away from the computer and more time with their loved ones. The latter are people who long for green grass and sunlight, those simple settings uncontrolled by anything except some higher force of nature. They want to struggle for power over the charcoal in the grill. They don't want to open yet another file or worry about another crash if only for some few special moments of non-technical freedom. Complete Article Features Archive WebScans

The WebScans below present a digest of related industry news, new products, and technology stories combed from the far corners of the Web by the ChipCenter staff.

Today's Featured WebScans - New - Pink-Slip Party - Electronics industry layoffs continue apace By Alex Romanelli and Peter Brown With the state of the U.S. economy and all signs pointing to the electronics market remaining in dire straits for another six to 12 months, it's no wonder that another round of layoffs struck communications companies last week. (Electronic Buyers' News) - New - More systems engineers vying for fewer jobs By Adam Marcus EE Times Systems engineers are seeing their job prospects shrink even as the competition stiffens among companies looking to fill a declining number of vacancies. Nevertheless, some choice openings remain unfilled. (EE Times)   More Human Factors WebScans     Mini-Features - New - Brian McGinty vs. Star Trek Voyager ChipCenter's most offbeat columnist gives a farewell critique of the show he has loved to hate for so many years. - New - The Silicon Zoo—World's Smallest Folk Art, or Microscopic Graffiti? From a buffalo basking on a buffer, to a Concorde concealed on a CAM, the Silicon Zoo documents and celebrates the tiny artwork, love notes, and other microscopic doodles tucked away in the nooks and crannies of IC chips.     Tangential Vectors Mini-Feature - New - Sexiest Geek Alive to be Crowned June 20th at Broadband Year 2001 in San Jose, CA After its successful launch in 2000, which garnered unexpected international media attention, over 18,000 registrants, and millions of hits on the Sexiestgeekalive.com web site, SGA founders decided to expand the search. Imark's ITEC events provide the perfect forum to attract the sexiest geeks, drawing over 200,000 professional technology attendees to its regional programs across the country. And the annual Broadband Year event, a no-fluff conference and exposition which examines technology and business issues surrounding broadband, is a great fit for the culminating crowning.

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