Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Seymour Hersh on what's next in Iraq

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Hersh is a very well connected old-world journalist. The kind of journalist Bob Woodward was once supposed to have been. Here he writes abou...

Mars - ice, ice everywhere

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If historians look back at our time, they will be puzzled by many things. One of the oddest puzzles will be the curious lack of interest in ...
Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Fundamentalism fun: open barrel, insert fish

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If we weren't ruled by incompetent fundamentalists I'd resist the temptation to link this Skeptico post. Skeptico: Putting the fun i...

GOP will win on Roe. If they want to ...

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BBC NEWS | Americas | US abortion rights in the balance? Update 12/4/05: This was an accidental post, I'd meant to put it in as a draft ...
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Earth belongs to the bugs

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To a first approximation earth is the world of the archaebacteria. To a second approximation it is the world of the bugs: A Pair of Wings To...
Monday, November 28, 2005

Google, privacy, and outsourcing Total Information Awareness

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The NYT has an OpEd on Google's privacy policies. There are no surprises there; one should always assume anything done online is public ...

The singularity and why you should be very nice to your children

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Like most geeks, I have a bit of an interest in 'The Singularity' (insert appropriate theme music). I don't buy Kurzweil's ...

Freedom, China and a suggestion for young American -- volunteer editors

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Kaikaisagirl of Harbin, China was reading Gordon's Notes (she'd searched blogs for English language comments on Harbim). She added...

Olaf Stapledon - forgotten visionary

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Metafilter has an excellent note on " Olaf Stapledon: The Star Maker ". The links are well worth visiting. Stapledon was a WW I ve...
Sunday, November 27, 2005

Schneier on Security: Want to steal the identity of a Janus Mutual Fund holder?

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If I held any Janus mutual fund shares I'd be writing them an letter ... Schneier on Security: Vote Someone Else's Shares If you...

The "better bicycle" approach to avoiding identity theft

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The best way to prevent bicycle theft, is the "better lock"/"better bicycle" approach. No bike lock is invincible, so pu...
Saturday, November 26, 2005

American corruption: Is Abramoff a tipping point?

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American governance was very corrupt towards the end of the 19th century; during the so-called Gilded Age. Taft is one of the few presidents...

Why the Xbox 360 and the Web 2.0 are awful news for the retail PC industry

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Very low end PCs do a quite adequate job with almost all computer applications, save games. Modern games require a monster machine; even chi...

Is someone in Harbin China reading this blog?

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I posted yesterday on Harbin China, a large city that the New York Times described as a "town" . Harbin has lost a large portion o...
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Friday, November 25, 2005

Harbin, China - since when is "millions" a town?

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The NYT reports on a benzene spill that has contaminated the water for the "town" of Harbin, China -- leaving 3 million without ta...
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