The Crime of Reason

Robert B. Laughlin, Department of Physics at Stanford University gave this talk at the Xerox PARC Forum on October 23, 2008.

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2010 April 12

@ 2:00 pm | Permalink | Topic All,Digital Life,Find the Truth

Landline loss can hurt elderly, disabled and low-income families

AT&T is now pushing for the FCC to relieve telephone carriers of the expense of maintaining copper phone lines and the POTS (plain old telephone service) that goes along with it – traditional phone service known today as “landlines”.

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2010 April 1

@ 11:25 am | Permalink | Topic All

Family sues school for spying on student

In a tale that mirrors the crushing privacy violations and vitriolic penal environment of Delores Umbridge in Harry Potter’s world, high school administrators in the Lower Merion School District of Pennsylvania used school issued computers, and software supposedly installed to protect students, to invade the privacy of the students homes and family lives.

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2010 February 19

@ 11:22 pm | Permalink | Topic All,Digital Life,Gov't & Trade,Privacy & You

Microsoft v. Brazilian official – for moving to drop Windows

People ask me why I won’t let my kids buy an XBox. I explain our family policy: “Our family doesn’t support Microsoft. In any way.” Many hearing this think my view is seriously radical (not to mentioned extremely flawed). After all, XBox graphics are great and the games are cheap. “But, buying a kids’ gaming system? That’s not supporting a company!”

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2010 February 15

@ 2:33 pm | Permalink | Topic All,Digital Life,Find the Truth,Gov't & Trade

Internet “Driver’s Licenses” – a very, very bad idea

An ‘incredibly dangerous concept’

In several articles written in his typically clear style, internet user advocate Lauren Weinstein explains why he opposes the idea of ‘Internet Driver’s Licenses’, which he refers to as an, “incredibly dangerous concept. . . . I’m disappointed, though not terribly surprised,” Lauren comments, “especially in light of Microsoft’s explicit continuing support of Chinese censorship against human rights — to hear a top Microsoft executive pushing a concept that is basic to making the Internet Police State a reality.” He frames his opposition in an earlier article(January 2010).

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10 Stupidest Laws

Geeks From Down The Street gives us this great list (more…)

@ 1:07 pm | Permalink | Topic All,Art Fun & Silly

Cellphones Save Marriages?

Today I came out of the supermarket and headed towards my car. A couple in their 50s were pushing a cart just ahead of me. I noticed them particularly because they were conversing in fairly loud voices. I was parked right next to the cart return kiosk and as I offloaded my bags the woman headed towards the kiosk and me to return a cart.

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2010 January 7

@ 2:04 pm | Permalink | Topic All,Digital Life

“White supremacy” groups alive & well in north Jersey

Although some mainstream newspapers have given this matter a bit of coverage, it remains a little-known fact that the white supremacy movement is alive and well in northern New Jersey.

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2009 December 11

@ 1:14 pm | Permalink | Topic All

Intellectual property rights hold back scientific advances

Sir John Sulston, Nobel Laureate, explains a phenomenon which merits thoughtful consideration.

Ownership rights pose a real danger to scientific progress for the public good

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2009 November 26

@ 2:00 pm | Permalink | Topic All,Find the Truth,Gov't & Trade

Kimi’s chopped liver (chicken)

Use 2 lbs chicken liver, olive oil plus 3 T schmaltz (rendered chicken fat), 2 medium onions chopped roughly and extra 1/2 onion finely minced for after, 3 boiled eggs, 3 scallions and 1/4 large bunch cilantro, plenty of sea salt and pepper and 1/2 t Chinese hot pepper sauce (the grandmother type, with oil and visible seeds) and 1/8 c. dry red wine [a splash].

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2009 November 17

@ 12:09 pm | Permalink | Topic Eat the World,Recipes
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