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And thanks to Gwen,for pointing this out;check the interview here: I just don’t think that way,see,about guarding against. I’m thinking about plunging ahead. All right,I think you guard against decay,in general,and stagnation,by moving,by continuing to move. And with courage. And courage is like —it’s a [...] On these violent days,where news are flooded with the VT massacre and the countless dead in Iraq and Darfur,it is necessary for us to recount our human nature,and understand and remember what is what distinguish us from mere animals. We,humans,have the word – we speak,we communicate,and in doing [...] Is the issue of race forgotten already? Clearly,people tend to forget that which is more unsavory: At least in the abstract most Americans disavow bigotry. They feel that it’s shameful that American citizens are being discriminated against because of the color of their skin. Nonetheless,it’s still happening. Unfortunately,it’s no longer politically correct [...] Dance and fitness Even though the general tone of this article irks me in an indescribable way,it carries a ton of truth:dancing will save your life: Drumming and dancing brought profound benefits to individual human bodies,but it also created widespread participation throughout the community. There are no try-outs or eliminations in community [...] Completely jaded are we,that any advice is regarded with an extreme skepticism,and unless we can figure out an obvious advantage for ourselves,our initial and often definitive response is a curt “No thanks”,as if the offer were and attack instead of an opportunity. We have tons of thousands of information channels,and all [...] Computers at $100. Get your hot computer! That’s what Novatium is going to do in India,offer cheap computers,according to The Business Standard. Their vision is nothing if not daring:To take computing to the next billion users. These computers are supposed to be able to run Windows and Linux,thus offering possibilities to [...] This is famous by now,the Steve Jobs’Stanford Commencement Speech,with a nice excerpt for you two out there:You’ve got to find what you love,and that is as true for work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life,and the only [...] Chris Anderson wrote about the long tail. Now he writes about Roomba as robot nanny:“she”will vacuum the house,and play with the kids before bedtime. I can already see the headlines in Time Magazine,2010:“I was raised by a robot.”And the social security workers paying visits and publicly decrying the amount [...] My delightfully rational friends:Here is something you might find refreshing:The NYT publishes an article on unintelligent design that attacks the myth of intelligent design. Of course,arguing with fanatics proves nothing but their own foolishness;however,it makes an interesting read. I particularly like this:The gravest imperfections in nature,though,are moral [...] Gorgeous,beautiful list of the top twenty universities in the USA,using as a source a report from the Times of London. See what happens when you teach evolution to your kids? They become Democrats,make more money,become competitive! Agreed,this is only a somewhat easy inference based on one election and a bunch [...] |  | ||||||
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