Jared Diamond interview
Jared Diamond interview: “ There’s an excellent interview with Jared Diamond in Salon—I’m definitely going to have to buy his new book, Collapse. Toward the end of ‘Collapse’ you describe two crucial factors for determining whether or not a civilization will survive, and one of them is whether there’s a willingness to discard unhelpful values. […]
Read MoreThe Top 10 War Profiteers of 2004
The Top 10 War Profiteers of 2004: “list plus info on major USA tax-subsidized corporations according to the The Center for Corporate Policy ~’War Profiteers’: now there’s a term you won’t ever hear on FOX or CNN. Or read in the Wall Street Journal. (Maybe ironically?)…” (Via Spitting Image.) ——- hmmm, not the usual suspects…. […]
Read Morea very bad idea indeed Yahoo! News – Senator Says Lifetime Terror Detentions ‘Bad Idea’
Yahoo! News – Senator Says Lifetime Terror Detentions ‘Bad Idea’: “A reported U.S. plan to keep some suspected terrorists imprisoned for a lifetime even if the government lacks evidence to charge them in courts was swiftly condemned on Sunday as a ‘bad idea’ by a leading Republican senator.” (Via .) —- especially if ideological labels […]
Read Morea very bad idea indeed Yahoo! News – Senator Says Lifetime Terror Detentions 'Bad Idea'
Yahoo! News – Senator Says Lifetime Terror Detentions ‘Bad Idea’: “A reported U.S. plan to keep some suspected terrorists imprisoned for a lifetime even if the government lacks evidence to charge them in courts was swiftly condemned on Sunday as a ‘bad idea’ by a leading Republican senator.” (Via .) —- especially if ideological labels […]
Read More:::: open ::::: The Digital Artisans Manifesto
:::: open ::::: The Digital Artisans Manifesto: “We are not the passive victims of uncontrollable market forces and technological changes. Without our daily work, there would be no goods or services to trade. Without our animating presence, information technologies would just be inert metal, plastic and silicon. Nothing can happen inside cyberspace without our creative […]
Read MoreThe Dude Prophetizes
The Dude Prophetizes: ” New shit has come to light, man. “ (Via Dan Says.) coincidence….. i think so… remember of course that sept11 is 911 and 911 means emergency in the u.s.
Read MoreThe nonperson is unborn: The question of it’s/his/her rights
The nonperson is unborn: The question of it’s/his/her rights: “Writers on the prochoice side generally accept the premise that pregnant human mothers carry developing human life. The departure usually occurs on philosophical arguments of what constitutes ‘personhood.’ Some prochoice advocates argue that the unborn lack essential qualities of being a person, and hence, do not […]
Read MoreThe nonperson is unborn: The question of it’s/his/her rights
The nonperson is unborn: The question of it’s/his/her rights: “Writers on the prochoice side generally accept the premise that pregnant human mothers carry developing human life. The departure usually occurs on philosophical arguments of what constitutes ‘personhood.’ Some prochoice advocates argue that the unborn lack essential qualities of being a person, and hence, do not […]
Read MoreRumsfeld says 9-11 plane shot down ‘shot down’ in Pennsylvania
WorldNetDaily: Rumsfeld says 9-11 plane ‘shot down’ in Pennsylvania: “During his surprise Christmas Eve trip to Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld referred to the flight being shot down – long a suspicion because of the danger the flight posed to Washington landmarks and population centers.” (Via .) sometimes the elderly forget what they aren’t supposed […]
Read MoreRumsfeld says 9-11 plane shot down 'shot down' in Pennsylvania
WorldNetDaily: Rumsfeld says 9-11 plane ‘shot down’ in Pennsylvania: “During his surprise Christmas Eve trip to Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld referred to the flight being shot down – long a suspicion because of the danger the flight posed to Washington landmarks and population centers.” (Via .) sometimes the elderly forget what they aren’t supposed […]
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