Monthly Archives: October 2007

Do You Mind?

Stumbleupon Review of : http://somethingincredible.blogspot.com/ “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” ~ Carl Sagan Why do people kill? Why do we sacrifice ourselves to save others from dying? Why do we close our eyes and try to ignore … Continue reading

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Do You Mind?: How bout them apples?

Stumbleupon Review of : http://somethingincredible.blogspot.com/2007/01/how-bout-them-apples.html I guess what I’m trying to say is that you can’t change bad human behavior without changing the bad situation. But at the same time, changing the situation won’t fix everything. There will always be … Continue reading

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Do You Mind?: Aggressive Personalities, or, The Magic of Testosterone

Stumbleupon Review of : http://somethingincredible.blogspot.com/2007/01/aggressive-personalities-or-magic-of.html In response to these studies, a new physiological model was made, to distinguish between controlled and impulsive aggression. This model drew upon a body of work showing that low serotonin levels led to general impulsive … Continue reading

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DemandDebate

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.demanddebate.com/ Steven J. Milloy’s* latest highly-paid and pretentiously polished piece of political spin for his pusillanimous corporate paramours. This is a good example of trying to create false balance (like the debate between gravity, and intelligent … Continue reading

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onegoodmove: Naomi Klein – Corporatism

Stumbleupon Review of : http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2007/10/naomi_klein_cor.html Naomi Klein talking to Bill Maher about how government and mega-corps collude under the pretence of free market ideology in order to defraud the populace.

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BETWEEN THE JAWS OF TIME

Stumbleupon Review of : http://spintongues.msk.ru/MikhaylovEng.htm In the distant substations, at night, Lamps are burning with white-cold light – Electricity of the domestic breed is bearing. In the distant substations, at night, Shadows of no one are utmostly slight. Electricity groans … Continue reading

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Dilemma

Stumbleupon Review Dilemma! ((p → q) ∧ (r → s) ∧ (¬q ∨ ¬s)) ├ (¬p ∨ ¬r)

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RealClimate & Start here

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/05/start-here/ For those interested in the actual science of anthropogenic climate destabalisation, beyond that gone into by tabloid *spit* ‘journalists’ (who make money selling outrage and opinions to morons) or populist pundits who shill their half-wittery … Continue reading

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Corruption Lecture – alpha version (Lessig Blog)

Stumbleupon Review of : http://lessig.org/blog/2007/10/corruption_lecture_alpha_versi.html Lawrence Lessig on corruption, cash, responsibility, independence, participatory politics and sugar lumps.

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YouTube – The War Prayer Pt. 1

Stumbleupon Review of : http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=70cg3ios0k “You have heard your servant’s prayer — the uttered part of it. I am commissioned of God to put into words the other part of it — that part which the pastor — and also … Continue reading

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