The author of the article on arstechnica.com shows that a few of the industry leaders who felt threatened by technology have been correct on some points. I was surprized by this, but not surprized by the fact that most of the warnings of entire industries being destroyed have proved false. Unreasonable copyrights are holding back [...]
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Saw this on TV the other night and started watching because it was about Jamaica. It turned out to be really interesting. The kids from Hobbema don’t have an easy life but when they travel to Jamaica and spend some time in Spanish Town they see there are some with less than they have. There [...] This is just absurd. Yet how does it keep happening? I won’t bother to go into all the details. If you care, you can check the link at http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Video_shows_police_shooting_man_laying_0105.html Update: Another story with more details and a better video that shows the actual shooting. Don’t worry, it’s not bloody but it shows it was clearly unnecessary. From the Jamaica Gleaner online: LETTER OF THE DAY – Nuh Linga … sort it out The Editor, Sir: I am writing this article in response to your editorial of August 26. Following the euphoria of the greatness that the athletes achieved in Beijing, shaking the world and bringing back nationalism, pride and [...] I was listening to Fresh Air on NPR yesterday evening and heard Michael Gazzaniga refer to The Trolley Problem. For some reason this kind of experiment really interested me so I wanted to share. Basically, it’s a test to see how people respond to ethical issues. A trolley is running out of control down a track. In [...] |
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