I’m Skeptical about Robotic NanotechI’m Skeptical about Robotic Nanotech
There has been a lot of fear-mongering about nanotech. The idea is that little robots will eat people (or maybe eat things that we depend on such as essential food[...]
Category: Politics
Keith Olbermann on BushKeith Olbermann on Bush
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TEBpC0GLr6Y At the above Youtube page there is a video from MSNBC where Keith Olbermann discusses Bush’s record. Before I watched that I thought that it was impossible for me[...]
Miro AKA DemocracyPlayerMiro AKA DemocracyPlayer
www.ted.com is a premier partner for the Miro player [1]. This is a free player for free online content, the site www.getmiro.com has the player for download, it has binaries[...]
Preparing for a CollapsePreparing for a Collapse
Rick Falkvinge (leader of the Swedish Pirate Party) has written his predictions about an economic crash in the US [1]. Predicting that the US economy will crash is no great[...]
Olympics and PoliticsOlympics and Politics
The latest news related to the Beijing Olympic games is that Kevin Rudd (our Prime Minister) has said "It is absolutely clear that there are human rights abuses in Tibet.[...]
Barack Obama wants a National CTOBarack Obama wants a National CTO
I am just watching US Senator Barack Obama speaking at Google about his bid to become the next US president [1]. He has announced plans for allowing greater citizen oversight[...]
Political Blog PostsPolitical Blog Posts
Currently in the US the main political parties are deciding who will contest the next presidential election. Naturally this gets some commentary from all sides. Planet Debian has syndicated two[...]
Labour policies and Internet CensorshipLabour policies and Internet Censorship
Glen Turner writes about how Internet censorship could hurt science [1]. The ABC has an article about what is planned [2] which includes “Senator Conroy says it will be mandatory[...]
Fluorescent vs Incandescent lightsFluorescent vs Incandescent lights
Glen Turner writes about silly people who think that fluorescent lights don’t save energy over their lifetime [1]. A compact fluorescent light (one that is designed for the same socket[...]
Links November 2007Links November 2007
The web site www.CheatNeutral.com offers cheaters the possibility of paying single or monogamous people to offset their cheating. It’s an interesting spin on the carbon trading schemes that are on[...]