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Category Archives: Technology and Society
Diverting Asteroids
Any sufficiently precise gravity tractor is a WMD.
My Influential Topics In Klout
West Coast
Liberty
Adolph Hitler
That is all.
[Update a few minutes later]
OK, those aren’t the only three — they’re the top three. “Faa” comes in fourth. And “NASA” comes in tenth place.
Cold Fusion
Here we go again. If only.
Your Email Address
What it says about your computer skilz.
[Via Paul Hsieh]
My Pet Peeve Du Jour
I hate web pages that don’t let you back out of them. It’s an interesting story about using math to track gang activity, but follow the link at your peril.
[Update for those interested]
I’m using Firefox 6.0.2 in Linux.
Dear Spammers
Why would you imagine that I would be so stupid as to open an email from “PASCAL,” subject: “From PASCAL”?
[Update a few minutes later]
Here’s another compelling email subject: “RE: RE: hi”
Well, I Guess It’s Been Long Enough
So much for that “Speak no ill of the dead” thing, when it comes to Steve Jobs.
It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane
Well, actually it’s a vegetable. Super broccoli.
Transhumanism
Is it coercive?