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Lawrence Lessig for Obama
Forget the labor unions and the televangelists, here's an endorsement I respect:
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Free Falling
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Freedom, security, and technology
“Sir, this is an improvised electronic device. You will never be allowed to fly with this.”http://vivara.net/blog/?p=61Read more... ) -
Recycling plastic back into oil
"A US company is taking plastics recycling to another level - turning them back into the oil they were made from, and gas ( Read more... ) -
Better Than Life
The entertainment industry is putting billions of dollars into making its products more enjoyable, more compelling, more seductive, more addictive. The technology to deliver these fantasies is getting more sophisticated and ubiquitous all the time. Is there a limit? entertainment, technology, wireheading, humorFreedom to tinker, freedom to create
I had a nasty sinus headache yesterday, so I went to the store to get decongestant. And had to stand in line at the pharmacy, give my signature, hand over my driver's license, and wait, for an allegedly over-the-counter medicine. Because somebody could use decongestant as a raw material to make an un-approved drug ( Read more... )The Strawjet
A cool invention that bundles waste agricultural straw into building materials
http://www.greeninventor.org/strawjet.shtmlHigh on lithium
Lithium Hydride LiH, (not to be ingested, inhaled, handled, or exposed to water, or air). But still amazing stuff. I stayed up way too late last night thinking about it ( Read more... )