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In the nineteenth century the problem was that God is dead; in the twentieth   
century the problem is that man is dead. In the nineteenth century inhumanity   
meant cruelty; in the twentieth century it means schizoid self-alienation. The   
danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is   
that men may become robots.   
Erich Fromm    

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Clifford Stoll on ... everything

Clifford Stoll could talk about the atmosphere of Jupiter. Or hunting KGB hackers. Or Klein bottles, computers in classrooms, the future. But he is not going to. Which is fine, because it would be criminal to confine a man with interests as multifarious as Stoll's to give a talk on any one topic. Instead, he simply captivates his audience with a wildly energetic sprinkling of anecdotes, observations, asides - and even a science experiment. After all, by his own definition, he's a scientist: "Once I do something, I want do do something else".   Read more (148 words) Trackbacks (0)

PortableApps
Always wanted to be able to take your programs, settings, bookmarks and useful tools with you wherever you go? With PortableApps from PortableApps.com, you can. I have found the free software incredibly useful and thought I should spread the word...   Read more (189 words) Trackbacks (0)

Stephen Petranek on 10 ways the world could end
How might the world end? Stephen Petranek lays out the challenges that face us in the drive to preserve the human race. Will we be wiped out by an asteroid? Eco-collapse? How about a particle collider gone wild?   Read more (27 words) Trackbacks (0)

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
I totally agree with Alttext's comment in their blog that "don't know how ... everyone doesn't know about this already - but there is a huge, continent-sized, pile of garbage floating in the Pacific Ocean." Incredible, amazing and completely shaming, but absolutely true.....   Read more (79 words) Trackbacks (0)

6 ways mushrooms can save the world...
Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium -- and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world.   Read more (24 words) Trackbacks (0)