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Only reason can convince us of those three fundamental truths without a recogniton of which there can be no effective liberty: that what we believe is not necessarily true; that what we like is not necessarily good; and that all questions are open. Clive Bell
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".
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...
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?
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.....
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