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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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PortableApps
Thursday, August 21 2008 @ 09:58 AM EST 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
Thursday, August 21 2008 @ 01:10 AM EST 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 (26 words) Trackbacks (0)

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Wednesday, May 21 2008 @ 04:16 PM EST 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...
Friday, May 09 2008 @ 06:22 AM EST Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium -- and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world.   Read more (28 words) Trackbacks (0)